ACT with Compassion Workshop
Certification:
- The college will issue a certificate of attendance to those who take this workshop.
- CPD: 6 hours
QQI: N/A
Cost:
- €95.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)
Date: Sat 16th May 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Apply: Click Here to Apply Online
- Delivery: Onsite IICP College, Killinarden, Dublin 24
Introduction
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based ‘third wave’ CBT approach, which also takes useful philosophical stances from Existentialism and Gestalt frameworks to create powerful counselling and therapeutic tools. ACT is increasingly demonstrating its effectiveness to help clients across a range of psychological issues.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychological approach that helps individuals cultivate self-compassion and reduce self-criticism, particularly in the contexts of shame, trauma, depression and anxiety.
Course Content
This Workshop will cover how to effectively, creatively, compassionately, and flexibly integrate the key skills of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to help you and your clients create more lasting changes, where you and they can often get stuck!
Practice using the 6 core processes of ACT:
- Contact with the present moment
- Acceptance
- Defusion
- Self-as-context
- Values
- Committed Action
As well as the 3 Circles model of CFT:
- Threat
- Ambition
- Soothing
We will also use ‘the Matrix’, as a tool for ongoing assessment, and contextual targeting of ACT processes. The importance of compassion, validation and client collaboration will be discussed throughout the course of the workshop.
Date: Sat 16th May 9:30-4:30
Certification:
- The college will issue a certificate of attendance to those who take this workshop.
- CPD: 6 hours
Cost:
- €95.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)
Venue:
- This workshop will take place onsite IICP College, Killinarden, Dublin 24
Getting Started
Simply click the below button to be brought to our online application process. When prompted, please select ‘CPD Courses (Short-Term)’, then select ‘ACT with Compassion Workshop‘ and complete the form.
If you have any questions about the admissions process: the application, interview or entry requirements, or general enquiries about our courses, please schedule a meeting with Sabrina Behan, Registry & Admissions Administrator: https://scheduler.zoom.us/sabrina-behan/general-enquiries
Thank you! We are looking forward to speaking to you about IICP.
About the Programme Facilitator
Since 2008 Chris has trained extensively in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as other mindfulness based therapy approaches, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Chris has been teaching the ACT module at IICP since 2021. He practices privately in Dublin and online.
