Prof. Paul Gilbert

Dr. Paul Gilbert is a clinical psychologist and the founder of compassion focused therapy (CFT), compassionate mind training (CMT) and author of books such as The Compassionate Mind: A New Approach to Life's Challenges and Overcoming Depression. Before retirement Gilbert was head of the Mental Health Research Unit, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. He remains Professor at the University of Derby. In 2011 Gilbert was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his continued contr...

Dr. Russel Kolts

Russell L. Kolts, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Eastern Washington University, where he has taught for the past seventeen years. Kolts has authored or coauthored numerous books and scholarly articles, including The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger, and has pioneered the application of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) to the treatment of problematic anger.

Dr. Michelle Cree

Dr. Michelle Cree is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Beeches Perinatal Mental Health Service, Derby, where she has worked for the past fourteen years. She is a renowned trainer and speaker on CFT. She has also been commissioned by the Department of Health to deliver master classes to Family Nurses, a national intensive health visiting programme for young first time mothers, on using the Compassionate Mind Approach.

Dr. Wendy Wood

Dr. Wendy Wood is a senior lecturer and programme coordinator at Derby University.
She has worked in Counselling and psychotherapy subject area since 1997 and is the programme lead for the postgraduate Certificate in Compassion Focused therapy at Derby university. She has just finished completed her PhD on the experiences of therapists who have used compassion focused therapy in their personal and professional life.

Dr. Ken Goss

A former PhD student of Paul Gilbert. Ken Goss has pioneered the field of eating disorders with CFT. Dr. Goss is the Head of the Eating Disorders Service at Gulson Hospital, Coventry. He has worked within the compassionate-focused approach since the early 1990s. Dr Goss is on the Board of the Compassionate Mind Foundation. He also heads up the Post-graduate training in Compassion Focused Therapy at the University of Birmingham.

Dr. Andrew Rayner

Dr. Andrew Rayner is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in using CFT to address the problems of both PTSD and Complex PTSD. He has worked as a trainer and supervisor on the Post Graduate training in CFT at the University of Derby.

Dr. Kate Lucre

Dr. Kate Lucre is 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. She completed her PhD in CFT at Birmingham University evaluating a 12 month CFGP programme for people with severe personality disorder. She is involved in a number of UK wide research projects developing and evaluating Compassion Focused Staff Support Initiatives.

PhD Tobyn Bell

Tobyn Bell, MSc, is a practitioner of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) based in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He is a CFT trainer for the Compassionate Mind Foundation and a CBT trainer, supervisor, and program lead at the Greater Manchester CBT Training Centre (National Health Service) Tobyn has published research on mental imagery and compassion and is a registered mental health nurse and trained mindfulness teacher.

Rita Lacerda

Clinical psychologist Rita Lacerda brings a broad experience working with many different types of groups from maternity care, primary care to working with autism and ADHD. She has experience with doing Group CFT in a numer of different settings and gives rich examples of challenges and opportunities we face working with different groups.

Dr Elaine Beaumont

Dr. Eleaine Beaumont is a psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Beaumont is also a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Salford.

Dr. Beaumont is the author of the bestselling books The Kindness Workbook (Dr Elaine Beaumont & Dr Mary Welford) and The Compassionate Mind Workbook (Dr Chris Irons & Dr Elaine Beaumont), and The Self-Compassion App.

Dr Lorena Llobenes

Dr. Lorena Llobenes is agraduated from the University of Buenos Aires. She is a neurologist. She trained in Compasion in CCARE, at the center for studies and research of compassion and altruism at Stanford University. She is involved in a number of different projects involving Compassion in Argentina and abroad.

Dr. Natali Gumiy

Dr. Natali Gumiy is a clinical psychologist , a founding member of Motivacion Compasiva, an institution that promotes the study, research and various forms of application of Compassion Focused Therapy in Argentina. She currently coordinates the training and supervision programmes in Compassion Focused Therapy for health professionals at Motivacion Compasiva.

Dr. Natali Gumiy is also a member of the research team of the project ‘Psychedelics and Compassion’ project coordinated by Motivacion Comp...

Deidre Fay (MSW)

Deirdre Fay, MSW is a psycho-spiritual author, coach and trainer with 35 years of experience exploring the intersection of trauma, attachment, yoga and meditation to point out a “a radically positive approach to healing trauma.” Her quest is using trauma as a “Modern Day Bodhisattva Training” to transform suffering into compassion where healing is not an accident by the sure result of consistent and persistent practice to develop a Solid, Steady, Secure Self. Her third book Becoming Safely Embo...

Prof Darcy Harris

Professor Darcy Harris at
King’s University College at Western University has authored several books on grief and complicated grief as well as contributed to reserach on gried. Her latest book "Compassion-Based Approaches in Loss and Grief" introduces clinicians to a wide array of strategies and frameworks for engaging clients throughout the loss experience, particularly when those experiences have a protracted course.