Dr. Chris Germer

Dr. Chris Germer, clinical psychologist and lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Dr. Kristin Neff in 2010, with whom he also authored two books, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSC has since been taught to over 150,000 people worldwide.

In addition to having a clinical practice in Massachusetts, USA, Dr. Germer spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion.
He is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion and he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy.

Centres d'intérêts

• Pleine conscience et compassion en psychothérapie
• Auto-compassion (Mindful Self-Compassion, MSC) et régulation émotionnelle
• Intégration de la pleine conscience dans les traitements fondés sur les données probantes
• Prévention de la rechute dépressive et réduction du stress fondée sur la pleine conscience (MBSR)

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Quelques publications

• Germer, C. K. (2023). Self-compassion in psychotherapy: Clinical integration, evidence base, and mechanisms of change. In Mindfulness in behavioral health (pp. 1–17). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22348-8_22
• Germer, C. (2025). Self‑compassion for shame in psychotherapy. In G. T. Ronen & S. Geller (Eds.), Grounding psychotherapy in self-compassion (pp. 165–181). The Guilford Press.
• Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions. The Guilford Press.
• Germer, C. K. (2013). Mindfulness: What is it? What does it matter? In C. K. Germer, R. D. Siegel, & P. R. Fulton (Eds.), Mindfulness and psychotherapy (2nd ed., pp. 3–35). The Guilford Press.

Affiliations

• Cofondateur, Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC)
• Chargé d'enseignement, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
• Formateur international en psychothérapie fondée sur la pleine conscience
• Membre du corps enseignant, Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy