Interactive sessions and learning opportunities for professionals, teams, and communities
Regular workshops for professionals
As part of my ongoing commitment to sharing and developing compassion-focused approaches in clinical settings, I regularly deliver workshops for mental health professionals. These workshops offer structured, practice-based training opportunities designed to deepen therapeutic skills, build confidence, and create space for reflection, discussion, and connection.
Two of the main workshops I facilitate are:
Clinical skills in CFT for Psychosis
Check the ‘events’ page for upcoming CFTp workshops:
Since 2014, I’ve been running the Compassionate Mind Foundation’s CFT for Psychosis training pathway in the UK. These are experiential and skills-focused workshops tailored to clinicians working with people experiencing psychosis. I also deliver a 3-stage training pathway for US clinicians through a long-standing collaboration with Stanford University. See more at: med.stanford.edu.
CMT ‘Train-the-trainer’
Check the ‘events’ page for upcoming CMT workshops:
Since 2021, I’ve facilitated the CMT Train-the-Trainer 5-day workshop as part of the Balanced Minds CMT Facilitator Training pathway. This workshop is designed for practitioners who wish to deepen their own practice while gaining the skills and confidence to deliver Compassionate Mind Training to others. See more information on our dedicated page: balancedminds.com.
Both of these regular training opportunities are grounded in evidence-based frameworks and years of clinical experience. Whether you’re looking to build your clinical skills in working with psychosis, or support others through running your own Compassionate Mind Training courses, these workshops aim to offer something practical, meaningful, and supportive.
Tailored trainings for teams
Since 2012, my Balanced Minds colleague Chris and I have created custom workshops and training packages for various organisations. Some projects have been small, such as a single workshop, while others have been large, lasting months/years and including clincial skills, supervision, staff wellbeing, and leadership coaching.
Click here to see some of the organisations I’ve provided training for, spanning multiple sectors (healthcare, social care, education, charities, as well as the general public).
If you’d like to arrange training for your team or organisation, please email charlie@balancedminds.com.
Self-guided courses
Compassionate Mind Training
Compassionate Mind Training is an online course that helps you develop a compassionate mind and practice compassion towards yourself and others. It includes 8 video sessions led by Chris & Charlie (about 2 hours each), along with MP3 audios and PDF handouts.
Compassionate Parenting
Compassionate Parenting is a self-paced online course for parents, with some activities for children and somes joint parent-child exercises. It includes 7 video sessions led by Charlie & Jo (about 30 minutes each), along with MP3 audios and PDF handouts.
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