Dr. Ken Goss is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years of experience in working with patients and clients using Compassion Focused Therapy. He has published many papers and book chapters on the role of shame and compassion in eating disorders and other disorders; he currently leads an on-going research program exploring these issues and their relationship with therapeutic practice and outcomes. Dr. Goss was the Course Director of the Birmingham University (UK) Post Graduate Diploma training program in CFT and has worked closely with Professor Paul Gilbert, the originator of Compassion Focused Therapy. Building on his extensive training and experience with CFT, Dr. Goss pioneered the use of Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E). He authored The Compassionate Mind-Guide to Ending Overeating, which was the first book to outline the CFT approach to disordered eating.
