Mindfulness and Compassion-based Therapy

Mindfulness-based therapy brings the practice of present-moment, nonjudgmental awareness into the therapeutic process. Drawing from traditions such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), this approach helps clients relate to thoughts, emotions, and sensations with greater steadiness and less reactivity.

Within sessions, clients learn skills such as breath awareness, body scans, and mindful observation of thoughts and feelings. These practices support people in creating space between stimulus and response—so that habitual patterns of worry, rumination, self-criticism, or avoidance have less power to drive daily life.

Mindfulness-based therapy has strong research support for anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, and trauma-related concerns. Our practitioners often integrate mindfulness with other approaches to help clients develop a steady, compassionate inner ground that can meet whatever life brings.

Mindfulness-based approaches also integrate compassion practices. Tara Brach’s teachings on Radical Acceptance and Kristin Neff’s work on self-compassion offer examples for the integration of psychology, meditation, and compassion-based healing.

Browse the practitioners listed here to learn about their background and approach, or contact us to find the right match for your needs.