Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT)

AllbuddhaBound

This is an interesting approach that is based on Buddhist beliefs. A number of leaders in the field of psychology/psychiatry are Buddhist. It bodes very well for the future.

http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/compassion-focused-therapy-9780415448079

http://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/11.html

It is as Buddhist in it's roots as they come.

possibilities

I keep recommending Kirstin Neff from Austin,TX - she's a Buddhist as well. I'm reading her book right now. More info on her website:
http://self-compassion.org/

AllbuddhaBound

Yes, Kristin Neff is a brilliant lady. There is a lot of research that supports compassion and I also have her book. These people are pioneers in an entirely new way to treat people's problems. Thanks for that.

DairyLama

This is an interesting approach that is based on Buddhist beliefs. A number of leaders in the field of psychology/psychiatry are Buddhist. It bodes very well for the future.

http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/compassion-focused-therapy-9780415448079

http://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/11.html

It is as Buddhist in it's roots as they come.

I heard that CFT was developed when people realised that Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ( MBSR ) was somewhat lacking. Like a Buddhist always doing mindfulness of breathing but neglecting metta bhavana.
It's good that Buddhist practices are being adopted by psychologists, though it feels like re-inventing the wheel to me. And these people do charge quite a lot for the courses they run.