CFT-interested therapist

Dr. Kimberly Sogge

Ottawa, ON K2P 0S2, Canada

I am a registered clinical health psychologist CPO#4531 (M.Ed. McGill University, Ph.D. Texas A&M University – College Station, APA Doctoral Residency University of Texas at Austin, Post Doctoral training Olin B. Teague Veterans Administration Hospital PTSD Unit/Texas A&M Health Science Center/Texas A&M College of Medicine). I left work as an academic (Texas A&M College of Medicine Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science) and hospital leader (Chief of Psychology at Royal Ottawa Health Care Group) to pursue my first love of healing work, with a group of wonderful colleagues in a private psychology practice in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Our work as psychologists and therapists is dedicated to mindfulness, compassion and evidence based treatments. My colleagues and I share a passion for third wave and evidence based methods in psychotherapy, a belief in the essential wholeness of all of our clients, and a commitment to the cultivation of the noble qualities of mindfulness and compassion in the daily “full catastrophe” of life (Kabat Zinn, 2013). I was drawn to Compassion Focused Therapy, Mindful Self Compassion practice and further CFT and MSC teacher training as a way to support the natural development of wisdom qualities of the heart-mind once focus and equanimity are established in mindfulness. I love the body and the cultivation of embodiment (RYT200 yogi – I do not teach in studios!) through movement, with mindfulness yoga teacher training from Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Teacher training 2 year program). In my own mindfulness practice I am currently exploring Theravada-based and secular mindfulness practices that help us re-member own good nature and our deeper inter-connections with the natural world.  I recently completed Mark Coleman’s Awake in the Wild Facilitator program which involved two years of wilderness retreats and mindfulness teaching with a fabulous community of other wilderness loving yogis from around the world. At home in Canada, I teach several courses per year, and lead retreats, along with my first love of individual psychotherapy work.  “Wake up. Fall in love. Stay there.”

Álvaro Ponce Antezana

Avinguda Diagonal, 440, 08037 Barcelona, España

I have worked in the field of psychotherapy and mental health for more than 20 years. Currently I work as a psychologist, psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and researcher in the Associació Conexus. Atenció, Formació i Investigació Psicosocials (www.conexus.cat), of which I am one of its founders, in which I develop tasks of:

– Psychotherapeutic care (individual and group) to adolescents and adults in various psychological problems (anxiety, depression, phobias, stress, obsessiveness, insecurity, poor performance at school or at work, or sleep, psychosomatic, food-related or behavioural disorders),
– Supervision of psychological care teams (case analysis and self-care),
– Research and training in national and international projects on issues of violence (gender violence, filioparental violence and other forms of family violence), parenthood (maternity and paternity) and research on gender and mental health, masculinity and health.

My intervention approach has been nourished by perspectives that allow a complex, evolutive and psychosocial vision of the human being, that take into consideration people and their life contexts, their life practices, their relationship histories and their identity and gender constructions. .
In the last 5 years I have incorporated the techniques of Mindfulness and Compassion into my professional (and personal) practice, and mainly Paul Gilbert’s Focused Therapy in Compassion (CFT) approach. What I implement in the psychotherapeutic care of my clinical practice and supervision, training and research.

Psychologist, Psychotherapist trained in CFT (Paul Gilbert)

Supervision in CFT by Gonzalo Brito

PhD in Social Psychology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Expert in Domestic Gender Violence and other family violence and Gender and Health

Team supervisor in domestic gender violence and psychotherapeutic intervention in mental health

Sanitary General Psychologist. Col. 16268

Master in Social Cognitive Therapy (Constructivist Psychotherapy) (Universidad de Barcelona)

Barry C. Sanders, LICSW

165 Quincy Street, Brockton, MA, USA

Barry is a Masters level clinical social worker whose practice is focused on persons with serious and persistent mental illness.  Barry recognized the impact of shame and stigma has on his clients and has been using Compassion Focused Therapy to address these issues as well as anxiety, depression and voice hearing. 

Barry has a strong passion for social justice and is working to include compassion based strategies in his community work as well.

At this time, Barry’s professional practice is exclusive to clients of the Department of Mental Health and he is not able to accept outside referrals.

Tanya T Wiser

623 Wellington Drive, San Carlos, CA, USA

I specialize in mindfulness based approaches that are both experiential and process-oriented. I utilize somatic therapy, blended with EMDR along with Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.  Please visit my website for more information at www.mindfulinpsychotherapy.com

Matthew Brown

Uxbridge UB8 1JU, UK

I’m a Clinical Psychologist offering psychological therapies in the centre of Uxbridge and working in the field of psycho-oncology in the NHS.

Over the past 15 years I have worked with people experiencing psychological distress and mental health difficulties, including adolescents, adults and older adults.  I provide private therapy and clinical supervision alongside my role within the NHS, where I have worked in community mental health teams and, more recently, in physical health settings, where I specialise in psycho-oncology.

I am a fully-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) psychotherapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).  I have also received formal training and experienced in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).  

I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and am both a Chartered Member (CPsychol)and Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also a member of the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP).  

I pride myself on providing a safe therapeutic space and adhere to strict standards of confidentiality.

Greg Samuelson RN RP

22 Main Street North, Newmarket, ON, Canada

I am actively involved in a CFT consultation group and use this model in my work with clients. I also have training in CBT, DBT, IPT, CPT, and Mindfulness. I am also a practitioner and teacher of Zen Meditation in the Ganhwasoen tradition. 

Vanessa Black

83 Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1ET, UK

I work as a psychotherapist in private practice and also for a national cancer charity;  working with children, young people, adults and couples.  My main area of work using Compassion Focussed Therapy is with people suffering with anxiety, depression, attachment issues, health anxiety,  and bereavement and loss.

Nicola Webb

Mailers Lane, Manuden, Bishop's Stortford CM23 1DP, UK

I use an Intergrated therapies approach, working with the client to see which approach works best. Everyone is different and has different goals.
My areas of specialty are Childhood Abuse, Infertility, Sexual Violence, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders and PTSD.

Bruno Carraça

Viseu, Portugal

Clinical, Health and Sport psychologist/Psychoterapy:  National Health Care Services (ARSC. IP)/FMH- Lisbon University.

CFT and ACT based interventions for Teens, Adults, Groups, Organizations and Families.

Dr Katie Ashcroft

Clapham Common Clinic, Clapham High Street, London, UK

My name is Dr Katie Ashcroft. I am a Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Clinical Psychologist with a Masters and Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. I am accredited as both therapist and supervisor with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), and am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I work in London, if you want to see me face-to-face I hold clinics in Clapham. 

My expertise includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Family Work, and Schema Focused Work if there are deep-seated negative beliefs. I offer these evidence-based psychological therapies for people experiencing:

I frequently find that people suffering with these difficulties are self-critical. Developing a compassionate perspective to counterbalance this is incredibly helpful in addressing people’s distress and dysfunction.

Dr Mary Welford

Denmark Road, Exeter EX1 1SE, UK

Mary is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist & Director of Compassion in Mind.  She is a founding member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation and was Chair of the Charity for a 4 year term.  She authored The Compassionate Mind Guide to Building Self Confidence in 2012, Compassion Focused Therapy for Dummies in 2016 and is currently writing a children’s book.

Mary works across the age span.  She has clinics in Bude, Cornwall and Exeter, Devon.

Dr Jennifer Wilson

Lime Grove Walk, Matlock DE4 3FD, UK

I provide Compassion Focused Therapy from my therapy rooms in Matlock, Derbyshire . My clients include parents with antenatal and post natal anxiety and depression, adults who struggle with their own emotional health as a result of their own childhood experiences, and parents of children with additional physical and developmental needs. I also provide family interventions and 1:1 sessions with adolescents.

Elli Tholouli

105, Stratigou Makrigianni, Moschato, Greece

I am a psychologist and Compassion Focused therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience working with adults and young people in private practice and mental health settings and at Harokopio University. I am founder of the Greek Centre for CFT, which is an affiliate of the Compassionate Mind Foundation in Greece.
I am passionate about de-shaming mental health difficulties and helping people deal with self-criticism and a range of difficulties such as depression, trauma, anxiety, phobias as well as supporting people in cultivating safeness and nurturing relationships with their partners, children and at work.
I offer training in Compassion Focused Therapy and Compassionate Mind Training for mental health professionals, educators, University students and for the general public since 2012 and I organize events to cultivate compassion in the community.
I am associate of the Irish Centre for Compassion Focused Therapy, international fellow of the International Center for Compassionate Organizations and scientific associate of University of Athens. I am also involved in research projects on the role of compassion in mental health and education and my main research interests are in compassion and mentalization and compassionate mind training in nature.
I am based in Greece and offer therapy in Athens and online.

Είμαι ψυχολόγος με ειδίκευση στη Θεραπεία Εστιασμένη στη Συμπόνια και έχω πάνω από 15 χρόνια κλινικής εμπειρίας ως ψυχολόγος στην Αθήνα. Είμαι ιδρύτρια του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Θεραπείας Εστιασμένης στη Συμπόνια, διεθνής συνεργάτης του Compassionate Mind Foundation με σκοπό την ανάπτυξη της Θεραπείας Εστιασμένης στη Συμπόνια (ΘΕΣ) και της Εκπαίδευσης του Συμπονετικού Νου στην Ελλάδα παρέχοντας θεραπεία, εποπτεία, εκπαίδευση και πραγματοποιώντας έρευνα.
Προσφέρω Θεραπεία Εστιασμένη στη Συμπόνια (ΘΕΣ) σε ενήλικες και εφήβους για την αντιμετώπιση της αυτοεπικρισης και ενός εύρους δυσκολιών όπως: κατάθλιψη, τραύμα, άγχος και ειδικές φοβίες. Μέσα από την προσέγγιση της ανάπτυξης της συμπόνιας υποστηρίζω ανθρώπους να αναπτύξουν ασφαλείς και υποστηρικτικές σχέσεις τόσο με τον εαυτό τους όσο και στις συντροφικές σχέσεις, στην οικογένεια, στην εργασία και στις σχέσεις τους με τα παιδιά τους.
Διεξάγω εκπαίδευση και εποπτεία σε επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας στην προσέγγιση της ΘΕΣ και συντονίζω μηνιαία ομάδα εποπτείας για θεραπευτές. Διεξάγω προγράμματα ανάπτυξης της συμπόνιας και αυτοσυμπόνιας (όπως η Εκπαίδευση του Συμπονετικού Νου) στο χώρο της ψυχικής υγείας, στην εκπαίδευση (σχολεία/Πανεπιστήμιο), στην τέχνη, στον αθλητισμό και στην τοπική Ελληνική κοινότητα.
Είμαι επίσης συνεργάτης του Irish Centre for Compassion Focused Therapy, του International Center for Compassionate Organizations και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης του Εργαστηρίου Ποιοτικής Έρευνας στην Ψυχολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Αθηνας. Συμμετέχω σε έρευνες που αφορούν στον ρόλο της συμπόνιας στην ψυχική υγεία και την εκπαίδευση και έχω ειδικό ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον στη σχέση της συμπόνιας και της εννόησης (mentalization) καθώς και την εκπαίδευση του συμπονετικού νου στη φύση.
Προσφέρω συνεδρίες στην Αθήνα και διαδικτυακά.

Margaret Maxwell

Hawthorn Crescent, Beith KA15 1DF, UK

I am an accredited CBT therapist and I have a post graduate certificate from Derby University in CFT. 

Dr Marcial Arredondo Rosas

Plaça de Gal·la Placídia, 8, 5º, 08006 Barcelona, España

Psychologist, Psychotherapist trained in CFT (Paul Gilbert & Gonzalo Brito)

Teacher Mindful self-compassion, MSC (Christopher Germer) (Training group)

Teacher Trainee MBCT (Taravajra) U. Bangor & MBSR (Training group)

M-PBI protocol (includes CFT, Doctoral research) (U. Autónoma de Barcelona) (Training group)

Sanitary General Psychologist. Col. 19289

Master in Social Cognitive Therapy (Universidad de Barcelona)

Individual psychotherapy

Couples psychotherapy

 

 

Training groups of mindfulness and compassion, in health institutions and organizations.

Andrew Chown

Isle of Wight, UK

I have completed the post-graduate certificate in Compassion  Focused Therapy at the University of Derby. I currently work with the NHS and incorporate CFT into my clinical practice.

Brian Pope

Saint Peter's Avenue, Cleethorpes DN35 8HP, UK

BABCP accredited CBT therapist specialising in trauma. HeartMath Certified Practitioner. 

CFT services for Adults across wide spectrum of experiences for Adults

Dr Syd Hiskey

Mile End, Colchester CO4 5XR, UK

I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, as well as being an Associate Fellow, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Chartered Scientist with the British Psychological Society. I am a member of the Division of Clinical Psychology, Division of Neuropsychology and Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (British Psychological Society).

I am also an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists and have further training in Compassion Focused Therapy (via the Compassionate Mind Foundation). Using this approach I help treat people suffering from anxiety, depression, bereavement, and difficulties with strong emotions. I have also completed training in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (Richmond EMDR).

I have run a North Essex based Special Interest Group in Compassion Focused Therapy bi-monthly since Feb 2012 and concieved of and ran an NHS based conference on the Future of Compassion Care in September 2016. I lecture on Compassion Focused Therapy to the Clinical Psychology doctoral training course at the Univerity of Essex.

My research interests are varied and include compassion in a therapeutic context, post-traumatic stress disorder (and post-traumatic growth phenomena), psychological responses to trauma across the lifespan, sexual compulsivity, the therapeutic relationship, CBT for anxiety among people with dementia, audit and care planning.

Dr Olivia Thrift

Guardian House, Borough Road, Godalming, UK

I am a Counselling Psychologist and am trained in a range of therapeutic approaches including Compassion Focused Therapy. I worked in NHS and Forensic Services for over thirteen years and specialised in working with people with complex trauma/diagnosis of personality disorder. I am also the founder of The Psychology Company which is a private psychological therapy practice offering Compassion Focused Therapy (as well as other approaches) in our clinics in Godalming and Petersfield. I also offer online compassion focused therapy and supervision outside of working hours.

I work with people aged 17 and over experiencing a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, OCD, fluctuating moods/emotional instability, trauma based difficulties, personality disorders, relationship difficulties and low self worth/shame. One thing that people with these difficulties often have in common is a tendency to criticise and judge themselves very harshly and in my experience helping people develop a compassionate mind is one of the most powerful ways of facilitating change.

Petra Soderholm

Sturegatan 64, 114 36 Stockholm, Sverige

I am a leg psykotherapist who is offer CFT psykotherapy för individuals, couples, familys and groups in Stockholm.

Dr Will Devlin

Hampton House, Bristol BS6 6AU, UK

Committed to doing my best and to making things better: I am a registered clinical psychologist, chartered with the British Psychological Society, working in private practice.

I aspire to meet challenges with compassion and warmth, accepting them as they are, without judgment, criticism or blame, because I believe that doing so allows a space to open up in which change happens. 

I enjoy working with people who experience a range of challenges and have particular expertise in working with people who have eating problems, people with mood difficulties, those who have lived through trauma, and people with long term health conditions.

Caroline Neal

Nottingham, UK

I am a CBT therapist working in a chronic pain service with NHS patients in Nottingham. I use CFT in my clinical work. I have undertaken introductory and clinical skills training with Paul Gilbert .

Jernett Karensen

Malmö, Sweden

I’m a graduated clinical psychologist. My basic training is in cognitive behavioural therapy. I have additional introductory training in Gestalt Therapy, Schema Therapy and Emotionfocused couples therapy. I hold a post graduate certificate in Compassion Focused Therapy from Derby University, UK where I’ve done specialised CBT training for one year under the guidance of Paul Gilbert. To ensure good practise and high standard of therapy I receive continuous supervision in both CBT and Compassion Focused Therapy.

Leanne D. Rondeau

79 Rue Rachel Est, Montréal, QC, Canada

I offer workshops in English and in French: Compassionate Mind Training, Managing Self-Criticism/L’Entrainement de l’esprit à la compassion, la gestion de notre auto-critique. I work in a college counselling service and am affiliated with La Clinique de Psychologie Celia Lillo in the Plateau area of Montreal.

Dr. Katie Baird

Clifton House Business Centre, Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland

I am a counselling psychologist in an independent CFT practice  in Dublin, Ireland. I trained in the U.S.A. and moved to Ireland 18 years ago. In addition to my independent practice, I co-facilitate CFT groups with colleagues at a large independent hospital in Dubllin, and I collaborate on research projects. I have an interest and experience in working with people who have had trauma in their lives. I take referrals from professionals and I also welcome self referrals from individuals seeking CFT.

Zoë Hodge

74a High Street, Bideford EX39 2AA, UK

BABCP accredited CBT therapist. Using EMDR, Compassion Focused and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, to help people’s mental health and wellbeing in Devon and the South West of England for the University of Exeter, Devon & Cornwall Police, UK National Homicide Service, and private practice. Specialising in working with complex psychological trauma with all ages. 6 years private practice, 7 years NHS experience. Work with children and adolescents, adults, and older adults, and learning disabilities. CFT,  EMDR and NET trained.

Stacey Roles RN MScN

Sudbury, ON, Canada

Stacey Roles is an Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT) Certified Trainer Consultant and Certified Cognitive Therapist and is also credentialed with the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Stacey has completed Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) training in levels 1 and 2 and has received supervision from Dr. Laura Silberstein-Tirch.  She is an Advanced Practice Nurse, an Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University with the School of Nursing, and is Psychotherapy Faculty in the Psychiatry Program at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Stacey works in the public hospital system in Northern Ontario and also maintains a private practice where she provides individual and group therapy.

Dr. Anna Huysse-Gaytandjieva

Boschstraat 45, 6211 AT Maastricht, Nederland

Do you often feel anxious and depressed?

Are you prescribed antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, but do you somehow instinctively know that something is not being addressed?

In some people, a serious infection or autoimmune disease can be the cause of depression and anxiety.

Today there are nearly 100 recognized autoimmune diseases, and more than 40 disease processes have an autoimmune component. When people get an official autoimmunity diagnosis, the immune system has already destroied a substantial amount of tissue (the brain or the nervous system). In the early stages of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren’s syndrome, arteritis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and myasthenia gravis, a misdiagnosis often occurs as a ‘psychiatric disorder’ . Research has shown that depression and anxiety is more common in patients with autoimmune diseases than chronic degenerative diseases. Researchers suspect this is due to the direct action of inflammatory cytokines on the central nervous system.

Dr. Anna Huysse looks at autoimmune diseases as an adaptation issue, in which neural, endocrine, immunological and behavioral processes play a role. The latest scientific insights show that the consciousness and emotions are states of the body, in particular, the immune system.

Dr. Anna Huysse developed a protocol for people with autoimmune diseases, which focuses on the cause instead of fighting the symptoms. Compassion in general and CFT in particular play an important role in this protocol. As an autoimmune patient herself, based on her own experience and working with people with autoimmune diseases in the last 10 years, she is determined to support fellow sufferers. In addition, she is involved in the development of scientific knowledge in this area.

Gabriela Jones

Norra Allégatan, Göteborg, Sverige

Hi! I’m a licensed psychologist trained in compassion focused therapy ( CFT) at the University of Karolinska, Stockholm. I have my clinic in the central Gothenburg. I have regular supervision with Paul Gilbert, the founder of CFT. Welcome to contact me for therapy, courses or supervision in the method.

Kindly, Gabriela

Carlos Carona

Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Rua Colégio Novo, Coimbra, Portugal

Clinical psychologist. PhD in Clinical Psychology. Researcher at the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions (University of Coimbra). Main clinical interests include: internalizing/externalizing disorders in youths; antisocial behavior; depression; trauma; chronic mental illness.

Deirdre Fay

661 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, USA

My interest is in integrating traditional trauma, attachment, and compassion theory with over 40 years of meditation and yoga practice which I wrote about in  Attachment-Based Yoga & Meditation for Trauma Recovery (Norton, 2017) as well as being a co-author of Attachment Disturbances in Adults (Norton, 2016) and the originator of the Becoming Safely Embodied Skills.  I’m continue to explore using the internet to teach skills in healing trauma and attachment through compassion, while creating an international community. As a former supervisor at The Trauma Center, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute trainer from 2000–2008, certified in Internal Family Therapy, and a qualified trainer in Mindful Self-Compassion, my main focus is on how to integrate theory while working safely with the body.

Carolina

Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Clinical psychologist in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Using CFT and ACT in my practice especially when treating clients with eating disorders.

Lena Højgård Isager

Østrevej 32, Aarhus, Danmark

I graduated in 1993 and have practised CFT therapy in a private setting since 2009. My main focus is to do therapy with people suffering from depression, anxiety and attachment issues due to being brought up in families with different kinds of difficulties as drug use or mental illness among parents. Prior to working in private practise I have been working in public servises aimed at alcohol related problems and in rehabilitation programs for people with brain damage. Since 2010 I have been running CFT workshops for psychologist and social workers from a broad range of servises, many dealing with drug related problems, rehabilitation after brain damage and mental illness. I do CFT supervision for individuals and groups, both in specific training settings for psychologists training to be CFT therapist and in servises for veterans, drug addicts, university students and brain damage.

Dr Hayley Quinn

Gatling Road, Cannon Hill QLD, Australia

Hayley is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a particular interest in anxiety, trauma related issues and grief and loss. Hayley works with a compassion focused approach to assist people to make the changes they desire and create more meaningful lives

Prof Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE

Full Street, Derby, UK

Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology for over 35 years with a special focus on shame and the treatment of shame based difficulties – for which compassion focused therapy was developed. He was made a Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1993. In 2003 Paul was president of the BABCP and a member of the first British Governments’ NICE guidelines for depression. He has written/edited 20 books and over 200 papers. In 2006 he established the Compassionate Mind Foundation, a charity with the mission statement “to promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion (www.compassionatemind.co.uk). He was awarded an OBE in March 2011.  

 

James Bennett-Levy

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Currently providing limited amount of individual therapy, and running a couple of CFT groups. Also running CFT workshops (specialising in personal practice workshops) on request.

Carolina Fischmann Halperin

Rua Dona Laura, 333 - Rio Branco, Porto Alegre - RS, Brasil

Clinical psychologist in Porto Alegre, Brazil. One of the main issues I treat in my clinic are eating disorderds, so I’ve been studying and doing supervision in CFT for a while, to better help my clients.

James Kirby

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

I am a Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, based in Brisbane at the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. I am the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group with Dr Stan Steidnl https://psychology.uq.edu.au/research/labs-groups/compassionate-mind
I have broad research interests in compassion, however, my specific research areas include: a) examining compassion focused therapy in RCTs; b) examining compassion with children; c) examining the links between parenting and compassion; and d) examining what fears, blocks, & resistances people have towards compassion.
I currently supervise 5 PhD Students. One PhD student is evaluating Compassion Focused Therapy for body weight shame in an RCT. I also supervise 3 Clinical Masters Students, where they are evaluating a brief 2-hour Compassionate Mind Training Intervention.
Although a full-time academic, I have a small private practice where I deliver CFT.
I also hold a Visiting Fellowship at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University and am an Honorary Member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation UK.
If you are interested in undertaking a PhD focused on compassion please contact me.

Nicola Petrocchi

Via Marcantonio Colonna 44, Roma, RM, Italia

I’m an adjunct professor of Psychology at John Cabot University in Rome and a CFT therapist in Rome. I have founded Compassionate Mind Italia, the Italian association, linked to the Compassionate Mind Foundation (UK), with the aim to deepen research and promote training and good practice of CFT in Italy. I see patients privately (both in English and Italian) in my studio in the center of Rome. I manly see patients in individual sessions and I run 12 week-Compassionate Mind Trainings for clients struggling with issues of shame and self-criticism.

Dr Kate Lucre

Birmingham, UK

I am a Birmingham based Compassion Focused Therapist and Supervisor specialising in the use of CFT for complex trauma, personality and relational difficulties for groups and individual . I am the regional supervision coordinator for the Compassionate Mind Foundation and also run workshops for the Foundation and across the UK on CFT for Groups and Compassion Focused Staff Support and Supervision. I offer CFT supervision in groups and individually, including a monthly international  Supervision Group for therapists involved in the provision of CFT groups. I have published data on Compassion Focused Group Psychotherapy and have completed a PhD in CFT at Birmingham University evaluating a 12 month CFGP programme for people with severe personality disorder. I am also involved in a number of UK wide research projects developing and evaluating Compassion Focused Staff Support Initiatives.

Dr Stan Steindl

18 Thynne Road, Morningside, Queensland, Australia

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice with over 20 years of clinical experience in Brisbane, Australia. CFT forms a part of my work with a range of presenting concerns, such as depression, anxiety, stress and anger, as well as trauma-related conditions and addictions. I also provide CFT supervision and training, and am the co-director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at School of Psychology, University of Queensland.

Tobyn Bell

Manchester, United Kingdom

I am a compassion-focused therapist and part of the training executive for the Compassionate Mind Foundation. I have co-authored the forthcoming book: Compassion Focused Therapy from the Inside Out (a self-practice/self-reflection workbook for therapists). I am also a CBT trainer, supervisor and programme-lead at the Greater Manchester CBT Training Centre (NHS) which is associated with Manchester University. I have published research on compassion and am completing a PhD in CFT at Derby University. I currently run a regional CFT peer supervision group and offer CFT supervision to individual therapists, as well as offering CFT in a Manchester clinic.

Charlie Heriot-Maitland

Balanced Minds, Hill Street, Edinburgh, UK

I am a clinical psychologist, researcher and trainer at Balanced Minds, UK (www.balancedminds.com). For 13 years, I provided psychological therapies in the UK NHS mental health services, and now offer a private practice in Edinburgh (and online) specialising in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). I continue to provide supervision, training, and consultancy in the NHS, as well as other organisations across multiple sectors, including healthcare, social care, education, and charities.

My academic interests mainly lie in understanding and helping people’s distressing experiences associated with psychosis, and I recently spent five years investigating the application of CFT for people in NHS services who are experiencing distress in relation to psychosis (as an MRC Research Fellow at King’s College London and University of Glasgow, 2014-2019). I have a forthcoming book aimed at helping voice-hearers, called ‘Relating to voices using Compassion Focused Therapy’.
I have authored a number of research papers and book chapters, have given numerous invited talks, and have run over a hundred various compassion training workshops both nationally and internationally.