If you’re interested in CFT or self-compassion, our team have been involved in a variety of projects, from recorded talks at conferences, through to innovative creative cartoons. Please see below for a variety of Compassion Focused Therapy Videos that you might find interesting and useful.
If you’d like to train in how to do CFT, please take a look at some of our workshops. Or alternatively, if you’d like to practice some of the ideas and exercises in CFT for yourself, our self-help courses or Self-Compassion App might be ideal
Compassion for Voices: a tale of courage and hope. King’s College London Cultural Institute
Dr Chris Irons – International Science of Compassion Conference, 2012, USA
Dr Charlie Heriot Maitland – Royal College of General Practitioners Conference, 2013, UK
A collaborative video between Balanced Minds and The Difference charity outlining CFT ideas of the tricky brain and multiple self
A talk that Dr Chris Irons did for Action for Happiness on Self-Compassion
A talk on how self-compassion may be an important tool for therapists, given by Dr Chris Irons for SDS
Useful, related CFT Videos
Professor Paul Gilbert – How Mindfulness Fosters Compassion
Dr Russell Kolts – TED talk on the role of compassion for anger
Dr Eleanor Longdon – The Voices in My Head
Below are a variety of other video materials
Brene Brown – The Power of Vulnerability
Brene Brown – Listening to Shame
Kristin Neff – Self-Compassion
School of Life – Self-Compassion
demonstration videos
Engaging with Voices Playlist
These videos are inspired by the work of Professor Paul Gilbert
