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 webinar will be recorded, and a recording will be sent to all participants shortly after the live broadcast. If you cannot attend live, you can sign up for the workshop and you will recieve the recording as soon as it is ready.
This webinar will take place on the 24th June 2026.
It will run from 18.00-19.30. All timings are according to BST (UK time zone).
This webinar is offered on a donation basis - pay what you can (our suggested price is £20). Proceeds from this event will go towards supporting the Compassionate Mind Foundation, which is a charity, to help support its iniatives and objectives (more information on this will be available soon).
This year, we are celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Compassionate Mind Foundation. As part of our year of celebration, we invite you to join us on Wednesday, 24th June for a special, live conversation between Dr Deborah Lee and Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, where they will discuss and reminisce on the development of Compassion Focused Therapy.
Paul will talk about his early life in Africa, his experiences of boarding school and how an initial degree in economics eventually led to his study of psychology, and resulted in an over 50 year career as a clinical psychologist and researcher. From working as a psychiatric night nursing assistant on an acute admission ward, to a PhD at the University of Edinburgh with Dr Ivy Blackburn (who did the first cognitive therapy trial in the UK), Paul would go on to publish several books, specialising in evolutionary approaches to psychology and the study and treatment of depression and mood disorders, and pioneer CFT, which is now a fast growing international psychotherapy. You’ll hear about how he brought together a wide range of knowledge bases, from Jungian archetypes to neuroscience to Buddhist mindfulness practices, to build a psychotherapy based on a theory of mind that places compassion at the heart of its theory and practice.
Deborah will share elements of her own journey into CFT, spanning more than 20 years. We'll hear how she became one of the leading CFT practitioners and trainers, and an internationally recognised specialist in working with trauma and PTSD, publishing The Compassionate Mind Approach to Recovering from Trauma in 2012. . We’ll hear about her extensive experiences of working clinically with trauma, and of her work with veteranspopulations and charities like Help for Heroes. Deborah will also share the incredible work she is doing in the area of compassionate leadership, and her work within that Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust that has developed and rolled out a compassionate leadership programme, training 1500+ of its staff, and integrated a compassion focused approach into their staff induction and management training with inspiring results.
Together, Deborah and Paul will discuss some of their early clients, sharing key learning points, before reflecting on the future of CFT. We hope you can join us for an evening with two of the central figures in CFT, friends and colleagues for over 20 years. Come and enjoy, and be inspired by their many years of compassionate learning and practice.
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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.
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.
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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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