Mindfulness Training Ltd.

Mindfulness Training Ltd specialises in training for Mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioural approaches to mental health. Since 2008 we have been offering comprehensive, on-going, clinical training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and a teacher development programme in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

Our ACT training is taught by Martin Brock the first ACBS peer-reviewed UK trainer (intermediate level and beyond), and by Henry Whitfield and Martin Wilks (Introductory level).

Our MBCT training programme is also taught by one of the UK's most highly respected teachers of MBCT, Dr. Patrizia Collard (BABCP accred.).

What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?

4 day (2 weekend) Introductory ACT course dates: 24-25th July (Group Experiential) + 4-5th Sept  (Skills Training)

Intermediate level Skills training with Martin Brock: 18-19 September + 16-17th October

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility means contacting the present moment fully as a conscious human being, and based on what the situation affords, changing or persisting in behavior in the service of chosen values. ACT also applies Relational Frame Theory (RFT), a well developed theory for understanding how human language contributes to how we think and suffer.

What is Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)?

4 day (2 weekend) MBCT Experiential Introduction course dates: 6-7th Nov + 4-5th Dec 2010

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Teacher Development Dates: 10-14th September 2010

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been developed with the aim of reducing relapse and recurrence for those who are vulnerable to episodes of depression. This empowering way of working has also gained empirical validation. It is needed because the risk of relapse and recurrence in those who have been depressed is very high, and the amount of triggering required for each subsequent episode becomes lower each time depression recurs.

What is Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)?

Traumatic Incident Reduction Level 1 - 4 day workshop
date: 10-13th Sept 2010

Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) is an integrative mindfulness-oriented approach to counselling, best known for addressing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The broader subject of TIR and Life Stress Reduction provides a well developed, thorough and coherent model for mindfulness-based case-formulation and integrative mindfulness-based counselling.

For information regarding receiving individual counselling please go to Mindfulness Clinic.

Our training is aimed at counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, coaches, social workers and other professional who facilitate growth and healing in others. Our training provides professionals and trainees with a range of effective methods for overcoming stress and other mental health issues. Our training can range from a single weekend introduction to a three year diploma that incorporates a range of mindfulness approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and others.

Meet the trainers:

ACT Trainers

• Tobias Lundgren, MSc, ACBS Peer-reviewed
• Martin Brock, MSc, BABCP Accredited, ACBS Peer-reviewed
• Martin Wilks, MSc BSc. Psychol, Dip Couns., MSc Couns Psychol, Dip Couns Psychol, BPS Chartered
• Lindsay Fletcher, M.A., PhD Candidate,
  University of Nevada, Reno
• Henry J. Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP

MBCT Trainers

• Dr. Patrizia C. Collard PhD, BABCP accredited, UKCP reg., MISMA, MAC
• Martin Wilks, MSc BSc. Psychol, Dip Couns., MSc Couns Psychol, Dip Couns Psychol, BPS Chartered

TIR Trainers

• Henry J. Whitfield MSc (CBT/REBT) MBACP, Accredited Advanced TIR trainer (TIRA)

Mindfulness Training provides regular trainings, supervision groups and support for ACT, MBCT and TIR/TIR-LSR counselling. We also provide counselling organisations with in-house training, consulting and supervision for setting up mindfulness-oriented counselling projects or incorporating TIR/TIR-LSR/ACT/MBCT into existing counselling projects. Go to training page...

* Equanimity is the ability to remain unperturbed by an event experienced within the framework of one's body and thoughts as a result of objective observation. This implies that unless one is aware of an actual (internal) experience, one cannot be equanimous towards it. This defined, equanimity relies on awareness on one's thoughts and body sensations (Cayoun, 2003).