Wendy Wood

Wendy Wood is Associate Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy specializing in compassion-focused interventions. Her research evaluates compassionate mind training (CMT) in educational and community settings.

Research focuses on developing and testing wellbeing interventions including school-based CMT programs and comparative studies of compassion training versus nature-based therapies. Studies demonstrate effectiveness of CMT for improving mental health outcomes in diverse populations.

International collaborations include comparative effectiveness studies of CMT implementation in UK and Portuguese school systems. Research emphasizes practical applications for mental health support in educational environments.