The ACT intervention
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SECONDARY
The group consists of psychoeducation about normal memory functioning, including the roles of attention and normal patterns of forgetting. The psychoeducation element aims to reduce the threat of cognitive symptoms. In line with the ACT model, the aim is to increase psychological flexibility (our proposed primary clinical outcome measure for a future RCT; AAQ-II) in response to the symptoms and associated thoughts and feelings.The concept of ‘secondary suffering’ is introduced.Participants will be given the time of all ACT sessions prior to randomisation and are asked to consent only if able to attend should they be randomised to the active intervention. They will sent an email with link and diary invite for all the sessions the week before the first session and follow-up reminder calls/emails each week to maximise attendance and engagement despite their memory problems. If a participant fails to attend a session, they will receive a follow-up call from the research assistant to ensure they had the time and link and to enquire about future attendance.The intervention protocol (see 
The intervention group will also receive TAU, as below.