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2025 Class Offerings

Spring Mindful Self-Compassion Class Series IN PERSON at UW Center for Child and Family Wellbeing

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional wellbeing. MSC practices strengthen our ability to meet life's difficulties with kindness, care, and wisdom, allowing us to relate wholeheartedly to others and be more authentically ourselves. Research shows that self-compassion is strongly associated with greater emotional wellbeing, less anxiety, depression, and stress, maintenance of healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships. 

This empirically-supported 8-week live online course is offered through the UW Center for Child and Family Wellbeing. No experience necessary! Sliding scale and scholarship opportunities are available. 

Course Details

When

Dates: 4/23/2025 to 6/11/2025, half day retreat on 5/31/25 9:30a-12:30p

Time:  Wednesdays 4PM - 6PM (PST)

Location

Kincaid Hall Room 202

3751 W. Stevents Way NE

Open to

Adults 18 and older

Cost

$250 - $500

Instructors: Joel Grow, PhD & Hanna Kreiner, LICSW

Register

Here is a link with class details and registration information:  https://ccfwb.uw.edu/event/spring2025msc/

April 2nd Free drop-in meditation to learn more about MSC:

We will also be offering a free online drop-in meditation on April 2nd from 6-7PM for anyone interested in learning more about Mindful Self-Compassion: https://ccfwb.uw.edu/event/april2025dropin/

 Instructors

Joel Grow, Ph.D.

Joel Grow, Ph.D. Joel is a clinical psychologist at the Seattle Mindfulness Center and a member of the clinical faculty at the University of Washington Department of Psychology. He offers evidence-supported treatment that incorporates self-compassion, mindfulness, and acceptance-based approaches. He was a member of the UW research team that created Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), an evidence-based aftercare program for addictive behavior problems. He remains active in the delivery and evaluation of MBRP. He has facilitated numerous groups in various settings and has conducted therapist training workshops both in the US and abroad. He also provides clinical supervision to UW psychology graduate students.

Hanna G. Kreiner, LICSW

Hanna is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and teacher of mindfulness and self-compassion. She began her career researching the medical outcomes of individual and group psychotherapy on autoimmune disease. Inspired by the meaningful improvements people experienced emotionally and physically, she pursued her Masters in Social Welfare to provide mind-body therapies directly to those in need. Over a decade later, mindfulness is at the core of Hanna‘s work providing integrative psychotherapy at Seattle Mindfulness Center, teaching Mindful Self-Compassion and Finding C.A.L.M., and offering mindfulness programming to corporate and group clients. She has also authored a book, Self-Compassion Journal for First-Time Moms, to engage new parents in self-compassion practices tailored to their experience. Hanna is passionate about helping others through all of life’s stages and challenges with more ease and equanimity.