One day Introduction to Mindfulness-based therapies

Trainer: Henry Whitfield
Date: TBA
Venue: SR Office 2, 114-118 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN
Fee: £95

Mindfulness has recently received much empirical validation in academic communities, as an effective psychotherapeutic intervention. As a result Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and other mindfulness therapies are regularly used in mainstream settings such as the NHS. This workshop comprises an experiential introduction to Mindfulness therapies, including exercises taken from MBCT, ACT, and Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR).

The day will cover:

• 'Mindfulness' as a multi facetted concept, as understood in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and other mindfulness oriented therapies such as Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR).
• Practical applications of mindfulness including methods from MBCT, ACT, for responding to the effects of stress or other challenging psychological situations.
• An experiential understanding of mindfulness through the practice of these methods.

By the end of the course you will:

• Understand experientially the concept of Mindfulness from three different angles.
• Understand experientially how mindfulness is applied in various empirically validated mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapies.
• Have examples of methods from the three approaches that you could use with clients

Henry J. Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP, Accredited Advanced TIR trainer and TIR practitioner (TIRA)

Henry founded Mindfulness Training Ltd in 2006. His research interests include the theoretical and practical integration of mindfulness with cognitive behavioural theories, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes and in case-formulated applications of mindfulness. After 4 years as a trauma specialist for Victim Support Lambeth, Henry is now conducting empirical research for City and Hackney Mind, investigating the process of values within different approaches to trauma counselling. He also works in private pratice, and teaches widely on the subject of Mindfulness-consistent therapies.