Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Overview
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group modality. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) prevents relapse of anxiety and mood disorders. It combines the tools of cognitive therapy with the practice of mindfulness meditation.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence based eight-week program for prevention of relapse for those who have had depression or anxiety in the past and are well now.
This eight week course will help you to :
- understand habitual patterns of the mind and choose another way of being
- notice depressive cycles before they occur
- engage with your mind and life with greater intimacy and kindness.
The course is facilitated by Sandy Dias Andrade, certified MBCT Teacher through the Center for Mindfulness, University of California, San Diego, USA.
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What is MBCT?
MBCT is emerging as one of the fastest growing mindfulness based interventions. It is based on the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) eight week program, developed by Jon Kabat Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale adapted the MBSR program to especially support people who had suffered from repeated bouts of depression in their lives.
MBCT combines mindfulness meditations and aspects of cognitive therapy. Participants learn to apply the insights from the practice to their daily lives. It is more than a relapse prevention program. It is a whole new way of being! It involves a particular way of inquiry into experience that a trained facilitator holds space for.
Who is it for ?
It is particularly useful to those who have had depression and/or anxiety. It has been found applicable to other clinical conditions as well.
The UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has endorsed MBCT as an effective treatment for prevention of relapse. Research has shown participants develop improved efficacy in recognizing habitual patterns of mind.
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM
- The group comes together once a week online via zoom for 2 hours for 8 sessions.
- During the class, participants learn the practice of mindfulness meditation and its application to depression and anxiety.
- It is supplemented by home practice in between sessions to deepen the learning.
- It also includes psychoeducation and aspects from cognitive therapy that shows the link between thinking and feeling, and how best the participants can look after themselves when depression cycles begin.
Other Details
Dates: Sundays from March 1st 2026.
March 1st,8th,15th,22nd and 29th
April 5th, 19th and 26th
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM IST (Online via Zoom)
Program fee is Rs. 18,880/- per person (inclusive of 18% GST)
REGISTRATION
There are 2-steps in registration
- Kindly the fill the form below so we can understand your interest in the MBCT program and also to assess if the program is appropriate for you at this point. Hence after reviewing your form, we might reach out to you to have a short meeting with the facilitator.
- Post the review/meeting, if the program is the right fit for you, you can complete payment on this link to confirm your spot:
For any questions, kindly WhatsApp us at +91-8408036828 or email us at justbeingcenter@gmail.com
Show InterestMEET THE FACILITATOR
Sandy Dias Andrade
Certified MBCT Teacher
Sandy is the Founder-Director at Just Being Center, internationally certified in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) from the Center of Mindfulness, University of California, San Diego, USA and has over twenty years of experience in the field of mental health. She practices as a Mindfulness & Presence Oriented Psychotherapist and has trained extensively in somatic based, attachment and trauma resolution approaches and specialises in developmental trauma in adults.
Besides her training in Mindfulness Based Interventions that includes MBCT and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), she is also trained in Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP), Cognitive Therapy, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing, Trauma Resolution work through Somatic approaches, DARe and EMDR. She is also an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed practitioner.
She has also been in the field of suicide prevention for over twenty years. She is currently the Co- Managing Trustee of Connecting Trust, a Pune based organisation in the field of suicide prevention. She started its helpline in 2008 and designed it’s training program for volunteers in Mindfulness Based Active Listening. Over the years she has been a volunteer, trainer, mentor, trustee, involved in the design and implementation of all of its programs.
Currently, she offers two in-depth and comprehensive courses that she has developed through Just Being in Presence Oriented Psychotherapy and Listening with Embodied Presence for mental health professionals and those wishing to hold a listening space.
Sandy is invited to several Universities colleges like TISS, University of Pune, FLAME, St. Mira’s and S. P. College in Pune to teach the applications of mindfulness, presence and listening. She also works with educational institutions, social development organizations and corporates.
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