Both days will run from 09.30-16.30 (GMT) and will include a lunch break.
We will send joining instructions in a welcome email shortly before this workshop begins. As it is online, there will be no formal registration. When you join the meeting you will be placed in a waiting room, and one of the CMF Team will then add you to the workshop shortly before it is scheduled to start. A member of the CMF Team will be available throughout the workshop should you need any assistance.
This workshop will be 14 hours towards your CPD, and you will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after the workshop via email.
This workshop is priced at a flat rate of £239.00. For those in difficult financial circumstances, who may struggle to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E) is an evidence-based approach 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 utilised with people with a range of eating disorder diagnosis (including Anorexia, 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 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
Ken's next book, The Eating Well Workbook: Addressing Overeating Using Your Compassionate Mind, is due for publication on the 30th October 2025 and can be preordered.
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Marques, C. C., Palmeira, L., Castilho, P., Rodrigues, D., Mayr, A., Pina, T. S., Pereira, A.T., Castelo-Branco, M. & Goss, K. (2024) Online Compassion Focused Therapy for overeating: Feasibility and acceptability pilot study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 57(2), 410-422.
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We understand that, due to time differences, it may not be possible for you to attend all of this training live with us. With that in mind, the workshop will be recorded, and you'll have access to the recordings for a month after the live broadcast to watch in your own time.
If you're unable to attend for the entire duration, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk to let us know, as non-attendees will not receive a certificate unless we are informed of your circumstances.
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
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.
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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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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