Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc, is a clinical psychologist and an ACT pioneer in the French-speaking world. He is the author and co-author of several books about ACT, including the recent ACT Matrix and ACT Practitioner’s Guide to the Science of Compassion. He gives workshops the world over and is renowned for his passion to make ACT simple, profoundly experiential, and life-changing for clinicians and clients alike. He is currently co-writing an ACT matrix clinical manual. He lives near Montreal with his wife Marie-France, his baby son Thomas, and two step daughters, Ariane and Camille.