In this free, one hour, webinar, Dr. Kathryn Curtis will provide an introduction to mindfulness and self-compassion for chronic pain, will review evidence supporting the use of these modalities, and will facilitate a mindfulness and self-compassion practice for experiential learning.

Speaker: Kathryn Curtis, PhD, C. Psych., is a Clinical Psychologist at the Comprehensive Integrated Pain Program at Toronto Western Hospital. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at York University, her clinical residency at the University Health Network, and her post-doctoral fellowship at the Transitional Pain Service at Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Curtis provides psychological services to individuals with chronic pain in the context of medical interventions, such as Ketamine infusion and neuromodulation. Psychological treatment modalities that Dr. Curtis uses at CIPP include ACT, mindfulness, self-compassion, and ketamine-focused integration. Her research evaluates mind-body interventions, such as yoga and mindfulness, for populations experiencing chronic pain and mobility restrictions. Dr. Curtis has published her research in scientific, peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at international conferences.