pemCompassion Focused Therapy Participant Workbookem is a companion book to iCompassion Focused Group Therapy for University Counseling Centersi, a one-of-a-kind 12-session manual for conducting compassion focused group therapy on college campuses. p pCompassion-based interventions have been shown to decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress in students. This book's 12 sessions incorporate several aspects of compassionate living including defining and understanding compassion, mindfulness, shame, assertiveness, and forgiveness to help participants act in more compassionate ways with themselves and others, lower feelings of shame and self-criticism, and engage in self-reassuring behaviors. The workbook provides clients with summaries of each session, handouts, and key exercises and, along with the manual, can be followed session-by-session or adapted according to the needs of the group. p pThis workbook is designed to be used by clinicians and participants in