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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tKristin Neff, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tKristin Neff, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion nearly twenty years ago, and is the author of the best-selling book Self-Compassion<\/a><\/em>. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Along with her colleague Chris Germer, she developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program, taught internationally, and co-wrote The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook<\/a>.<\/em> Her newest book is Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thriv<\/em>e<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Visit Kristin's website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visit the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tChristopher Germer, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tChris Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote two books, <\/span>The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <\/span>Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program<\/span><\/i><\/a>. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. Dr. Germer is also the author of <\/span>The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion<\/span><\/i><\/a>; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, <\/span>Mindfulness and Psychotherapy<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and<\/span> Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy<\/span><\/i><\/a>; and he maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- See Chris' website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visit the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGabor Mat\u00e9 MD, CM\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tGabor Mat\u00e9, MD, CM (pronunciation: GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver\u2019s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The best-selling author of four books published in thirty languages, including the award-winning<\/span> In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing, he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country\u2019s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His fifth book, <\/span>The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture<\/span><\/i><\/a> was released in 2022, and is now available.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Check out Gabor's book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDeran Young, LCSW\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tDeran Young, LSCW, is a licensed therapist specializing in racial trauma and legacy burdens. She is also a co-author of the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i> best-seller, <\/span>You Are Your Best Thing<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> a retired military officer, and founder of Black Therapists Rock \u2014 a non profit organization with a network of over 30,000 mental health professionals committed to reducing the psychological impact of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma. She obtained her social work degree from University of Texas, where she studied abroad in Ghana, West Africa for two semesters creating a high school counseling center for under-resourced students. Deran has visited over 37 different countries and her clinical experience spans across four different continents. Her passion for culture and people has led her to become a highly sought-after diversity and inclusion consultant working with companies like BBERG, Facebook, Linked In, and YWCA. She resides in the Washington, DC area with her 10 year old son.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Visit the Black Therapists Rock website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Learn more about the book Black Therapists Rock: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDeb Dana, LCSW, \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tDeb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author, and speaker. Her work is focused on creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system. She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, consultant to Khiron Clinics, and advisor to Unyte. Deb is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language that is clear and accessible and for pioneering Rhythm of Regulation\u00ae methodology, tools, techniques, and practices which continue to open up the power of Polyvagal Theory for professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life. <\/span>Deb believes that we all benefit when we have a basic understanding of the ways the nervous system works and learn how to become active operators of this essential system. Following this passion has led her to offering workshops in partnership with groups and communities outside of the clinical arena, and bringing the Polyvagal perspective to the ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, experiences of daily living.\u00a0<\/span>Deb\u2019s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes <\/span>The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation<\/span><\/i>; <\/span>Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices<\/span><\/i><\/a>; the Polyvagal Flip Chart;<\/a> the Polyvagal Card Deck<\/a>; and <\/span>Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety<\/span><\/i><\/a>. She partners with Sounds True to bring her Polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program <\/span>Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory<\/span><\/i><\/a> and her print book <\/span>Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n- Check out Rhythm of Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRick Hanson, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tRick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley\u2019s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times<\/em> best-selling author. His books have been published in 30 languages and have sold over a million copies in English alone. He\u2019s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Learn more at rickhanson.net.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tKamilah Majied, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tKamilah Majied, PhD, is a Buddhist mental health therapist, clinical educator, researcher, and internationally engaged consultant on building inclusivity and equity using meditative practices. As Professor of Social Work at California State University, Monterey Bay, she teaches clinical practice to graduate students employing psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and artistic approaches to well-being. She has engaged her Buddhist practice for over forty years, leading colloquia, workshops, retreats, and meditation sessions globally on Buddhism as it relates to experiencing wonder, humor, and insight through transforming oppressive patterns and deepening relationships. She is the author of numerous scholarly and secular articles and a contributing author to <\/span>Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation &\u00a0 Freedom<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Her forthcoming book with Sounds True is entitled <\/span>Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.compassionintherapy.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/paul-gilbert.jpeg\")
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPaul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tPaul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE, was made Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby in 1992. He has had many visiting professorships at different universities and is now an honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Queensland. Until his retirement from the NHS in 2016, he was Consultant Clinical Psychologist for over 40 years. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology with a special focus on mood, shame, and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which Compassion-Focused Therapy was developed. He was made a Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1993, President of the BABCP 2002-2004, and was a member of the first British Governments\u2019 NICE guidelines for depression. He has written\/edited 23 books and over 300 papers and book chapters. In 2006, he established the Compassionate Mind Foundati\u200b\u200bon as an international charity with the mission statement: To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion. There are now a number of sister foundations in other countries. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health. He established and is the Director of the Centre for Compassion Research and Training at Derby University UK. His latest book, edited with Professor G. Simos (2022), <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Compassion: Clinical Practice and Applications<\/span><\/i><\/a> (Routledge), offers a detailed overview of Compassion-Focused Therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.compassionintherapy.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/05\/MiriamPhieldsPhotoLionsRoar-1.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPamela Ayo Yetunde, MA, ThD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tPamela Ayo Yetunde, MA, ThD, is a pastoral counselor and the author of <\/span>Casting Indra’s Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community<\/span><\/i><\/a> and co-editor of <\/span>Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0 Ayo is working on a transformative novella and film project, inspired by a Buddhist story, about healing from shame. <\/span><\/p>\n\n- Check out Ayo\u2019s website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tJorge C. Armesto, PhD, C-IAYT\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tJorge C. Armesto, PhD, C-IAYT, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where he works with diverse communities. He is passionate about the intersection of psychology, mindfulness, spirituality, and body-focused practices. As a gay Cuban-American man, Jorge\u2019s work seeks to understand how multiple sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and inform the lived experiences of individuals, groups, and communities. He is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist. Jorge currently leads the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) Certificate Program through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Additionally, he is section faculty at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Certificate Program. Jorge practices in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition and is a member of the Order of Interbeing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n- Check out Jorge's website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tShari Geller, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tShari Geller, PhD, is an author, clinical psychologist, certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and leader in the field of therapeutic presence. She offers training modules in therapeutic presence internationally as part of a longer-term vision of having presence be a foundational training across psychotherapy approaches. With over thirty years\u2019 experience weaving psychology and mindfulness, Shari co-authored the book, <\/span>Therapeutic Presence: A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapeutic Relationships<\/span><\/i><\/a> (2022) with Dr. Leslie S. Greenberg; authored <\/span>A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence<\/span><\/i> (2017), which offers hands-on tools and guidance for cultivating and strengthening presence in therapy; and is a co-editor of a new book,<\/span> Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: A Clinical Handbook<\/span><\/i> (manuscript in preparation). Shari created the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness Program (TRM\u2122), a group modality integrating mindfulness, rhythm practices, and emotion-focused awareness to enhance wellbeing and presence. Shari serves on the teaching faculty in Health Psychology at York University and is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, in association with Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC).\u00a0 Shari is on the steering committee and part of the core faculty of the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) certificate program and is Membership and Networking Committee Chair for the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy (isEFT). Shari is the co-director of the Centre for MindBody Health, in Toronto, where she offers training, supervision, and therapy in Emotion-Focused therapy (EFT) and Mindfulness and Self-Compassion modalities for individuals and couples.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Visit Shari's website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Check out Shari's publications<\/a><\/li>\n
- Learn about Shari's upcoming events<\/a><\/li>\n
- Check out the Centre for MindBoy Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tChris Willard, PsyD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\tChristopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has been invited to more than two dozen countries to speak, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of 20 books, including\u00a0Alphabreaths<\/a>;\u00a0<\/em>Growing Up Mindful<\/em><\/a>; and\u00a0How we Grow Through What We Go Through<\/a><\/em>. His thoughts on mental health have been featured in\u00a0The New York Times, The Washington Post,<\/em>\u00a0cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.\u00a0<\/span>Find him on Instagram and facebook @drchriswillard<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Visit Kristin's website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visit the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Chris Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote two books, <\/span>The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <\/span>Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program<\/span><\/i><\/a>. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. Dr. Germer is also the author of <\/span>The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion<\/span><\/i><\/a>; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, <\/span>Mindfulness and Psychotherapy<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and<\/span> Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy<\/span><\/i><\/a>; and he maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- See Chris' website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Visit the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGabor Mat\u00e9 MD, CM\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t
Gabor Mat\u00e9, MD, CM (pronunciation: GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver\u2019s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The best-selling author of four books published in thirty languages, including the award-winning<\/span> In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing, he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country\u2019s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His fifth book, <\/span>The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture<\/span><\/i><\/a> was released in 2022, and is now available.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Check out Gabor's book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Deran Young, LSCW, is a licensed therapist specializing in racial trauma and legacy burdens. She is also a co-author of the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i> best-seller, <\/span>You Are Your Best Thing<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> a retired military officer, and founder of Black Therapists Rock \u2014 a non profit organization with a network of over 30,000 mental health professionals committed to reducing the psychological impact of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma. She obtained her social work degree from University of Texas, where she studied abroad in Ghana, West Africa for two semesters creating a high school counseling center for under-resourced students. Deran has visited over 37 different countries and her clinical experience spans across four different continents. Her passion for culture and people has led her to become a highly sought-after diversity and inclusion consultant working with companies like BBERG, Facebook, Linked In, and YWCA. She resides in the Washington, DC area with her 10 year old son.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Visit the Black Therapists Rock website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Learn more about the book Black Therapists Rock: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author, and speaker. Her work is focused on creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system. She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, consultant to Khiron Clinics, and advisor to Unyte. Deb is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language that is clear and accessible and for pioneering Rhythm of Regulation\u00ae methodology, tools, techniques, and practices which continue to open up the power of Polyvagal Theory for professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life. <\/span>Deb believes that we all benefit when we have a basic understanding of the ways the nervous system works and learn how to become active operators of this essential system. Following this passion has led her to offering workshops in partnership with groups and communities outside of the clinical arena, and bringing the Polyvagal perspective to the ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, experiences of daily living.\u00a0<\/span>Deb\u2019s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes <\/span>The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation<\/span><\/i>; <\/span>Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices<\/span><\/i><\/a>; the Polyvagal Flip Chart;<\/a> the Polyvagal Card Deck<\/a>; and <\/span>Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety<\/span><\/i><\/a>. She partners with Sounds True to bring her Polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program <\/span>Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory<\/span><\/i><\/a> and her print book <\/span>Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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- Check out Rhythm of Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRick Hanson, PhD\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley\u2019s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times<\/em> best-selling author. His books have been published in 30 languages and have sold over a million copies in English alone. He\u2019s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Learn more at rickhanson.net.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Kamilah Majied, PhD, is a Buddhist mental health therapist, clinical educator, researcher, and internationally engaged consultant on building inclusivity and equity using meditative practices. As Professor of Social Work at California State University, Monterey Bay, she teaches clinical practice to graduate students employing psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and artistic approaches to well-being. She has engaged her Buddhist practice for over forty years, leading colloquia, workshops, retreats, and meditation sessions globally on Buddhism as it relates to experiencing wonder, humor, and insight through transforming oppressive patterns and deepening relationships. She is the author of numerous scholarly and secular articles and a contributing author to <\/span>Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation &\u00a0 Freedom<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Her forthcoming book with Sounds True is entitled <\/span>Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE, was made Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby in 1992. He has had many visiting professorships at different universities and is now an honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Queensland. Until his retirement from the NHS in 2016, he was Consultant Clinical Psychologist for over 40 years. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology with a special focus on mood, shame, and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which Compassion-Focused Therapy was developed. He was made a Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1993, President of the BABCP 2002-2004, and was a member of the first British Governments\u2019 NICE guidelines for depression. He has written\/edited 23 books and over 300 papers and book chapters. In 2006, he established the Compassionate Mind Foundati\u200b\u200bon as an international charity with the mission statement: To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion. There are now a number of sister foundations in other countries. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health. He established and is the Director of the Centre for Compassion Research and Training at Derby University UK. His latest book, edited with Professor G. Simos (2022), <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Compassion: Clinical Practice and Applications<\/span><\/i><\/a> (Routledge), offers a detailed overview of Compassion-Focused Therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pamela Ayo Yetunde, MA, ThD, is a pastoral counselor and the author of <\/span>Casting Indra’s Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community<\/span><\/i><\/a> and co-editor of <\/span>Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0 Ayo is working on a transformative novella and film project, inspired by a Buddhist story, about healing from shame. <\/span><\/p>\n
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Jorge C. Armesto, PhD, C-IAYT, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where he works with diverse communities. He is passionate about the intersection of psychology, mindfulness, spirituality, and body-focused practices. As a gay Cuban-American man, Jorge\u2019s work seeks to understand how multiple sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and inform the lived experiences of individuals, groups, and communities. He is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist. Jorge currently leads the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) Certificate Program through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Additionally, he is section faculty at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Certificate Program. Jorge practices in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition and is a member of the Order of Interbeing. <\/span><\/p>\n
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Shari Geller, PhD, is an author, clinical psychologist, certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and leader in the field of therapeutic presence. She offers training modules in therapeutic presence internationally as part of a longer-term vision of having presence be a foundational training across psychotherapy approaches. With over thirty years\u2019 experience weaving psychology and mindfulness, Shari co-authored the book, <\/span>Therapeutic Presence: A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapeutic Relationships<\/span><\/i><\/a> (2022) with Dr. Leslie S. Greenberg; authored <\/span>A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence<\/span><\/i> (2017), which offers hands-on tools and guidance for cultivating and strengthening presence in therapy; and is a co-editor of a new book,<\/span> Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: A Clinical Handbook<\/span><\/i> (manuscript in preparation). Shari created the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness Program (TRM\u2122), a group modality integrating mindfulness, rhythm practices, and emotion-focused awareness to enhance wellbeing and presence. Shari serves on the teaching faculty in Health Psychology at York University and is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, in association with Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC).\u00a0 Shari is on the steering committee and part of the core faculty of the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) certificate program and is Membership and Networking Committee Chair for the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy (isEFT). Shari is the co-director of the Centre for MindBody Health, in Toronto, where she offers training, supervision, and therapy in Emotion-Focused therapy (EFT) and Mindfulness and Self-Compassion modalities for individuals and couples.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has been invited to more than two dozen countries to speak, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of 20 books, including\u00a0Alphabreaths<\/a>;\u00a0<\/em>Growing Up Mindful<\/em><\/a>; and\u00a0How we Grow Through What We Go Through<\/a><\/em>. His thoughts on mental health have been featured in\u00a0The New York Times, The Washington Post,<\/em>\u00a0cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.\u00a0<\/span>Find him on Instagram and facebook @drchriswillard<\/span><\/p>\n
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