Professional Certificate in Mindfulness-based
Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
PROGRAMME TUTORS
PROGRAMME TUTORS
Professor Willem Kuyken,
from Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
Director, Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
Ritblat Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science, University of Oxford
Mr Willem Kuyken is working with Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer, he takes joint responsibility for OMF strategic leadership.
He is the inaugural Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Sciences and Principal Investigator for the research programme within the Department of Psychiatry.
His work focuses on depression and evidence-based approaches to depression. In particular, his research examines how mindfulness and mindfulness-based programs can prevent depression and enhance human potential across the lifespan.
Professor Ruth Baer,
from Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
Mindfulness Researcher, Teacher, and Trainer
And Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Kentucky
Prof. Ruth Baer is a clinical psychologist and a mindfulness researcher, teacher, trainer, and practitioner. Following a long career as a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, she was very fortunate to move to Oxford to work with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation (OMF).
Her interests include conceptualization and assessment of mindfulness, effects of mindfulness-based programs, mechanisms of change, and professional training and ethics in the mindfulness field. She enjoys taking a broad perspective, and so she has studied a wide range of mindfulness-based interventions, including MBCT and MBSR as well as DBT, ACT, and MBRP.
Her work at the OMF includes teaching, training, and research. She is the lead for the non-academic teacher training pathway and also work with the Master of Studies in MBCT. She teaches mindfulness courses for the general public and for Oxford students and staff, and she works with competency assessment. On the research side, she collaborates on manuscripts based on the data coming in from the MYRIAD project and other projects with OMF colleagues.
Mr Kevin Fong,
from Oxford Mindfulness Centre
International Advisor
Mr Kevin Fong is a mindfulness practitioner who started the mindfulness journey from traditional mindfulness meditation practice, then moving onto learning and teaching MBSR and MBCT. Before becoming a mindfulness teacher, he has a business background working in Asia and Europe for 19 years.
Besides being personally transformed by the healing touch of mindfulness, he is equally interested and fascinated by the nurturing and flourishing potential offered by the practice. He founded the Gaia Tree Centre for Mindfulness to teach MBSR & MBCT programs to general public. He also founded the ATINAT Institute of Mindfulness Training to train and supervise MBSR and MBCT teachers. He was involved in the MBSR & MBCT professional training in Chinese speaking region since 2013 with UMASS Center for Mindfulness (US)，Oxford Mindfulness Centre (UK) and Mindfulness Center at Brown University (US).
Dr. Tim Sweeney,
from Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Trainer
Dr. Tim Sweeney is an accredited CBT therapist and an MBCT teacher and trainer. He is the MBCT clinical lead for Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust. This post involves coordinating and delivering training and supervision of MBCT to IAPT and Secondary Care staff, who work with people experiencing a diverse range of health problems. He has run MBCT groups in primary care and specialist mental health services since 2008. In addition to running clinical groups he delivers MBCT for staff in local Health Services. In 2016 he completed a PhD with Nottingham University focusing on the role of mindfulness in depression and since then have been actively involved in research. He is an associate teacher, trainer and supervisor with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation. This role includes working as a tutor on the Masters Degree in MBCT and delivering training in the UK and internationally.
Professor Samuel YS Wong,
from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Director, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care
Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Director, Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training
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Prof. Stanley Chan,
from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Educational Psychologist,
Experienced Mindfulness Teacher,
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
School of Public Health and Primary Care,
Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Stanley Chan is a registered Educational Psychologist, and had work experience in mainstream and special schools, as well as preschool and adult psychiatric rehabilitation services. As an experienced mindfulness teacher, Stanley has been awarded with the Certificate of Competence for mindfulness teacher by the The University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He has also been invited to be the Member of Research and Training Team of the CUHK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training.
In addition to being the professional trainer and group facilitator of the MYmind program [Originated from the University of Amsterdam], he has also completed the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Supervision Workshop run by the Hong Kong Center for Mindfulness.
Mr. KT Ting,
from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Clinical Psychologist,
Experienced Mindfulness Teacher,
Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr. KT Ting is a Clinical Psychologist in accredited register practising in Hong Kong. He has extensive experience supporting individuals with depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma, and addiction in public hospital settings. He has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) since 2014.
In addition to MBCT, Mr. Ting has a strong research and clinical interest in applying mindfulness to the treatment of addiction and psychosis. He is a trained Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) teacher and has substantial experience delivering mindfulness-based interventions to individuals with psychosis. He is also an MBCT supervisor listed with the Mindfulness Network and the Oxford Mindfulness.
Ms Claire Kelly,
from Oxford Mindfulness
Co-Director of Teaching and Learning, Teacher, Trainer and Supervisor
Ms Claire Kelly is a teacher of MBCT and MBSR, having trained at the University of Oxford and Bangor respectively. I have taught mindfulness to adults in a range of settings, including the NHS, Multi-Academy Trusts, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, to clinical and educational psychologists, in universities (University College, Kings, London, University of East Anglia), and on public courses. I have also trained teachers in the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Hong Kong to teach mindfulness-based courses to staff and students in educational and youth-based contexts.
She is the Co-Director of Teaching and Learning for the OMF, overseeing courses and events offered to those who are new to mindfulness and those wishing to train to teach mindfulness-based programmes. This includes the 8-week Mindfulness for Life course, Finding Peace in a Frantic World, and the 3-session Introduction to Mindfulness programme. She is also a teacher and trainer for the OMF, and work alongside the team to make mindfulness learning and teacher training as accessible as possible.
Mr Kevin Fong,
from Oxford Mindfulness
International Advisor
Mr Kevin Fong is a mindfulness practitioner who started the mindfulness journey from traditional mindfulness meditation practice, then moving onto learning and teaching MBSR and MBCT. Before becoming a mindfulness teacher, he has a business background working in Asia and Europe for 19 years.
Besides being personally transformed by the healing touch of mindfulness, he is equally interested and fascinated by the nurturing and flourishing potential offered by the practice. He founded the Gaia Tree Centre for Mindfulness to teach MBSR & MBCT programs to general public. He also founded the ATINAT Institute of Mindfulness Training to train and supervise MBSR and MBCT teachers. He was involved in the MBSR & MBCT professional training in Chinese speaking region since 2013 with UMASS Center for Mindfulness (US)，Oxford Mindfulness Centre (UK) and Mindfulness Center at Brown University (US).
Dr. Ruth Baer,
from Oxford Mindfulness
Teacher and Trainer
Dr. Ruth Baer is a clinical psychologist and a mindfulness researcher, teacher, trainer, supervisor, and practitioner. Before moving to Oxford in 2019, she was a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she conducted research on mindfulness and taught and supervised several mindfulness-based programmes in a doctoral programme in clinical psychology. Her scholarly interests include conceptualization and assessment of mindfulness, effects of mindfulness-based programmes, mechanisms of change, and harm and adverse events in mindfulness practice. She is also very much interested in professional training and ethics in the mindfulness field.
Dr. Ruth Baer is the Director of the Master of Studies in MBCT, a University of Oxford degree programme managed jointly by the Departments of Psychiatry and Continuing Education. She very much enjoy working with post-graduate students and getting to know them over the two-year course. She also contributes to the 12-month teacher training pathway by training cohorts and providing workshops. She teaches mindfulness courses, supervises mindfulness teachers, and collaborates on research papers with colleagues at the University.
Dr. Ruth Collins
Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Teacher
Dr Ruth Collins is an experienced Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Teacher providing counselling and psychotherapy for young people, adults and older adults.
She has been delivering mindfulness workshops and training in a variety of settings. She began practicing insight meditation in her teens but was formally introduced to Mindfulness when working with Professor Mark Williams at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (University of Oxford) and was fortunate enough to train as a mindfulness teacher with him and his team.
She has been running termly Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) courses for staff and students at Oxford University since 1999. She also run termly Mindfulness for Health and Well Being courses for staff who wish to build and enhance their emotional resilience. University staff who have completed a mindfulness course are welcome to attend her monthly mindfulness drop-in group.
As well as teaching mindfulness, she regularly deliver workshops and training on mindfulness in a rage of educational, organizational and healthcare settings which have included: The Royal Veterinary School – University of Liverpool, Oxford University Student Union, SAID Business School, University of Oxford, Picker Institute Europe and the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
She is additionally an Associate Teacher at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
Prof. Samuel YS Wong,
from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Director, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care
Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Director, Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training
Professional Certificate in Mindfulness-based
Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
Professional Certificate in Mindfulness-based
Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
Professional Certificate in Mindfulness-based
Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
Professor Samuel Wong is the Director of CUHK Thomas Jing Centre of Mindfulness Research and Training and the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He has been working on research concerning mindfulness for over a decade. His team has evaluated the effectiveness of mindfulness as a form of treatment for physical and mental health conditions, including chronic stress, chronic pain, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, menopausal symptoms and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
He is a clinician with training in both Family Medicine and Public Health. He received my Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Toronto and completed my Family Medicine residency training in Canada. He completed the Master of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University, USA and the Doctor of Medicine (MD) research degree at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Wong’s research interests include evaluating and developing mindfulness- based and mental health interventions in primary care; evaluating primary care services and developing primary care service models as well as multimorbidity.
He has published more than 160 original papers in international peer-reviewed journals including Annals of Family Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (impact factor: 13.12), British Journal of Psychiatry and JAMA Internal Medicine and was the Principal Investigator of 18 external competitive research grants (General Research Fund and Health and Medical Research Fund) and commissioned research amounting to HK$ 17 million. He has also received HK$ 66 million in donation for developing primary care models for older adults with multiple chronic conditions as well as mindfulness interventions for common mental health conditions. He has supervised/co-supervised 10 PhD students to completion and has contributed 5 book chapters and co-edited the Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health published by the Oxford University Press in 2018. He is a member of the editorial/advisory board/section editor of three international scientific journals including the British Journal of General Practice (since 2011), PLOS-One (since 2018) and BMC Family Practice (since 2014).
For government and public services, he is Consultant (Honorary) in Family Medicine of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority and has been appointed by the HKSAR government as a member of the Expert Panel in Primary Healthcare and Non-communicable Disease (since 2018), Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development (since 2017), Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene (since 2015) and Advisory Committee on Primary Care Directory, Advisory Group on Hong Kong Reference Framework for Preventive Care for Children and for Older Adults in Primary Care Settings of the Department of Health (since 2016).
He was an External Examiner in Family Medicine for the University of Malaya (2011) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2017) in Malaysia as well as the College of Family Physicians in Singapore (2018).
Dr. Eric Lee,
from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Family Medicine Specialist,
MBCT Teacher (Certificate of Competence),
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Primary Care,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr Eric Lee is a specialist in Family Medicine with a strong interest in mental health and the clinical application of mindfulness. His exposure to mindfulness began during his Master’s degree in Mental Health, where he first encountered its evidence‑based use in patient care. He later completed a one‑year foundation training programme in Mindfulness‑Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and in 2025 he was awarded the MBCT Certificate of Competence.
Dr Lee has extensive teaching experience in mindfulness. He teaches undergraduate medical students at both The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), introducing them to mindfulness concepts and MBCT‑informed approaches to wellbeing. He has organised and led MBCT classes for medical students and, on occasion, the general public. In his clinical practice, Dr Lee actively integrates mindfulness particularly when working with patients presenting with mood-related concerns and promotes mindfulness-based approaches among doctors as a way to reduce burnout and support professional wellbeing.
In research, Dr Lee has applied mindfulness methods in both clinical and academic settings. His systematic review work has suggested that mindfulness may have potential benefits for blood pressure and hypertension, findings that have contributed to discussion within international clinical guidelines. He is currently conducting a randomised controlled trial investigating whether mindfulness training can reduce both daytime and asleep blood pressure.
Dr Lee continues to combine clinical service, teaching, and research to advance the understanding and application of mindfulness in healthcare settings.
Dr. Alice Leung
Mindfulness Teacher and Supervisor
Dr. Alice Leung started her journey of meditation in 2001 in the Buddhist tradition and felt deeply nourished and transformed by it. She then began to explore meditation in the modern secular context and received her formal mindfulness teacher training in 2004. Having strong interests in both mental health and mindfulness meditation, she focused her doctoral research on the application of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for people with depression symptoms, which led to her being awarded a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology in 2015.
Dr. Alice Leung is a clinical psychologist by profession and had worked in an NGO for more than 20 years. She had been teaching MBCT courses in her work setting since 2012 until she resigned in 2023. Then she continues to teach MBCT courses and conduct voluntary activities to support graduates of mindfulness courses in deepening their practices. She is an experienced mindfulness teacher as well as an MBCT supervisor registered in the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.