Please note, this workshop is intended to follow on from an Introduction to CFT training, and participant's knowledge of the basics of CFT will be assumed. We recommend delegates have been practicing CFT with their clients for at least 6 months prior to the start of the workshop.
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 21 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, 9th and 16th of November 2026.
It will run from 09.30 – 16.30. All timings are according to GMT (UK time zone).
This workshop is offered at a flat rate £350.
To pay in installments, or for those who may struggle or be unable to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
This three day workshop is designed for people who have some training and experience in using Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and are familiar with the basic evolutionary model; the role of affiliative emotion in threat regulation, the distinctions between shame and guilt, and between competitive versus caring motivational systems, and the dimensional nature of our minds.
In this workshop, with the founder of CFT, you will learn how to build and develop key clinical skills for therapeutic practice.
- deeper understanding into the nature of compassion
- working within the therapeutic relationship
- developing the compassion focused formulation
- the nature of functional analysis
- using functional analysis to work with self-criticism and shame
- explaining and exploring multi-self and the interaction between threat-based emotions such as anger, anxiety and sadness
- how to use chair work to engage in different aspects of the self
- ways of deepening the concepts of the compassionate self and compassionate image
- ways of working with the fear and resistance to compassion
Online via Zoom
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This workshop is aimed at those who have a good grounding in the foundations of Compassion Focused Therapy, so we do require that you have completed an Introductory workshop beforehand (please check the topics covered in the Introduction to CFT workshop on our Training Pathway). We generally recommend leaving at least six months between completing an Introductory workshop and attending the Clinical Skills workshop in order to give yourself time to practise with your clients, as this workshop will be aimed to helping you to build on your skills.
Introductory workshops held by other organisations will be accepted, so long as they are at least two days in length, include the topics covered in our Introduction to CFT course, and are led by a recognised CFT trainer. For any queries about this, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk
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 finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
All delegates signed up to the workshop will recieve joining links and instructions when they sign up for the event via Eventbrite. Any additional handouts will be sent to you as soon as they are recieved from the speaker. If you do not recieve a welcome email when you book, or have other queries, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk.
All attendees will received a certificate upon completion of the course. This will be emailed to you, so please ensure that your details are correct on registration.
Our staff will take a register on each day of the workshop and any non-attendees will not receive a certificate. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch at hello@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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