Virtual group psychotherapy for chronic pain. Offered across British Columbia.

MBI-CP is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage chronic pain.

🔗 Referring clinicians: download PDF referral form →

At a Glance: the Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) for Chronic Pain (CP) Program

• MBI-CP is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage chronic pain.
• The program is available virtually across British Columbia.
• The program is free for eligible BC residents with MSP coverage and a referral from their physician or nurse practitioner.

About MBI-CP Virtual Group Psychotherapy

MBI-CP is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage chronic pain.

MBI-CP groups are delivered virtually to patients across British Columbia, and are fully covered for BC patients covered by MSP with a referral from a physician or nurse practitioner.

About the MBI-CP program →

About mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain

Mindfulness-based interventions have a growing body of evidence to support their use in management of chronic pain conditions.

This program uses a range of clinical interventions based on evidence-based frameworks including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindful self-compassion (MSC), and compassion-focused therapy (CFT).

Learn more about the evidence →

Download Referral Form for MBI-CP

If you're a family physician, NP, or specialist who would like to refer a patient to the Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain (MBI-CP) group psychotherapy program, please download the PDF referral form linked below.