The Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy: A Manual for Self-Application

Javier García-Campayo practices psychiatry at Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, in Zaragoza, Spain. He is a tenured lecturer at the University of Zaragoza School of Medicine and director of the master's degree programme in Mindfulness at the same institution. Dr Campayo graduated in medicine and obtained his PhD in psychiatry from the University of Zaragoza, and undertook post-doctoral studies at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where he worked with Dr Lawrence Kirmayerin the field of transcultural psychiatry. He is a former president of the Spanish Society of Psychosomatic Medicine.

Daniel Campos holds the position of assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Sociology (Sub-Department of Developmental Psychology and Education) at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and is a member of the master's degree programme in Mindfulness at the same institution. Dr Campos graduated in psychology and obtained his PhD and master'sdegree in psychopathology, health and neuropsychology from the Universitat Jaume I (Castellón, Spain) and was awarded a post-doctoral grant to develop the project entitled Compassion Therapy for Well-being: Development of an Online Intervention. He has worked on several projects financed by local, national, and international research grants focusing on the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs), mindfulness, and compassion-based Interventions.

Paola Herrera-Mercadal is an assistant professor at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, in the Department of Psychology and Sociology (Sub-Department of Developmental Psychology and Education) and a member of the master's degree programme in Mindfulness at the same institution. Dr Herrera-Mercadal graduated in psychology from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) of Spain and obtained both a master's degree in Introduction to Medical Research and her PhD in medicine from the Universidad of Zaragoza. She has worked on several projects financed by local, national, and international research grants focusing on the application of ICTs, mindfulness, and compassion-based interventions.

Mayte Navarro-Gil graduated in psychology from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) of Spain. She obtained her PhD in medicine specializing in mindfulness and compassion. She has published different articles on this topic and is a mindfulness instructor with extensive experience in teaching, clinical application and research in this technique. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Sociology at the University of Zaragoza, and teaches part of the programme for the master's degree in Mindfulness at the same institution.

Kathryn Ziemer is a licensed psychologist and the Clinical Director at Old Town Psychology, a psychology practice that provides evidence-based therapy and conducts applied research. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland and completed her internship at the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has conducted research at the US National Institute of Mental Health, the Social and Decision Analytics Lab at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the market research company Ipsos Public Affairs. Her research interests include attachment, self-compassion, meaning in life, brief psychological interventions, intersection of technology and mental health, and the promotion of positive psychology. She has over ten years' experience providing psychological services, including evidence-based therapy, to clients experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic health conditions, infertility, relationship issues and life transitions. She has previously provided psychological services at the University of Maryland Counseling Center and the George Mason University Cognitive Assessment Program.

Beatriz Palma is a licensed psychologist and group coordinator at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Virginia (UVA) - Charlottesville. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and Psychologist Professional Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. After working as a clinical psychologist in Chile for five years, she moved to the US and earned a MEd from Penn State and a MS and PhD from the University of Maryland - College Park. Her research interests include attachment, self-compassion, the person of the therapist, the therapeutic relationship, psychotherapy process and outcome, supervision and training, and group therapy. In the US, she has provided psychological services in several university settings, including the Counseling Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia, where she completed a Post Internship/Postdoctoral Psychology Residency. She also provided long-term, psychodynamic oriented individual therapy to adults in the community at the Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Lab (MPCRL). Her areas of clinical specialty include trauma, family of origin issues, multicultural and intercultural issues, identities and intersectionality, and group therapy. She also served as the Early Career Psychologist - Domain Representative from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy from the American Psychological Association (APA) from 2020 to 2022.

Sheeva Mostoufi is a licensed clinical psychologist and Training Coordinator at Old Town Psychology, a psychology practice that provides evidence-based psychotherapy. She received her PhD from the San Diego State University/University of California, USA, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program and completed her internship at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System-Seattle Division. She also completed post-doctoral fellowship training at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System-Seattle Division specializing in primary care mental health integration. She has conducted research on grant funded research studies with the US Veteran Affairs Health Care System and with the community-based University of Washington Twin Registry. She has a background in clinical research with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include self-compassion, mindfulness-based interventions, culturally sensitive delivery of evidence-based treatments and mechanisms of change in clinical interventions. She specializes in treating clients presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviours (e.g. trichotillomania, excoriation/skin picking), depression, life transitions, and coping with chronic medical concerns. She has experience providing evidence-based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention to clients in a variety of settings, including private practice, as a clinician on grant funded research studies with the Veteran Affairs Health Care System, and in interdisciplinary hospital and medical settings.

Roberto Aristegui is a clinical psychologist specializing in psychotherapy. He is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and mental health at the University of Chile, where he co-directs a diploma in mindfulness and relational skills. As an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the Adolfo Ibáñez University, he is the director of the master's degree in Relational Mindfulness and Compassion at that institution. He has a degree in Psychology from the Catholic University of Chile and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Chile. He has participated in projects funded by local, national and international research grants and currently in the relational approach. He has a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tilburg University, the Netherlands, where he worked with Kenneth Gergen on social constructionism, promoting the Relational Mindfulness perspective.

Javier García-Campayo 在西班牙薩拉戈薩的米格爾·塞爾維特大學醫院從事精神醫學工作。他是薩拉戈薩大學醫學院的專任講師，並擔任該機構正念碩士學位課程的主任。Campayo 博士在薩拉戈薩大學獲得醫學學位，並取得精神醫學博士學位，之後在加拿大蒙特利爾的麥吉爾大學進行博士後研究，與 Lawrence Kirmayer 博士合作，專注於跨文化精神醫學。他曾擔任西班牙心理生理醫學會的會長。

Daniel Campos 擔任西班牙薩拉戈薩大學心理學與社會學系（發展心理學與教育子系）的助理教授，並是該機構正念碩士學位課程的成員。Campos 博士在心理學領域畢業，並在卡斯特利翁的哈梅一世大學獲得心理病理學、健康與神經心理學的碩士和博士學位，並獲得博士後獎學金，開展名為「幸福的同情療法：線上介入的發展」的項目。他參與了多個由地方、國家和國際研究資助的項目，專注於信息與通信技術（ICT）、正念和基於同情的介入。

Paola Herrera-Mercadal 是西班牙薩拉戈薩大學心理學與社會學系（發展心理學與教育子系）的助理教授，並是該機構正念碩士學位課程的成員。Herrera-Mercadal 博士在西班牙國立遠程教育大學（UNED）獲得心理學學位，並在薩拉戈薩大學獲得醫學碩士學位（醫學研究入門）和博士學位。她參與了多個由地方、國家和國際研究資助的項目，專注於信息與通信技術（ICT）、正念和基於同情的介入。

Mayte Navarro-Gil 在西班牙國立遠程教育大學（UNED）獲得心理學學位，並取得專注於正念和同情的醫學博士學位。她在這一主題上發表了多篇文章，並擔任正念指導員，擁有豐富的教學、臨床應用和研究經驗。她目前是薩拉戈薩大學心理學與社會學系的講師，並教授該機構正念碩士學位課程的一部分。

Kathryn Ziemer 是一名持牌心理學家，並擔任老城心理學的臨床主任，該機構提供基於證據的治療並進行應用研究。她在馬里蘭大學獲得博士學位，並在華盛頓特區退伍軍人醫療中心完成實習。她曾在美國國立精神衛生研究所、維吉尼亞理工大學社會與決策分析實驗室以及市場研究公司 Ipsos Public Affairs 進行研究。她的研究興趣包括依附、自我同情、生命意義、短期心理介入、技術與心理健康的交集，以及促進積極心理學。她擁有超過十年的心理服務經驗，包括為經歷抑鬱、焦慮、慢性健康狀況、不孕、關係問題和生活轉變的客戶提供基於證據的治療。她曾在馬里蘭大學輔導中心和喬治梅森大學認知評估計劃提供心理服務。

Beatriz Palma 是一名持牌心理學家和小組協調員。