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Mindfulness Certification Online Workshop: Master Practical, Evidence-Based Skills That Lead Clients Towards Stronger Regulation and Resilience

Join world renowned mindfulness expert and psychologist Dr Debra Alvis and gain the skills, confidence and internationally recognised certification that leads to great results with your clients!

Friday 10 July – Saturday 11 July 2026
LIVE In-Person & Online 2-Day Workshop  |  12.25 CPD hours


We know clients want relief from their symptoms.

But when they’re trapped by overwhelming anxiety, cycles of rumination or disconnected from their emotions…

Insight alone isn’t enough.

Mindfulness is the key that turns insights into change.

Now you can join Dr Debra Alvis, leading expert in Mindfulness-Based clinical practice and internationally recognised expert who developed the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia…

…for a 2-day in-person and online workshop that will help you to integrate mindfulness confidently and ethically into your existing clinical approach!

Mindfulness Certification Online Workshop:
Master Practical, Evidence-Based Skills That Lead Clients Towards Stronger Regulation and Resilience
Live In-Person & Online Event: Friday 10th – Saturday 11th July 2026
Usually £394.98
Today just £149.00 (VAT Inclusive) — An unbelievable savings!
Registration includes 12-month access to the post-workshop recording PLUS earn up to 12.25 CPD hours

Why integrate mindfulness into my approach?

When clients can pause, observe and respond more intentionally… meaningful and lasting change becomes a real possibility.

That’s why mindfulness has become one of the most widely integrated approaches across CBT, ACT, CFT, DBT, trauma therapy, EMDR, somatic therapies, attachment-based approaches and integrative psychotherapy.

This training will show you exactly how to bring those skills into your own clinical work — confidently, ethically and effectively.

You’ll discover techniques during this in-person workshop that you can join via online stream that will enable you to:

Help anxious clients disengage from rumination

Instead of repeatedly challenging anxious thoughts, you’ll be able to teach clients how to observe thoughts without automatically believing them, reducing worry, overthinking and mental spirals.

Help clients regulate emotional overwhelm in session

You’ll master practical grounding, breathing and mindfulness-based regulation techniques that can be used when clients become dysregulated, activated or emotionally flooded.

Work more effectively with trauma-related symptoms

You’ll gain tools to help clients develop present-moment safety, increase emotional tolerance and reduce the impact of intrusive thoughts and physiological activation.

Increase engagement and treatment adherence

Many clients understand therapeutic concepts but struggle to implement them consistently. Mindfulness provides practical skills that clients can use between sessions, helping them become active participants in their own recovery.

Strengthen the therapeutic relationship

Research suggests that therapists who cultivate mindfulness often develop greater presence, attunement, empathy and emotional regulation — all factors associated with stronger therapeutic alliances and improved outcomes.

Support clients struggling with self-criticism and shame

You’ll master compassion-based mindfulness interventions that help clients respond differently to harsh inner criticism and develop a healthier relationship with themselves.

Help clients break automatic behavioural patterns

Whether working with anxiety, anger, addictions, avoidance or relationship difficulties, you’ll gain strategies that help clients recognise triggers and create space for more intentional responses.

Protect yourself from burnout and compassion fatigue

Mindfulness is not only a client intervention. It can also strengthen your own emotional resilience, helping you maintain therapeutic presence while reducing the cumulative impact of demanding clinical work.

Mindfulness Certification Online Workshop:
Master Practical, Evidence-Based Skills That Lead Clients Towards Stronger Regulation and Resilience
Live In-Person & Online Event: Friday 10th – Saturday 11th July 2026
Usually £394.98
Today just £149.00 (VAT Inclusive) — An unbelievable savings!
Registration includes 12-month access to the post-workshop recording PLUS earn up to 12.25 CPD hours

What Live Streaming This In-Person Workshop Can Do For Your Practice

In-depth, step-by-step guidance on using mindfulness-based interventions with clients experiencing:

  • Stress and burnout
  • Anxiety and panic
  • Trauma symptoms
  • Depression
  • Anger and emotional dysregulation
  • Addiction and relapse risk

Practical strategies for integrating mindfulness into both individual and group therapy

Personalised insights and guidance to strengthen your own mindfulness practice

Live demonstrations, experiential exercises and interactive breakout sessions

✔ Access to full post-workshop recordings for 12 months

✔ Up to 12.25 CPD hours

✔ Eligibility to become a Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP) through Evergreen Certifications (see below for more details)


Live In-Person & Online Workshop Content

This in-person and online workshop will take place in Italy LIVE on Friday 10th & Saturday 11th July 2026 from 12:30pm – 7:00pm BST each day. You’ll join leading mindfulness expert Dr Debra Alvis via live and online stream as an active participant with opportunities to ask questions and participate in exercises.

Dr Alvis will guide you through the following content:

  • Research evidence for symptom reduction and improved wellbeing
  • The latest findings on mindfulness and therapist effectiveness
  • Developing your own mindfulness practice and embodiment
  • Contraindications and clinical considerations
  • Understanding the limitations of current research
  • Psychoeducational approaches to teaching mindfulness
  • Increasing client motivation and engagement

Building a Shared Language of Mindfulness

  • Metaphors and imagery to explain mindfulness to clients
  • Using neuroplasticity to inspire hope and change
  • Strengthening the therapeutic relationship
  • Cultivating presence, trust and empathic connection

Overcoming Barriers to Change

  • Affect regulation strategies for therapists and clients
  • Building empathy and connection
  • Exercises that strengthen client confidence and self-efficacy

Formal and Informal Mindfulness Practices

  • Teaching sensory awareness and present-moment attention
  • Moving beyond “autopilot”
  • Increasing responsiveness while reducing reactivity
  • Enhancing attunement and self-awareness
  • Deepening mindfulness experiences
  • Brief interventions for use in everyday clinical practice
  • Adapting mindfulness for special populations

Individual Therapy vs Group-Based Mindfulness

  • Evidence comparing individual and group interventions
  • How to structure and facilitate mindfulness groups
  • Screening for suitability
  • Encouraging adherence and ongoing practice
  • Mindfulness interventions designed specifically for groups
  • Breathing practices that interrupt rumination
  • Guided imagery for reducing stress responses
  • Mindful movement strategies
  • Multi-sensory regulation techniques
  • Reducing the intensity of panic responses
  • Reducing the impact of intrusive thoughts
  • Releasing muscular tension associated with fight-or-flight activation
  • Guided mindfulness practices for trauma recovery
  • Grounding exercises and scripts to enhance safety and stabilisation
  • Recognising self-criticism and cultivating self-compassion
  • Responding differently to negative self-talk
  • Mindfulness-based practices that enhance wellbeing and resilience
  • Awareness versus autopilot functioning
  • Mindfulness for relapse prevention
  • Working skilfully with triggers
  • Emotional regulation strategies for cravings
  • Breathing and self-regulation techniques
  • Learning to move through anger rather than react from it
  • Grounding and distraction techniques
  • Using calming imagery and self-soothing practices
  • Culturally sensitive adaptations of mindfulness interventions
  • Assessing appropriateness for individual clients
  • Collaboratively developing treatment plans
  • Staying grounded in the present moment
  • Reducing anxiety and overwhelm
  • Healthy emotional regulation strategies
  • Transforming limiting beliefs about self-care
  • Three practical steps for overcoming negativity bias

Caroline Welch

PLUS! You’ll get immediate access to a FREE BONUS course
(usually worth £49.99 by itself!)

Post-traumatic Growth and Healing: The Power of Mindfulness for Women

With Caroline Welch

In this practical and engaging training, Caroline Welch demonstrates how mindfulness can strengthen your approach and improve your client outcomes when working with trauma in women.

You’ll discover how mindfulness-based interventions can cultivate meaning and purpose and transform trauma from distress to long-lasting growth.

Mindfulness Certification Online Workshop:
Master Practical, Evidence-Based Skills That Lead Clients Towards Stronger Regulation and Resilience
Live In-Person & Online Event: Friday 10th – Saturday 11th July 2026
Usually £394.98
Today just £149.00 (VAT Inclusive) — An unbelievable savings!
Registration includes 12-month access to the post-workshop recording PLUS earn up to 12.25 CPD hours

Earn Your International Certification in Mindfulness

In addition to your Certificate of Completion, this training provides eligibility to apply for the internationally recognised:

Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP)

Awarded through Evergreen Certifications, a respected international credentialing body whose certification standards are developed by leading experts in the field.

This certification demonstrates to employers, colleagues and clients that you have invested in developing the knowledge and competencies required to ethically and effectively integrate mindfulness into clinical practice.

The Certification Is Included at No Additional Cost

There are no extra certification fees.


About the Speaker

Dr Debra Alvis

Dr Debra Alvis is a psychologist, counsellor and internationally recognised mindfulness expert who developed the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia.

Through her workshops, retreats and professional trainings, Dr Alvis has helped thousands of clinicians around the world integrate mindfulness into therapy to enhance therapeutic outcomes, strengthen the therapeutic relationship and improve client wellbeing.


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Mindfulness Certification Online Workshop:
Master Practical, Evidence-Based Skills That Lead Clients Towards Stronger Regulation and Resilience
Live In-Person & Online Event: Friday 10th – Saturday 11th July 2026
Usually £394.98
Today just £149.00 (VAT Inclusive) — An unbelievable savings!
Registration includes 12-month access to the post-workshop recording PLUS earn up to 12.25 CPD hours

NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this course.
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