Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Anxious Cancer Survivors

Inclusion criteria

• Adults in the Greater Boulder/ Denver, Colorado area who had cancer and completed primary cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation) within the previous 18 months
• For solid tumor cancers: Show no current evidence of disease for solid-tumor cancers (of any cancer type or initial stage). For lymphoproliferative disorders such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: In remission or asymptomatic after initial treatment and are followed with active surveillance.
• Screen positive for anxiety symptoms on the study screener
• Able to speak, read, and write English fluently
• Willing and able to participate in an ACT group once a week for 7 weeks
• Willing and able to complete online questionnaires and phone interviews at designated assessment points

Exclusion criteria

• Current moderate to high suicide risk
• History of chronic untreated trauma (unrelated to their cancer)
• Psychiatric hospitalization or suicide attempt in the past 5 years