Handouts and any accompanying materials will be sent to you via email before the beginning of the workshop. If this is not possible, one of our admin team will be in touch.
Once you click the meeting link to join the meeting, you will be placed in a waiting room and a member of our admin team will add you to the workshop shortly before it begins. A team member will be available for any technical support (should it arise) throughout the day, and can be contacted by private message or via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk
This workshop will offer 14 hours towards your CPD, and you will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after the workshop via email. This workshop will be recorded, and a recording will be sent to all participants and will be available for up to three months after the live broadcast.
This workshop will run on the 2nd-3rd November 2026.
It will run from 09.30 – 16.30 on both days. All timings are according to GMT (UK time zone).
This workshop is offered at a flat rate £250.00.
To pay in installments, or for those who may struggle or be unable to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
CFT-E is an evidence-based treatment that is highly effective for people with a range of difficulties with eating disorders.
This workshop is designed to introduce the principles, philosophy and techniques of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and how these can be modified and applied to help people recover from an eating disorder/eating distress. It outlines ways to improve therapeutic outcomes and support long term recovery. It is aimed at health professionals who are working, or want to work, therapeutically with young people and adults with these difficulties. It will help you explore if this approach would be a useful addition to your therapeutic repertoire.
The workshop outlines how CFT-E teaches clients skills to recognise and regulate their emotions, enhance their compassionate motivation to change, address thoughts and feelings linked to disordered eating (including shame self-criticism) and make clinically significant changes in their behaviours.
It will explore how this transdiagnostic approach can be used to support people with a range of eating disorder diagnoses (including Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, OSFED, Binge Eating Disorder) and overeating associated with emotional distress. It will also outline how it can be used in a range of ways including group, individual and in-person work, day patient and in-patient settings and as guided self-help or online therapy..
During the workshop you will be introduced to the CFT-E formulation and treatment model, including the aims and flow of therapy, and a session-by-session outline for clinical delivery. It will also outline the evidence that supports incorporating CFT-E into mainstream care, including recent controlled and randomised controlled trials.
Online via Zoom
Fox, R.E & Goss, K. Goss (Eds.) (2012) Eating and its Disorders. Chichester: Wiley.
Goss, K. (2011). The Compassionate Mind Approach to Beating Overeating. Robinson Publishing
Goss, K. (publication in 2025) The Compassionate Guide to Eating Well. Little Brown Books
Allan, S. & Goss. Shame and Pride in Eating Disorders. In Fox, R.E & Goss, K. Goss (2012) Eating and its disorders. (Eds.) (pp 154-166). Chichester: Wiley.
Goss, K. & Allan, S. An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E). In Fox, R.E & Goss, K. Goss (2012) Eating and its disorders. (Eds.) (pp 303-314). Chichester: Wiley.
Goss, K. & Gilbert P. (2002). Eating disorders, shame, and pride: A cognitive–behavioural functional analysis. In, P. Gilbert & J. Miles (eds.). Body Shame: Conceptualisation, Research & Treatment (pp. 219-255). London: Brunner-Routledge.
Goss, K. & Haynes, C. (2022) Compassion Focused Therapy for people with Eating Difficulties. In Downs, J. et al (Eds). The Practical Handbook of Eating Disorders (pp. 255 – 264). Pavilion, West Sussex.
Goss, K. & Kelly, A. (2022) The Role of Shame, Self-Criticism and Compassion Focused Therapy in Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating. In Gilbert, P. & Simos, G. (Eds) Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical practice and applications. (pp. 519-533) Routledge, Oxon.
Goss, K. & Allan, S. (2010). Compassion focused therapy for eating disorders. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 3, 141-158.
Goss, K. & Allan, S. (2014) The development and application of compassion-focused therapy for eating disorders (CFT-E). British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 53, 62-77
Goss, K. & Allan, S. (2014) Eating disorder beliefs and behaviours across eating disorder diagnoses. Eating Behaviors, 15, 1, 42-44
Marques, C.C, et al. (2023) Online Compassion Focused Therapy for overeating: Feasibility and acceptability pilot study. Eating Disorders 57, 2, pp 221-469. doi.org/10.1002/eat.24118
Steindl, S.R, Buchanan, K., ,2 Goss, K &, Allan, S. (2017) Compassion focused therapy for eating disorders: A qualitative review and recommendations for further applications: Clinical Psychologist 21, 62–73
Vrabel, K.R, Wampold, B., Quintana, D.S., Goss, K., Waller, G.,& Hoffart, A. (2019) The Modum-ED Trial Protocol: Comparing Compassion-Focused Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Treatment of Eating Disorders With and Without Childhood Trauma: Protocol of a Randomized Trial: Frontiers of Psychology,18;10:1638.
Vrabel, K et al..(2024). Cognitive Behavioral therapy versus Compassion Focused Therapy for adult patients with eating disorders with and without childhood trauma: A randomized controlled trial in an intensive treatment setting. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 17 (2) 4. DOI. 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104480.
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All delegates signed up to the workshop will receive the joining links, instructions, handouts and any extra resources and information via email. We send these roughly a week before the workshop start date.
If you find you are unable to attend this course, please email our admin team via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk as soon as possible. You will be given the option to transfer to another course (within 12 months). Refunds are available if cancellation occurs no less than one month before the start of the course, although we will consider exceptional circumstances.
Yes, this absolutley fine. The workshop will be recorded, and you'll be able to catch up on anything you've missed for up to a month after the live broadcast.
Yes, towards the bottom of the page under the 'prices' section you will find a link to download a booking form for this workshop. Please fill this in and email to Binita.Shah@compassionatemind.co.uk
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All places booked for our event, must be paid for prior to attending the event unless pre-agreed with management. Please note that we cannot confirm your place until we have received payment.
Should you be unable to attend the event, please contact our admin team as soon as possible via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk. Refunds, less the Eventbrite administration fee, will be made if cancellations are received in writing up to one month before the event. Any cancellations received after this time will not be eligible for a refund, although we will consider exceptional circumstances. While refunds for failure to attend cannot be made, you can transfer your event fee to a future event that will take place within 12 months of your booking without an additional penalty.
Please note that information about the event and venue are subject to change and cancellation. Occasionally, an event may have to be cancelled or postponed. We will endeavour to inform you of any changes and cancellations as soon as possible via email. We cannot take responsibility for any resulting costs you may incur for travel, accommodation, any other related goods or service or other compensation should an event cancellation occur.
For all face-to-face events, lunch provided at the event will be vegetarian and will include eggs, but no meat or fish (though vegan options will also be made available). However, please advise us of any dietary requirements in the notes section whilst booking online and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
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