This workshop is part of our 15th International Conference, but can be booked separately.
This workshop will offer 7 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 one year after the live broadcast. These recordings will mainly cover the speakers whilst they go through the content, although there may be instances where delegates are also recorded while in discussion. Any group work in breakout rooms will not be recorded.
Face to Face
Registration is from 8.30am, and the workshop will begin at 9.30am. A member of the team will be on hand throughout the workshop, and we will share a map and directions for Millenium Point before the start of the workshop.
Online
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 run on the 12th October 2026.
It will run from 09.30 – 16.30. All timings are according to BST (UK time zone).
Pricing
To pay in installments, or for those who may struggle or be unable to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
Face to Face
Early Bird: £185 (ends on the 31st July 2026)
Student Rate: £145
Member Rate: £ 175
Emerging Country: £105
Standard Rate: £205 (from 1st August 2026)
Online
Early Bird: £125 (ends on the 31st July 2026)
Student Rate: £105
Member Rate: £ 115
Emerging Country: £75
Standard Rate: £145 (from 1st August 2026)
This is a one day HYBRID workshop that will is part of our 15th International Conference programme, but this workshop can be attended separately. For more information about our conference program please visit:
https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/cmf-conference-2026
This workshop is for people who are interested in learning about the applications of compassion focused therapy to the problems of harsh self-criticism.
Scientific background and outline:
Our newly evolved brain, with its multiple competencies, enables us to naturally, consciously and unconsciously monitor many aspects of our functioning and experience. Not only do we monitor them, but we can also judge them. When we judge ourselves negatively, we can become harshly self-critical. That stimulates unhelpful processes in our brain. CFT helps people see important distinctions between compassionate self-correction where we are open and honest about errors and setback but can feel encouraged to make changes. In contrast the motives and emotions of harsh self-attacking undermine us and deplete our confidence, making us more vulnerable to mental health difficulties. Learning how to identify harsh self-critical brain states investigate their underlying origins and functions and switch to compassionate brain states is key to promoting compassionate well-being.
CFT is a brain state theory and therefore therapists can identify the different characteristics of a particular state (e.g. attention thinking behaviour etc) and how to generate alternatives as shown in the diagram.
We will explore
Face to Face
Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7AP
Click here to see the venue on Google maps
Online
via Zoom
Gilbert, P & Simos ,G. (2022 eds). Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical practice and applications London. Routledge (see chapters 'Internal shame and self-disconnnection' and 'From harsh self-criticism to compassionate self-correction and guidance)
Löw, C. A., Schauenburg, H., & Dinger, U. (2020). Self-criticism and psychotherapy outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 75, 101808.
Petrocchi, N., Ottaviani, C., Cheli, S., Matos, M., Baldi, B., Basran, J. K., & Gilbert, P. (2024). The impact of compassion-focused therapy on positive and negative mental health outcomes: Results of a series of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 31(2), 230–247.
Zaccari, V., Mancini, F., & Rogier, G. (2024). State of the art of the literature on definitions of self-criticism: a meta-review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 15, 1239696.
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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
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
Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, and particularly that it will contain a lot of group work, we feel you'd be missing too much of its value if you cannot participate live. So all delegates will need to attend live. Any delegates that have signed up but don't attend will not receive a CPD certificate.
Please get in touch at hello@compassionatemind.co.uk if you can now longer attend this workshop and need to change your booking.
Yes, this workshop will be recorded on zoom. Once the workshop has finished all delegates will receive a follow-up email with the links to view these along with any extra resources. These will be available to view for around 3 months post-event. The recordings are edited, so will be made available roughly a week after the workshop has finished.
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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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