Welcome to Therapy Studio.
Your trial gives you access to our explainer video library, organised into four practical sections.
These short videos are designed to help refresh key ideas, support clearer explanations, and give you a feel for how Therapy Studio can support practical client work.
How to use this trial
You do not need to work through everything in order. Use it as a practical library you can dip into when you want a short refresher or a clearer way to explain an idea.
- Watch a short explainer to refresh a key idea.
- Notice which sections would be useful for your client work.
- Consider whether full access would be useful for your wider team or service.
Suggested first route
If you only have 20 minutes, follow this simple route.
- 1. Watch one video from Core CFT Concepts
- 2. Watch one video from Common Challenges
- 3. Think about how it could support one current client or team discussion
What happens after 7 days?
After your trial, you can choose whether to continue with individual access or ask about access for a team, clinic or service.
Full access includes formulation packs for anxiety, burnout, depression, shame and self-criticism, and trauma.
Common Challenges
Short videos exploring difficulties that often show up when people begin compassion-focused work.
The Critical Voice
A short introduction to the critical voice and why it can feel so powerful.
Why Compassion Feels Hard
A practical explanation of why compassion can feel unfamiliar, uncomfortable or unsafe.
Why Soothing Is Not the Same as Numbing
A helpful distinction between genuine soothing and disconnecting from difficult feelings.
Why You Cannot Heal Through Logic Alone
A short explainer on why insight matters, but emotional systems also need safety and practice.
Core CFT Concepts
Foundational videos for understanding CFT, the tricky brain, emotional systems, safeness and formulation.
Balancing the Three Systems
Threat, drive and soothing explained in a simple, practical way.
Birth of CFT
A short overview of how Compassion Focused Therapy developed.
The Brain Is a House With Three Rooms
A visual way to understand different emotional systems and how they shape experience.
Drive System
A short explanation of drive, motivation, striving and the risks of overdrive.
Inheriting an Evolved Brain
An introduction to the idea that we did not choose our tricky, evolved minds.
Soothing System
A short explanation of soothing, safeness, connection and settling.
The Definition of Compassion
A clear definition of compassion and the courage it involves.
Threat Mode
A short introduction to threat mode and how it affects the body, mind and behaviour.
Two Psychologies of Compassion
An explainer on the two key parts of compassion in CFT.
Understanding the Three System
A simple introduction to the three system model and why it matters.
The Three Emotion Systems
A clear overview of threat, drive and soothing as emotional regulation systems.
Understanding the Tricky Brain Loop
An explainer on how tricky brain patterns can keep people stuck.
Using the Three Systems in Formulation
A practical bridge between the three systems model and clinical formulation.
What Happens in a CFT Session
A simple explanation of what CFT can look like in practice.
What Is CFT?
A short introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy.
Why Your Brain Is So Tricky
A practical explanation of why the human brain can be difficult to manage.
Myth-Busting
Short, clear explanations that challenge common misunderstandings about compassion and self-compassion.
Can Self-Compassion Feel Selfish?
A gentle explanation of why self-compassion can feel difficult or undeserved.
Myth: Compassion Is Weak
A short challenge to the idea that compassion is soft, passive or weak.
Self-Criticism as a Safety Strategy
A practical explanation of why self-criticism can feel protective, even when it hurts.
Self-Soothing Is Not Selfish
A clear distinction between self-soothing, avoidance and selfishness.
Shame Versus Feeling Bad
A short explainer on the difference between shame and other painful emotions.
Practical Tools
Short videos introducing practical exercises and ways of working that can support compassionate mind practice.
Attention Training
A short introduction to working with attention in CFT.
Compassion Workout: 3 Minute Routine
A brief practice routine for building compassionate mind skills.
Compassionate Flows
An introduction to compassion flowing to self, to others and from others.
Compassionate Imagery
A gentle introduction to building a compassionate image or inner resource.
How to Turn Inner Critic Into an Ally
A practical way of relating differently to the inner critic.
Mindfulness in CFT
A short explanation of mindfulness and awareness within CFT practice.
Soothing Rhythm Breathing
A simple grounding and settling practice often used in compassion-focused work.
Spotting Shame in the Therapy Room
A short video on recognising shame and how it may show up in sessions.
The Inner Circle of Safety Exercise
An introduction to an exercise for building a felt sense of support and safeness.
Formulation packs and client resources
Each pack is a complete CFT-informed resource with psychoeducation, formulation guidance, reflection prompts and client worksheet pages.
Anxiety Formulation Pack
Full Resources for anxiety formulation.
Burnout Formulation Pack
Full Resources for burnout and overdrive patterns.
Depression Formulation Pack
Full Resources for depression formulation.
Shame and Self-Criticism Pack
Full Resources for shame and self-critical patterns.
Trauma Formulation Pack
Full Resources for trauma-informed formulation.
Therapy Studio is growing.
Alongside the current explainer videos and formulation packs, we are developing additional practical resources.
Homework Packs
Client-friendly resources to support reflection and practice between sessions.
Guided Audio Practices
Short audio tools to support grounding, soothing rhythm breathing, compassionate imagery and other practical exercises.
Clinician Practice Scripts
Ready-to-use scripts to help practitioners guide exercises clearly and confidently in sessions.
These resources are designed to support practice.
Therapy Studio is not a replacement for clinical training, supervision or professional judgement. Please use the resources flexibly and adapt them to the needs, pace and context of each client.
CFT Guided Practice Script Pack
The free trial gives you access to selected Therapy Studio content. The downloadable practice script pack is a separate one-off resource for practitioners who want scripts they can keep and use in client work.
This is a paid downloadable pack that you can purchase separately and keep.
What’s included?
- 29 practitioner-ready compassion-focused practice scripts
- Core CFT practices
- Trauma-sensitive practice scripts
- Scripts for adolescents aged 14 to 18
- Scripts for children and young adolescents aged 9 to 13
- Suggested companion videos for each pack
- Professional A4 PDF format for use in clinical practice
£49
One-off purchase. Download and keep.
For individual practitioner use only. You may use the scripts with your own clients in clinical practice. Please do not share, resell, upload, or distribute the PDFs outside your own client work.