Learning how to cultivate compassion through an approach like compassion focused therapy (CFT) can have profoundly positive effects on mental health. So, in today’s video I’m going to give you 5 evidence-based benefits of compassion focused therapy! There are others!! But let’s start with five.

TARGETED PLAYLIST:

Compassion in a T-Shirt

RESEARCH LINKS:

Gilbert and Irons (2005):

https://www.amazon.com.au/Compassion-Conceptualisations-Research-Use-Psychotherapy/dp/158391983X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LG3JO4XRN9G1&keywords=Compassion%3A+Conceptualisations%2C+Research+and+Use+in+Psychotherapy.&qid=1643522516&sprefix=compassion+conceptualisations+research+and+use+in+psychotherapy+%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1

Leaviss and Uttley (2012):

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/psychotherapeutic-benefits-of-compassionfocused-therapy-an-early-systematic-review/6E1FB22CFABD2B96AC7DE0B473774F9F

Gama Cavalcanti, Steindl, Matos and Boschen (2021):

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01510-3?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst&utm_source=ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AA_en_06082018&ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst_20210226

Kirby, Tellegen and Steindl (2017):

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005789417300667

Craig, Hiskey and Spector (2021):

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14737175.2020.1746184

Matos, Duarte, Duarte, Pinto-Gouveia, Petrocchi and Gilbert (2021):

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-021-01717-2

Matos and Steindl (2020):

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jclp.23055

Carter, Gilbert and Kirby (2020):

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cpp.2488

Ashfield, Chan and Lee (2021):

https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papt.12275

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Compassion, Self-compassion, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Self-criticism, Shame, Trauma, compassion focused therapy, CFT, compassionate mind training, CMT