Compassion-focused therapy helps people be kinder to themselves and others. CFT works by combining compassion training with mindfulness and other techniques. Compassion-focused therapy can help with ...

This post was co-authored by Martha Sweezy, Dilara Ally, Laure Tobiasz Veltz, Alexandra Comeau, Clare Bumpus, Tori Blot, Fiona Kate Rice, Brian Orr, Hanna Soumerai Rea, and Zev Schuman-Olivier.

Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) aims to help clients who experience deep-seated feelings of shame and engage in persistent self-criticism. Because such individuals are often unable to view themselves ...