Charlie Heriot-Maitland

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Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training

on 21/11/2025 in NEWS & UPDATES, TRAINING

Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates:

🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025

  • 09.30-16.30 (GMT)
  • 2-day workshop (online)
  • Compassionate Mind Foundation

🇺🇸 25th March 2026

  • 09.00-13.00 (PST)
  • ½-day workshop (online)
  • Stanford INSPIRE Training

🇺🇸 29th April – 7th May 2026

  • 09.00-13.00 (PST)
  • 4 x ½-day workshops (online)
  • Stanford INSPIRE Training
See upcoming events page
  • Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
    1 week ago
  • Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
    2 weeks ago
  • Thank you to the organisers and presenters at the AD4E Online Festival on Friday. We were invited to question whether a ‘diagnosis and disorder’ model in mental health is the best method for understanding people’s distress and for helping them with their suffering. We also thought about why this model is so prolific, and the structures/ institutions that may sustain this as the dominant narrative and culture of care. Important questions, a lot to think about, and over the weekend, I was also remembering this principle from the American writer, Clay Shirky: “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are solution” @adisorder4everyone @johann.hari #ad4efestival25 #adisorder4everyone
    3 weeks ago
  • In 2022, we published a book for voice-hearers that aimed to create a warm and caring tone for the reader and a respectful tone for their voices. We have seen so much suffering come as a result of the conflicts and battles that people are caught up in in the relationship with their voices - challenging them, suppressing them, demonising and attempting to eliminate them - day after day. We wanted to offer an option for readers that shifted the voice-hearing relationship - away from viewing voices as the enemies, towards considering their potential roles as allies in understanding our fears and emotional conflicts, and in finding out ways in which we can help. If you’d like to find out more, we have a dedicated website for the book here: www.relatingtovoices.com
    3 weeks ago
  • Keep catching yourself. You’ve got this. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
    4 weeks ago
  • Delighted to receive my endorser’s copy of this new book, and to highly recommend this wonderful and groundbreaking work. Making Sense of Hearing Voices: A Practical Guide (@pccs_books, pub date 9th Oct 2025)
    2 months ago
  • Dan Siegel & Paul Gilbert … … coming together with the perfect caption: “Consciousness & Compassion”! @drdansiegel @compassionatemind_foundation #cftconference25
    2 months ago
  • This has been one of the most powerful experiences of my career, working so closely and intensively with these US psychosis teams over a long period (mainly through case consultation groups, but also training and leadership coaching groups too). I've learnt so much about the US mental health system and the different challenges faced by people with psychosis, their families, staff, and organisations/providers, compared to here in the UK NHS. What's not different is the significant need for more compassionate and trauma-informed approaches, and huge credit to Michigan state EIP teams for having the courage to take this on and to embed CFT into your treatment options. Today I had a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this work, on compassion, and on CFT for Psychosis in a recorded interview that will hopefully be used as part of their in-house staff trainings. Thank you Michigan! #cft #psychosis #compassion #riverside
    3 months ago
  • Do you know any Educational Psychologists who might be interested in learning about compassion focused approaches? Jo Taylor and I are running a 2-day workshop in September, and we are looking forward to sharing some creative and innovative ways of bringing CFT into Educational Psychology practice.
    5 months ago
  • Want to run your own CMT 8-week courses? Our next ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop will be in September 2025, and this will be our seventh international cohort of CMT facilitators since we started offering this training pathway in 2021. Find more details at www.balancedminds.com or by emailing info@balancedminds.com
    5 months ago
Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
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Upcoming CFT for Psychosis training dates: 🇬🇧 4-5th December 2025 - 09.30-16.30 (GMT) - 2-day workshop (online) - Compassionate Mind Foundation 🇺🇸 25th March 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - ½-day workshop (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training 🇺🇸 29th April - 7th May 2026 - 09.00-13.00 (PST) - 4 x ½-day workshops (online) - Stanford INSPIRE Training @compassionatemind_foundation @stanford.inspire.training
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Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
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Using your body to support your mind. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
2 weeks ago
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Thank you to the organisers and presenters at the AD4E Online Festival on Friday. We were invited to question whether a ‘diagnosis and disorder’ model in mental health is the best method for understanding people’s distress and for helping them with their suffering. We also thought about why this model is so prolific, and the structures/ institutions that may sustain this as the dominant narrative and culture of care. Important questions, a lot to think about, and over the weekend, I was also remembering this principle from the American writer, Clay Shirky: “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are solution” @adisorder4everyone @johann.hari #ad4efestival25 #adisorder4everyone
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Thank you to the organisers and presenters at the AD4E Online Festival on Friday. We were invited to question whether a ‘diagnosis and disorder’ model in mental health is the best method for understanding people’s distress and for helping them with their suffering. We also thought about why this model is so prolific, and the structures/ institutions that may sustain this as the dominant narrative and culture of care. Important questions, a lot to think about, and over the weekend, I was also remembering this principle from the American writer, Clay Shirky: “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are solution” @adisorder4everyone @johann.hari #ad4efestival25 #adisorder4everyone
3 weeks ago
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In 2022, we published a book for voice-hearers that aimed to create a warm and caring tone for the reader and a respectful tone for their voices. We have seen so much suffering come as a result of the conflicts and battles that people are caught up in in the relationship with their voices - challenging them, suppressing them, demonising and attempting to eliminate them - day after day. We wanted to offer an option for readers that shifted the voice-hearing relationship - away from viewing voices as the enemies, towards considering their potential roles as allies in understanding our fears and emotional conflicts, and in finding out ways in which we can help. If you’d like to find out more, we have a dedicated website for the book here: www.relatingtovoices.com
In 2022, we published a book for voice-hearers that aimed to create a warm and caring tone for the reader and a respectful tone for their voices. We have seen so much suffering come as a result of the conflicts and battles that people are caught up in in the relationship with their voices - challenging them, suppressing them, demonising and attempting to eliminate them - day after day. We wanted to offer an option for readers that shifted the voice-hearing relationship - away from viewing voices as the enemies, towards considering their potential roles as allies in understanding our fears and emotional conflicts, and in finding out ways in which we can help. If you’d like to find out more, we have a dedicated website for the book here: www.relatingtovoices.com
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In 2022, we published a book for voice-hearers that aimed to create a warm and caring tone for the reader and a respectful tone for their voices. We have seen so much suffering come as a result of the conflicts and battles that people are caught up in in the relationship with their voices - challenging them, suppressing them, demonising and attempting to eliminate them - day after day. We wanted to offer an option for readers that shifted the voice-hearing relationship - away from viewing voices as the enemies, towards considering their potential roles as allies in understanding our fears and emotional conflicts, and in finding out ways in which we can help. If you’d like to find out more, we have a dedicated website for the book here: www.relatingtovoices.com
3 weeks ago
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Keep catching yourself. You’ve got this. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
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Keep catching yourself. You’ve got this. #selfcompassion #compassionbreaks(withDora)
4 weeks ago
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Delighted to receive my endorser’s copy of this new book, and to highly recommend this wonderful and groundbreaking work. Making Sense of Hearing Voices: A Practical Guide (@pccs_books, pub date 9th Oct 2025)
Delighted to receive my endorser’s copy of this new book, and to highly recommend this wonderful and groundbreaking work. Making Sense of Hearing Voices: A Practical Guide (@pccs_books, pub date 9th Oct 2025)
@charlieheriotmaitland
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Delighted to receive my endorser’s copy of this new book, and to highly recommend this wonderful and groundbreaking work. Making Sense of Hearing Voices: A Practical Guide (@pccs_books, pub date 9th Oct 2025)
2 months ago
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Dan Siegel & Paul Gilbert … … coming together with the perfect caption: “Consciousness & Compassion”! @drdansiegel @compassionatemind_foundation #cftconference25
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Dan Siegel & Paul Gilbert … … coming together with the perfect caption: “Consciousness & Compassion”! @drdansiegel @compassionatemind_foundation #cftconference25
2 months ago
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This has been one of the most powerful experiences of my career, working so closely and intensively with these US psychosis teams over a long period (mainly through case consultation groups, but also training and leadership coaching groups too). I've learnt so much about the US mental health system and the different challenges faced by people with psychosis, their families, staff, and organisations/providers, compared to here in the UK NHS. What's not different is the significant need for more compassionate and trauma-informed approaches, and huge credit to Michigan state EIP teams for having the courage to take this on and to embed CFT into your treatment options. Today I had a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this work, on compassion, and on CFT for Psychosis in a recorded interview that will hopefully be used as part of their in-house staff trainings. Thank you Michigan! #cft #psychosis #compassion #riverside
@charlieheriotmaitland
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This has been one of the most powerful experiences of my career, working so closely and intensively with these US psychosis teams over a long period (mainly through case consultation groups, but also training and leadership coaching groups too). I've learnt so much about the US mental health system and the different challenges faced by people with psychosis, their families, staff, and organisations/providers, compared to here in the UK NHS. What's not different is the significant need for more compassionate and trauma-informed approaches, and huge credit to Michigan state EIP teams for having the courage to take this on and to embed CFT into your treatment options. Today I had a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this work, on compassion, and on CFT for Psychosis in a recorded interview that will hopefully be used as part of their in-house staff trainings. Thank you Michigan! #cft #psychosis #compassion #riverside
3 months ago
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Do you know any Educational Psychologists who might be interested in learning about compassion focused approaches? Jo Taylor and I are running a 2-day workshop in September, and we are looking forward to sharing some creative and innovative ways of bringing CFT into Educational Psychology practice.
Do you know any Educational Psychologists who might be interested in learning about compassion focused approaches? Jo Taylor and I are running a 2-day workshop in September, and we are looking forward to sharing some creative and innovative ways of bringing CFT into Educational Psychology practice.
Do you know any Educational Psychologists who might be interested in learning about compassion focused approaches? Jo Taylor and I are running a 2-day workshop in September, and we are looking forward to sharing some creative and innovative ways of bringing CFT into Educational Psychology practice.
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Do you know any Educational Psychologists who might be interested in learning about compassion focused approaches? Jo Taylor and I are running a 2-day workshop in September, and we are looking forward to sharing some creative and innovative ways of bringing CFT into Educational Psychology practice.
5 months ago
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Want to run your own CMT 8-week courses? Our next ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop will be in September 2025, and this will be our seventh international cohort of CMT facilitators since we started offering this training pathway in 2021. Find more details at www.balancedminds.com or by emailing info@balancedminds.com
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Want to run your own CMT 8-week courses? Our next ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop will be in September 2025, and this will be our seventh international cohort of CMT facilitators since we started offering this training pathway in 2021. Find more details at www.balancedminds.com or by emailing info@balancedminds.com
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