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Compassion Sklls Class - 6 week sessions

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                 Unlike self-criticism which asks if you're good enough.
                 Self-compassion asks what's good for you - Kristin Neff, PhD


We all experience painful moments. Sometimes it’s a difficult emotion or situation; often it’s our own negative self-judgments causing deep internal suffering. Learning how to meet such moments from a compassionate self stance, to lean in with kindness rather than
self-criticalness, is the focus of this 6 week Compassion skills class.
Specifically I teach what I call the "Full Model" of Compassion, meaning we will be covering a range of compassion skills including self-compassion, working with difficult emotions, loving kindness, sending and receiving practices, all within the framework of the Emotion Regulation Model of Compassion. I teach skills for both "in the moment" self-compassion as well as those skills that build compassionate capacity over time. Classes are both didactic and experiential.

Class participants will learn:
  ♦ The 3 Circle Compassion Model of Emotions - why what we feel isn’t “our fault”
  ♦ Myths of Self-Compassion - what self-compassion is, and what it isn’t
  ♦ Self-Compassion Skills for everyday living - soothing rhythm breathing, mindful
     checking in, self-compassion break, compassionate friend
  ♦ Specific ways to work with painful emotions
  ♦ Ways to motivate ourselves from kindness, rather than self-criticism

Handouts and worksheets provided.

Leader: Anne Mader, LMFT. Anne has been studying Compassion-Focused Therapy with leaders in the field since 2013, and draws from a variety of compassionate-self and mindful self-compassion theories and materials in creating this Compassion Skills Class.
Cost: $30 per class / $180 total
Dates: Next class session starts in mid-March in Chapel Hill.

For more information, or to register for class, call Anne at 919-968-0231 ext 1.

A moment of self-compassion can change your day. A string
of such moments can change the course of your life.
                                                        ~ Christopher Germer

 


104 S. Estes Dr, Ste 301W ~ Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 ~ 919-968-0231 ext 1 ~ www.annemaderlmft.com and FB @ Anne Mader, LMFT Psychotherapist