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CFT for Eating Disorders

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Level
Beginner
Price
£250
Dates
November 2, 2026
November 3, 2026
CFT for Eating Disorders

Timings and Registration‍

Monday 2nd November: 9:30 am - 4.30 pm | Tuesday 3rd November: 9.30 am - 4:30 pm (UK GMT).

This workshop will be 14 hours towards your CPD, and you will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after the workshop via email.

We will host this webinar via Zoom Meetings. This workshop will be recorded and recordings will be available for up to three months after the live broadcast for you to watch in your own time.

This workshop is priced at a flat rate of £250.00.

To pay in instalments or for those in difficult financial circumstances, who may struggle to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk

About this Course

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.

Location

Online via Zoom

Recommended Reading

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.

This course is for

Mental Healthcare Practitioners
Psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, nurses, psychiatrists and other mental health professions; mental health practitioners that are looking for a new way to introduce compassion focused therapy into their practice.
Healthcare Professionals
Those working within the healthcare profession

Meet your instructor(s)

Dr Ken Goss

Dr Ken Goss

Clinical Psychologist

FAQs

When will I receive the login details?

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.

What if I am unable to attend?

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.

I might have to miss a session due to prior commitments. Can I catch up later?

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.

My employer will be paying for this course. Can you arrange for an invoice?

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

Prices

If you wish to book via invoice, please click here to download our workshop booking form.

Terms and conditions


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.