MBCT Course for Anxiety and Depression
8 Week Course
The Vancouver CBT Centre offers an 8-week online course of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), designed to prevent depressive relapse and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, 1-2 times a year.
The group facilitator, Dr. Mark Lau, Registered Psychologist, has over 25 years’ experience teaching MBCT groups, training MBCT group leaders internationally, and conducting MBCT research. From 1995-2006, he worked with Dr. Zindel Segal, one of the three developers of MBCT, prior to moving to Vancouver. MBCT combines traditional cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) methods with mindfulness techniques and has been shown to be helpful in decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Through the practice of mindful awareness, participants develop the capacity to relate differently to distressing moods and negative thoughts by strengthening an orientation to the present moment. They will learn to respond more consciously to emotionally laden situations, rather than reacting automatically. The group program involves weekly attendance at a two-hour session, one full-day session, as well as an invitation to engage in daily mindfulness practice of up to one hour per day.
- Where: Online
- When: This course typically runs 1-2 times per year, consisting of eight weekly sessions, one weekday late afternoon or early evening per week either 4-6pm or 5:30-7:30pm
- Who: People with depression and/or anxiety or those who have recovered from depression and want to learn skills to stay well and reduce the risk of depressive relapse.
- Cost: $650, includes eight two-hour group sessions, a one-hour individual intake session, weekly handouts, and one all-day session
- How: Contact info@vancouvercbt.ca or 604-738-7337 for more information or to be added to our MBCT course mailing list to receive more information regarding our next available course.
