The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy
Advancing the Art and Science of Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy is an internationally known cognitive behavioral therapy group, committed to bringing you the highest standard of quality in evidence-based, compassion-focused psychological services.
The Center was founded by two leading experts on the psychology of compassion, mindfulness, and behavior change, Dr. Dennis Tirch & Dr. Laura Silberstein-Tirch. Dennis and Laura have written 7 groundbreaking books, published peer-reviewed research, and have trained thousands of psychotherapists throughout the world.
The Center for CFT’s team is an highly expert, dedicated, and intentionally selective group of psychologists, who deliver gold-standard, research-supported techniques with an emphasis on mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion.
We are the first clinical center for Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in the USA.
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is a form of evidence-based psychotherapy that builds on cognitive, behavioral and psychodynamic therapies by integrating the neuroscience of positive emotion, methods derived from Buddhist psychology, and evolutionary science.
Beyond CFT - our team are acknowledged experts, trainers and consultants in the following gold-standard psychological approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Exposure and Response Prevention
Evidence-Based Treatment of Trauma Responses
Emotion Regulation
Anxiety Treatment