ACT Peer Consultation Group for Portland, ME, USA
Format of the Group
The group provides a supportive place for local ACT clinicians to learn together using a variety of formats including case presentations, discussion of relevant ACT topics, practice of mindfulness exercises, occasional practice of other experiential exercises, and other formats. This group has been meeting monthly, with few exceptions, since 2009 (go ahead and take a second to do that math!). Please review this site (www.smact.me) for more information and sample agendas.
Membership
You do not need to be a member of SMACT to join us. The group is a mix of individuals from various mental health and healthcare disciplines. We ask that new participants have some basic understanding of the ACT model and willingness to commit to learning more.This group is only open to professionals in healthcare and mental healthcare fields (not open to the general public) in the local area (mostly Maine and a handful of stragglers from very nearby!).
SMACT
Southern Maine ACT (SMACT) is a loose organization of clinicians studying ACT and meeting for community, mutual support, and friendship since 2009. SMACT incorporated as a nonprofit in 2019 and became an affiliate of ACBS in 2025. Learn more about us.
Meeting Information
We currently run an ACT Peer Consultation Group here in Portland, Maine, on the third Friday of each month from 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Contact Information
If you are interested in participating in our group, please contact Joel Guarna ([email protected]) for additional information and to be placed on the email list where we share agenda, plans, and distribute zoom links. We hope you will join us!
(This information was last updated on 9/24/2026)