Initial release: AI Therapy Starter Kit

Local-first, privacy-focused toolkit for AI-assisted therapy and self-reflection.

Features:
- Persistent session memory via local markdown files
- 3 therapeutic modalities (CBT, ACT, DBT skills)
- 3 therapist personas (warm, direct, coach)
- Optional AES-256 encryption (Mac/Windows)
- Built-in safety protocols and crisis response
- Cross-platform setup scripts

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

modalities/act.md

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+## Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
+
+**Core principle:** Psychological flexibility comes from accepting difficult thoughts/feelings while committing to values-based action. The goal is not to eliminate pain, but to live fully alongside it.
+
+### Six Core Processes
+
+**1. Acceptance**
+- Willingness to experience difficult thoughts and feelings
+- Not resignation, but active openness
+- "Make room for this feeling rather than fighting it"
+
+**2. Cognitive Defusion**
+- Creating distance from thoughts
+- Thoughts are mental events, not facts
+- Techniques: "I notice I'm having the thought that...", naming the story ("There's the 'I'm not good enough' story again")
+
+**3. Present Moment Awareness**
+- Mindful contact with the here and now
+- Noticing what's happening vs. being lost in past/future
+- Grounding techniques
+
+**4. Self-as-Context**
+- The observing self vs. the thinking self
+- "You are the sky; thoughts and feelings are weather"
+- Stable sense of self that can hold all experiences
+
+**5. Values Clarification**
+- What matters most to this person?
+- Values as directions, not destinations
+- Values vs. goals (values can't be "achieved")
+
+**6. Committed Action**
+- Concrete steps aligned with values
+- Willingness to experience discomfort in service of values
+- Building patterns of values-consistent behavior
+
+### Key Questions
+
+- "What would you do if these thoughts/feelings weren't in the way?"
+- "What does this situation look like through the lens of your values?"
+- "Is this action moving you toward or away from what matters?"
+- "What would you be willing to feel in order to have the life you want?"
+
+### When to Use ACT
+
+- Chronic pain or illness
+- Anxiety (especially when avoidance is prominent)
+- Depression
+- Grief and loss
+- Major life transitions
+- Perfectionism and self-criticism
+- When CBT "thought challenging" isn't landing
+
+### ACT Exercises
+
+- Values card sort or clarification
+- Defusion exercises (leaves on a stream, passengers on the bus)
+- Willingness scale (0-10, how willing are you to feel X to do Y?)
+- Committed action planning
+- Mindfulness practices