Nonvisual Images
The client is not forced to create a detailed visual picture. A felt sense or other clinically accepted form can be described if useful.
Compassionate Image
Compassionate Image is a live CFT practice for practitioners helping clients develop a personally meaningful internal compassionate resource. Practitioners use it to support an image with attributes of care, wisdom, strength, and acceptance that may help the client work with distress or self-criticism.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Change Over Time
If the image changes, prior summaries should remain available rather than silently overwriting earlier meaning.
Does the tool create an image for the client?
No. The client develops and describes their own compassionate image or felt resource; the tool does not generate artwork.
What is saved in a real session?
A concise summary can save client-reported attributes, recall cues, emotional effect, barriers, and practitioner observations.
Can the image be incomplete?
Yes. Incomplete resource development can be recorded, including barriers or areas to revisit.