Dr Elaine Beaumont

Psychotherapist (BABCP accredited and UKCP registered) and lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy, University of Salford

Dr Elaine Beaumont is a psychotherapist who specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion focused therapy (CFT) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). Elaine works with a range of organisations and charities primarily working with people who have experienced either primary or secondary trauma. Elaine is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Salford. Her academic interests focus on therapeutic interventions for trauma, compassion in healthcare and the importance of practitioner self-care. Elaine is passionate about helping people in the healthcare professions (emergency service personnel, midwives, nurses and therapists) cultivate compassion for their own suffering. Elaine’s work with midwives suggests that bearing witness to the suffering of others can take its toll. Self-critical judgement, low levels of self-compassion, symptoms of stress, compassion fatigue, trauma and burnout can all have a negative impact on individuals who bear witness to trauma. Elaine’s research explores the impact compassionate mind training (CMT) has on people working in the helping professions and on people who have experienced trauma. Elaine provides workshops regarding mental health, compassion and wellbeing for The NHS and a variety of organisations and her research has been presented worldwide. (http://www.beaumontpsychotherapy.co.uk/) Elaine co-authored The Compassionate Mind Workbook: A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self in 2017 and The Kindness Workbook: Creative and compassionate ways to Boost your Wellbeing in 2020. Publications can be found via this link: http://usir.salford.ac.uk/view/authors/28018.html Twitter: @beaumontelaine