14th International CFT Conference 6-9 October 2025 In-person (F2F)

It's our 14th-anniversary conference and we'll be exploring 'Transforming Minds through Compassion', bringing together speakers and presenters who represent the wonderful community of compassion focused approaches to health and wellbeing. We hope to see you there!

For further information please visit our conference webpage:

CMF Conference 2025

We have Early Bird Discounted tickets - Expiry date 31st July 2025.

This year, we will be trialling a partnership with Kudo AI to provide live, real-time speech translation for all sessions from 7–9 October. Delegates will be able to choose from 10 available languages: Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Japanese and Hindi — and there’s no added cost to use this feature! Delegates will also get access to both translated and English conference recordings. For more information, including instructions for how this will work, please .

2025 Conference Schedule

Monday 6 October - Full day Workshops

-Dr Dan Siegel - The Nine Domains of Integration and the Cultivation of Compassion

-Dr Deborah Lee- The Compassionate Mind Approach to Working with Trauma and Complex PTSD

-Clinical Professors Derek Griner & Davey Erekson – Innovations in Compassion Focused Group Psychotherapy- An Experiential Approach

-Dr Stan Steindl- Working with Fears of Compassion: A Motivational Interviewing Approach

-Dr Neil Clapton & Dr Syd Hiskey- Embodied Compassion: Integrating CFT & Martial Arts

Tuesday 7 October

Welcome and Opening Address

Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

Keynote Dr Dan Siegel - Consciousness and Compassion: Opening and Transforming Awareness to our IntraConnected Identity

Symposium Cultivating Compassion to Transform our Emotional Wellbeing: A Multimodal Approach

Experiential session Dr Neil Clapton and Dr Syd Hiskey

Keynote Dr Deborah Lee - Compassion and the Transformation of Traumatised Minds

Keynote Professor Paul Gilbert OBE - Compassion and Dimensions of Transformation

Evening Social Drinks reception, Dinner and Dance

Wednesday 8 October

Practice session Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

Keynote Dr Lorena Llobenes - Psilocybin and Compassion: Insights from a Naturalistic fMRI, EEG, and Self-Report Study

Symposium Compassion Transforming the Body

Experiential session with Natali Gumiy- Embodied Compassion

Keynote Professor Stan Gilmour KPM FRSA - Brain Injury and the Justice System

Keynote/ Experiential Session LIVE ONLINE Dr Pat Gerbarg & Dr Richard Brown - Breath-Body-Mind: Connection, Co-regulation, and Compassion

Evening Social Open Mic Night

Thursday 9 October

Practice session with Choden - The Practice of Chenrezi: Drawing on the Wisdom and Compassion of the Tibetan Tradition

Keynote Professor Katherine Berry - Compassion, Attachment and Relationships

Keynote Professor Michael West - Hope in the Dark: Compassionate Leadership and Teamworking for High Quality Care

Symposium Social Dynamics and Compassionate Relationships

Experiential session Choden - The Practice of Green Tara: Drawing on the Wisdom and Compassion of the Tibetan Tradition

Keynote Clinical Professor Derek Griner - The Transformative Power of CFT Group Psychotherapy

Conference Address Matt Hawkins - Building Connected, Resilient and Compassionate Communities

Poster Presentation Prizes - Dr Wendy Wood

Closing Address Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom