Client Disclosure
The client controls what difficulty and internal experience they disclose. Application can be deferred when it feels overwhelming.
Compassionate Self
Compassionate Self is a live CFT experiential practice for practitioners. Practitioners use it to help a client access compassion, courage, wisdom, and warmth, then apply that self-state to distress or self-criticism when appropriate.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What Review Supports
Review helps the practitioner revisit qualities, shifts, and barriers over time without turning the practice into a scored measure.
Does the tool write compassionate responses for the client?
No. It supports guided practice and descriptive capture; it does not generate responses or advice.
Can the client skip applying the state to a difficulty?
Yes. Application can be deferred if it feels too activating or clinically inappropriate.
Does the tool score the compassionate self-state?
No. It records descriptive qualities, shifts, application, and barriers when captured.