<p>With historical increases in depression among college students being enhanced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for addressing depression with this population was critical. The association between depression and rumination further indicates the importance of attending to rumination when treating depression. Consequently, psychotherapeutic interventions treating depression and rumination with celerity are needed. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate if protocols used in Acceptance and Integration Training (AAIT) - an ahistoric, non-narrative, iterative model of psychotherapeutic intervention could decrease college students’ depression and rumination. Using a one group, pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design, thirteen (n = 13) eligible graduate and undergraduate volunteers completed a pre-test State Depression Scale (S-Dep), and Brief State Rumination Inventory (BSRI). They then participated in a three-hour group training in which they were taught two specific protocols (End of Words and Deep PEAT 2) utilized in AAIT, followed by self-practice using the skills. Afterwards, participants completed post-test S-Dep and BRSI measures. Results indicated a statistically significant median decrease in S-Dep scores (<i>Mdn</i> = 9.00) post-intervention (<i>Mdn</i> = 37.00) compared to pre-intervention (<i>Mdn</i> = 46.00) (<i>p</i> =.022). There was also a statistically significant mean decrease in BRSI scores post-intervention (<i>M</i> = 316.54, <i>SD</i> = 190.34) as compared to pre-intervention (<i>M</i> = 493.70, <i>SD</i> = 173.74) (<i>t</i>(12) = 3.537, <i>p</i> = .004). These results support AAIT as an intervention to effectively address depression and rumination in college students.</p>