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Compassion-focused therapy for anger

An intermediate level skills workshop

8 hours
8 CE credits
Intermediate
Recording available for 6 months
Experienced practitioners and clinicians

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Do you want to help clients’ break free from their anger cycle and learn effective ways to communicate their needs?

Using innovative approaches from compassion-focused therapy (CFT) this workshop will teach you how to address problematic anger while fostering and strengthening relationships. Working with anger can be particularly challenging, as it can provide individuals with a sense of control and power that they may struggle to relinquish, despite the severe consequences it may bring.

Problematic anger can:

  • Strain relationships
  • Hinder professional opportunities,
  • Create rifts within friendships and family dynamics
  • Ultimately leave individuals feeling isolated and alone.

Learn essential CFT skills and strategies to work through anger issues with your clients.

About this workshop

Join Professor Russell Kolts, renowned expert in compassion-focused therapy (CFT), and leading authority in working with anger for a highly practical and informative training session that promises to revolutionise your approach when working with clients struggling with anger issues.

During the workshop, we will explore the dynamics and maintenance of anger problems from a CFT perspective, emphasising non-shaming approaches to help clients understand and work through their anger. We will delve into the reasons why anger problems can be challenging to address, explore techniques to assist clients in taking responsibility for their anger-related behaviours, and guide clients in cultivating a commitment to change their relationship with anger. Essential tools will be provided to support clients in incorporating these changes into their daily lives.

Throughout the workshop, you will have the opportunity to acquire key skills, including:

  • Developing a CFT conceptualisation of anger and effectively communicating this to clients.
  • Assisting clients in recognising their anger triggers, cycles, and responses.
  • Building, strengthening, and utilising the therapeutic relationship when working with clients experiencing anger.
  • Facilitating the transition from the threatened mind to the compassionate mind.
  • Engaging clients in exercises to strengthen their compassionate self.
  • Equipping clients with strategies to manage anger-related shame, enabling them to align their actions with their desired self-image.

And much more!

This intermediate level workshop has been designed for practitioners who already possess some familiarity with the CFT model but would like to extend their understanding to apply compassion-focused strategies to problematic anger and anger-related issues.

Russell has already authored two books on this subject “The compassionate-mind guide to managing your anger” and “The anger workbook” with learnings from these titles and more being put into practice in an accessible and engaging way during these sessions.

Previous feedback from Russell’s workshops

Highly engaging, informative, challenging, and fun! Russell is dynamic, passionate, and very knowledgeable – a fabulous facilitator.
Sami Karney, CBT Therapist (CYP)

This was one of the best trainings I’ve ever attended. Dr. Kolts did a fantastic job. It was great to learn from a true expert in this area.
Michael McClung, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Fantastic speaker and brilliant facilitation and organisation.
Petra Gwilliam, Clinical Psychologist

Who will benefit from this workshop?

This workshop is designed for practitioners who work with clients who experience problematic anger and already know about CFT or use it to some extent. The workshop will assume that participants already have a good grasp of the basics of CFT, and have some experience of applying it in their practice as the fundamentals of the CFT model will not be covered.

If you are interested in learning about the basics of the CFT model, check out our on-demand workshop, CFT in practice: compassion-focused therapy skills for beginners with Russell Kolts.

Group booking discounts

Contextual Consulting offer discounts for groups of people from the same organisation e.g. an NHS Trust that does not have a contract arrangement with us.

Please email us here  to arrange a group discount or find out more about our CPD contracts here.

 

APA psychologists: This program is sponsored by Contextual Consulting and is approved for 8 CE credits for psychologists. 

Nationally certified counselors: This workshop is available for 8 credit hours. Contextual Consulting Ltd. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7578. 

To find out more, including attendance requirements and how to access your certificate, go to our continuing education information page.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Describe how anger influences and organises the mind in complex ways.
  • Articulate a comprehensive treatment model for applying CFT to address problematic anger.
  • Utilise the therapeutic relationship to support, model, and reinforce compassionate approaches to working with anger.
  • Apply compassionate self-work to assist clients in managing anger triggers.
  • Utilise compassionate self-work to help angry clients engage with vulnerable emotions.

If you have disability and require adjustments or accommodation, please email us at to discuss your needs and we will do our best to help you.

The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy by Russell Kolts.

 

The Anger Workbook by Russell Kolts.

Booking cancellation 

The registration fee will be refunded minus a administration charge if cancellations are received at least two weeks before the workshop date.

Cancellations within two weeks of the event date are charged the full registration fee, other than in exceptional circumstances that can be verified.

Event cancellation 
In the event of cancellation of the course outside of our control we will not be held accountable for travel and/or accommodation costs incurred. However, the workshop fees will be refunded.

All workshops will be subject to minimum delegate numbers being met; in the event that a workshop should be cancelled delegates will be given no less than 2 months’ notice.

Replacing delegates

If a delegate is unable to attend and a replacement is nominated there may be a charge depending on the individual circumstances, this will be advised at the time. Please contact the us to request a replacement of delegates at least a week before the workshop date.

Compassion-focused therapy for anger
4 sessions: 5th - 13th Mar 2025
Starts: 5th Mar 2025: 10:00 AM (New York time)
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FAQs

To find out more, including attendance requirements and how to access your certificate, go to our continuing education information page.

We will have dedicated technicians on hand throughout the entire duration of the workshop. They will be there to help you manage any issues that may come up and get you back in to the workshop again. Also, if you think there may be a problem, be it with your work access or anything else, you can log in early to check if things are working for you, and be prepared. There may of course be technical issues that come up on your end, which will be your responsibility to look after. But these are rare and we have an extra handy troubleshooting guide that comes with tips and tricks to deal with any problems.

Yes, you will receive a CPD certificate.

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