Events, Media, & Speaking

UPCOMING: Sorensen, D. & Freedman-Diamond, P. (July, 2025). Under Pressure: Help high-achieving clients live intentionally & flexibly, in a culture that glorifies productivity. Workshop presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

UPCOMING: McKelvie, M. & Sorensen, D. (July, 2025). Connecting to Our Common Humanity: Targeted Clinical Interventions for Cultivating True Belonging. Workshop presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sorensen, D. (June, 2025). Leadership Skills for Psychologically Healthy Teams. Colorado Department of Corrections (virtual)

Sorensen, D. (March, 2025). ACTing Up: Authentic Leadership meets Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Colorado Department of Corrections (Colorado Springs).

Sorensen, D. (June, 2024). ACT for Burnout . San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (May, 2024). Managing Workplace Burnout. Ring Central - Women’s Resource Group (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (April, 2024). ACT for Burnout Prevention and Recovery. Department of Veterans Affairs National ACT Mini Lecture Series (Virtual).

Sorensen, D. (January, 2023). Burnout Prevention. Vail Resorts (Online Q&A session available to all Vail Resorts employees)

Makin-Byrd, K. and Sorensen, D. (November, 2022). Control Is Still the Problem: Aware, Open and Active Exercises for Burnout Prevention and Protection. Australia/New Zealand ACBS Conference (Virtual).

Sorensen, D. & McKelvie, M. (June, 2022). Transcending Self (-as-Content): True Belonging from the Inside Out. Workshop presented at the 20th annual meeting of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), San Francisco, California.

Miller, M., Rothfelder, K., Hill, D., Sorensen, D., Payne, J., & Kecmanovic, J. (June, 2022). The Diffusion of Defusion: Disseminating and Promoting Contextual Behavioral Science through Popular Media. Presented at 20th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), San Francisco, California.

Manchanda, M., Cañon, L, Miller, M., Miller, R., Mullen, P., Sangha, J., Sorensen, D., Underwood, S. (June, 2022). Women’s Leadership in Action: Empowering Women, Using a Contextual Behavioral Framework. Presented at 20th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS - Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (June, 2022)Fostering Openness, Awareness, and Values-Based Living with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Association of Virgin Islands Psychologists. (2-hour introductory ACT workshop (Virtual).

Sorensen, D. (May, 2022). Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Flexibility in the Workplace. Women’s Industry Network (Women in Collision Repair), Greenville, South Carolina.

Sorensen, D. (March, 2022). Women and Burnout: Coming Together to Connect and Recharge. Webinar to the Women’s Special Interest Group of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (October, 2021) Fostering Openness, Awareness, and Values-Based Living with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Hawaii Behavioral Health and Wellness Convention - a joint conference of the Hawaii Associations of Psychologists, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. (3-hour introductory ACT workshop - Virtual).

Sorensen, D. (October, 2021) Whole Family Resilience: Psychological Flexibility for Parents and Children in Difficult Times. Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (August-September, 2021). ACT for Burnout. 8-Hour Webinar, Praxis Continuing Education (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (2021). Emotional Intelligence. Big Brain Summit (Virtual)

McKelvie, M. and Sorensen, D. (June, 2021) Belonging as Our Birthright: Cultivating Belonging from the Inside Out. Presented at 17th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (Virtual).

Barnes, S.M., Borges, L.M., Smith, G., Sorensen, D., and Bahraini, N.H. (June, 2021) ACT for Life: Experiential training on a Contextual Behavioral Approach to Suicidal Ideation and Behavior. Two-day pre-conference workshop, presented at 17th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (Virtual).

Walser, R.D., Sorensen, D., Payne, J., McKelvie, M., Connally, M., & Whooley, S. (2021). Treating Trauma with ACT: An Introductory Training for MEND. Webinar, Praxis Continuing Education Training. (Virtual)

Hill, D & Sorensen, D. (2021). Daily ACT: Simple Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practices for Daily Life. Webinar, Praxis Continuing Education.

Sorensen, D. (2021). Whole Family Resilience: Psychological Flexibility for Parents and Children in Difficult Times. Webinar, Boulder Country Day, Parent Education Series

Sorensen, D. (2021). "I'm exhausted!" Recharging from Burnout During the Pandemic. First Annual Psychologists Off the Clock Wise Minds Summit (Virtual)

Sorensen, D. (2020) Managing Burnout and Work/Life Balance in the Time of COVID. McKinstry Mountain Womxn Alliance Session. (Virtual)

Walser, R.D., Sorensen, D., Payne, J., McKelvie, M., Morris, M. (2020). Treating Trauma with ACT: An Introductory Training for MEND. Webinar, Praxis Continuing Education Training (Virtual)

Stoddard, J., Morris, M., Coyne, L., Sorensen, D., and Janina, S. (July, 2020). Making Mighty Moves: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome One Present Moment at a Time. Presented at 16th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, (Virtual)

McKelvie, M. and Sorensen, D. (2020). Coming up for Air: A Professional Development Workshop for Women in Mental Health. Boulder, Colorado.

As a VA Regional Trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Depression (Department of Veterans Affairs, National Office of Mental Health), I have taught several multi-day Introductory ACT Workshops:

• Three-day ACT for Depression - introductoryexperiential workshop, Colorado Springs, Oct. 2019

• Three-day ACT for Depression - introductoryexperiential workshop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jan. 2019

• Three-day ACT for Depression - introductory experiential workshop, Salt Lake City VA, April 2018

• Three-day ACT for Depression - introductory experiential workshop, Denver VA, August 2017

• Four-day ACT for Depression - introductory experiential workshop, Marion Illinois VA, 2016

Hill, D., and Sorensen, D. (2019). Fall Reset and Restore Wellness Workshop. Santa Barbara, California.

Barnes, S. M., Borges, L. M., Smith, G., Sorensen, D. & Walser, R. D. (June, 2019). Empowering patients to thrive despite their desire for death: A workshop on ACT for suicide prevention. Workshop presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), Dublin, Ireland.

Tharani, T., Sorensen, D., Morris, M. &  Porosoff, L. (June, 2019) Leading Together: Empowering Women to Make Values-Based Moves Towards Authentic Leadership. Workshop presented at 17th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Dublin, Ireland.

Fielding, L., Sorensen, D., Moran, D.J., Leonard-Curtin, A., Walsh, G. (June, 2019). Dissemination v. Marketing: Are Fusion and Avoidance Preempting Committed Action to ACBS Values?  Panel presented at 17th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Dublin, Ireland.

Borges, L. M., Smith, G. P., Sorensen, D., & Barnes, S. M. (April 2019). Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy across the continuum of care to promote life and prevent suicide. Panel presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Denver, Colorado.

Barnes, S.M., Sorensen, D., Smith, G., Borges, L.M., & Walser, R.D. (2018). Empowering Clients to Thrive Despite Their Desire for Death: A Workshop on ACT for Suicide Prevention. Workshop presented at 16th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Montreal, Canada.

Sorensen, D. (2017). Fostering Health Behavior Change with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Webinar presented to Dept of Veterans Affairs (nationally) as part of the VA’s ACT Mini Lecture Series (Virtual)

Sorensen, D., Barnes, S.M., Smith, G. (2017). ACT for Suicide Prevention. Panel presented at Rocky Mountain Association of Contextual Behavioral Science Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Barnes, S.M., Smith, G., Sorensen, D. & Weinstein, J. (2017). ACT for Life: Discussing the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Suicide Prevention. Panel discussion presented at DoD/VA Suicide Prevention Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Barnes, S.M., Bahraini, N.H., Pistorello, J. & Sorensen, D. (2016). Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Understand and Prevent Suicide. Panel presented at the 14th Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Seattle, Washington.

Sorensen, D. (2013). ACT for Chronic Pain. Workshop presented at Rocky Mountain Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, Golden, Colorado.