Steven Hickman is the former Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and trainer, and a Clinical Psychologist by training. He is also a Retired Associate Clinical Professor in the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, as well as the Founding Director of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. With his colleague Michelle Becker, he co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher Training program (both in-person and live online versions) and has directly participated in the training of over 1,000 MSC teachers around the world. He has taught the MSC program many times around the globe and is also a Certified teacher and trainer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). He lives in Newport, Oregon.