BEING AND BECOMING COUNSELLING AND WELLNESS SERVICES

Compassionate Mind Training

Overcome self-criticism and build inner strength. Harness the transformational power of compassion in your own life.

Compassionate Mind Training can help you:

REDUCE SHAME & SELF-CRITICISM

INCREASE RESILIENCE

IMPROVE EMOTION REGULATION

COMPASSIONATE MIND TRAINING AVAILABLE ACROSS CANADA

Compassionate Mind Training (CMT)

An 8-week Experiential Course

Learn how tricky human brains can be and how susceptible they are to self-criticism and shame. This course, facilitated in a small group format, is designed to help you better understand your own brain, learn to work with it more effectively, and cultivate a more compassionate mind.

The Compassionate Mind Training Course

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  • Runs for 8 weeks

  • Each session is 1.5 hours long

  • This small group meets over zoom and is open to individuals located across Canada

  • Open to anyone over the age of 18 who is interested in developing a more compassionate mind

  • In an effort to make this training accessible we are offering tiered pricing

Reduced Rate

$400

For those who experience financial barriers, are surviving, and cannot access financial support from their community.

Standard Rate

$500

For those who are financially stable, have some discretionary income, and/or have access to financial support from their community.

Generous Rate

$600

For those who are financially thriving and have discretionary income.

Additional funds above the standard rate will be used to subsidize fees for the reduced rate.

*The fee covers the eight 2-hour group sessions, weekly summaries of the course teachings, meditations & home practices.

Are you ready to relate to life's difficulties & challenges with greater ease and clarity?​

Do you want to embrace a kinder and more supportive relationship with yourself?
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​Join us for 8-weeks of learning, practicing & cultivating a more compassionate mind. ​

Learn More about Compassionate Mind Training

  • Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) is a structured 8-week course developed by Paul Gilbert, a psychologist and the creator or Compassion Focused Therapy. This program was designed specifically for individuals who exhibit high levels of shame and self-criticism, whose problems often tend to be chronic, and who find self-warmth and self-acceptance difficult or frightening. CMT focuses specifically on developing the skills of compassion.

  • CMT is an evidence-based program. It is associated with many benefits including:

    • Increased compassion for self and others

    • Improved ability to self-soothe

    • Better emotion regulation

    • Increased resilience and well-being

    • Decreased shame and self-criticism

    • Decreases in anxiety and depression

    • Decreased psychological distress

    • Decreased attachment anxiety

    • Reduced perfectionism

    • Improved relationship with one’s body

  • Each session includes a mixture of teaching, experiential practices, and group discussion. Group discussion will centre around experiences with the experiential practices and not past personal experiences.

    The experiential practices include:

    • Attention training

    • Mindfulness Practices

    • Soothing Breathing

    • Calm Place Imagery

    • Compassionate Imagery

    • Working with Body Posture

    • Recalling a Compassionate Memory

    • Loving Kindness Meditation

  • CMT is well-suited for anyone who is interested in developing a more compassionate mind.

  • No previous experience with mindfulness or meditation is required to attend.

  • Interested individuals must be 18 years of age or older and located within Canada to participate.

    Participants are required to have access to a stable internet connection and a computer that has both a microphone and camera. They are also required to have access to a private space from which they can participate.

  • No this is not a therapy group and it is not intended to be a substitute for medical or mental health care.

    Group discussions will be limited to discussion about the content presented in the sessions and/or experiences during the session practices.

  • The group will be limited to a maximum of 10 participants.

  • Participants are encouraged to engage with practices between sessions but this is not a requirement.

  • No. This course is not eligible for extended health benefit coverage.

The Group Facilitator

Semhar Ghedela

Semhar is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and a Compassionate Mind Training Facilitator. She has worked in the mental health field for over a decade and has seen the power of cultivating compassion in both her own life and the lives of her clients.