At Compassionate Minds, we offer a diverse range of evidence-based workshops and group programmes designed to support families, individuals, schools, and professionals. Whether you are a parent seeking guidance, an individual navigating life transitions, or part of a team wanting to strengthen wellbeing, our workshops provide a safe, interactive, and practical environment for growth.

Parenting Support

Our parenting services draw on Compassion Focused Parenting and the Triple P Positive Parenting Programme, as well as psychological research and knowledge. We combine practical strategies with a compassion-based, psychobiological understanding of human behaviour. Parents can access:

• One-to-one guidance for managing conflict, behavioural struggles, and emotional regulation difficulties.
• Group workshops that help parents navigate challenges such as risky behaviours in adolescence, emotional outbursts, and discipline strategies. Sessions are collaborative and interactive, designed to foster secure attachment and positive family dynamics.
• Free online and in-person workshops aimed at strengthening the wider parenting community and building networks of support.

Discussion and Support Groups

We believe in the power of connection and learning together. Our discussion and support groups create a safe space for shared experiences, reflection, and practical tools:

• ADHD Discussion Forum – Monthly online sessions for parents and teachers to build understanding, share strategies, and celebrate strengths.
• Separation and Divorce Groups – Support for individuals navigating the emotional and practical challenges of family change, offering tools for resilience and a sense of community.
• Transition Groups – For people experiencing significant life changes, such as relocation, career shifts, or family transitions, providing reflection, coping skills, and peer support.

Wellbeing Workshops

Our wellbeing workshops are designed for a wide variety of audiences – parents, schools, professionals, and community members. They are practical, engaging, and rooted in psychological science, covering topics such as:

• Supporting the anxious brain
• Working with stress and developing resilience
• Sleep and its impact on mood and performance
• Emotional wellbeing and regulation
• Compassion in everyday life
• Perfectionism and performance anxiety

Workshops can be run in person at our clinic, delivered on-site to organisations and schools, or hosted online for accessibility.

Group Work Programmes for Transformation and Enlightenment

Working in a group offers an experience that is rich and enlightening. Sharing experiences and gaining validation and compassion from others can be uniquely de-shaming and empowering, fostering growth in a space of safety and non-judgement.

At Compassionate Minds, we design and deliver programmes that support people through life’s challenges and help them build lasting skills for wellbeing. Each programme is evidence-based, interactive, and focused on sustainable change.

Our current programmes include:

• Separation and Divorce (6 weeks): Navigate the emotional, practical, and relational challenges of separation with tools for resilience, confidence, and moving forward.
• Breaking Free from Unhelpful Habits (8 weeks): Learn to “unhook” from destructive cycles, understand the psychology behind them, and build healthier responses.
• Finding Direction and Meaning (4 weeks): Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), explore values, strengthen psychological flexibility, and build a purposeful life.
• Compassionate Mind Training (6 weeks): Develop a kinder internal framework, reduce shame, and strengthen compassion to guide wise and supportive action.

Schools

At Compassionate Minds, we partner with schools to create safe, supportive, and resilient learning environments. Our workshops and talks can be delivered on-site, online, or at our clinic, and are tailored to the distinct needs of school communities:

• Teachers and Support Staff – Wellbeing workshops designed to manage stress, prevent burnout, and build resilience, alongside training in understanding harmful behaviours and using de-escalation strategies to reduce risk.
• Parents and Caregivers – Practical talks and workshops to strengthen parenting skills, manage behavioural challenges, and support children’s emotional wellbeing.
• Child Protection Teams – Specialist training to manage complex and high-risk behaviours, including crisis response, safeguarding, and building compassionate yet robust approaches to safety.
• School Counsellors – Professional development and reflective practice opportunities (see Professional Support and Supervision section below), focusing on growth, collaboration, and clinical excellence.

Through this multi-layered approach, we help schools support every part of their community, staff, parents, and students, while embedding practices that nurture safeness, resilience, and compassion across the whole system.

Professional Support and Supervision

For practitioners, we provide opportunities to grow and reflect in a supportive community:

• Supervision and professional development for counsellors and psychologists, fostering reflective and growth-focused practice, offered individually or in groups.
• Collaboration gatherings and workshops for mental health professionals, exploring themes such as striving, productivity anxiety, compassion fatigue, and professional resilience.

Support for Aspiring Psychologists

At Compassionate Minds, we are passionate about supporting the next generation of psychologists. Whether you are still at school exploring psychology as a career, or studying at university and beginning your professional journey, our programmes are designed to help you grow in skills and confidence.

We offer:

• Life skills workshops for young people preparing for university, including resilience, stress management, and self-reflection.
• Therapeutic skills training in the fundamentals of therapy, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Person-Centred approaches, with opportunities for experiential practice.
• Early-career development through feedback, mentorship, and skills-based workshops that prepare students for placements and clinical roles.

What makes us unique is the chance to learn in a professional clinical setting, with both small group workshops for deeper learning and larger sessions to widen access. This blend of academic insight and hands-on experience gives aspiring psychologists a strong foundation for their future studies and careers.