The Practice of Compassion-Focused Therapy: An Inside Look. A Workbook for Therapists with Assignments for Self-Work and Self-Reflection

The book is of interest to psychotherapists who wish to enhance their skills in compassion-focused therapy (Compassion-Focused Therapy - CFT). Its goal is to help the reader explore the fundamental experience of CFT, using an inside perspective, as well as cultivating, applying, and analyzing it in their life. The method of self-testing/self-reflection (ST/SR) allows therapists to apply CFT techniques to themselves and analyze their work experience through 34 brief, carefully designed modules. The authors of the book are leading specialists who clarify the multilayered nature of CFT, which combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, evolutionary science, mindfulness, and other approaches.