This article reviews the implementation and effectiveness of compassion focused therapy (CFT) in different populations.CFT consists of three steps:perceiving compassion, analyzing motivation, and focusing on action.CFT can be flexibly implemented (online or face-to-face, individual or group), and has significant effect in people with obesity or eating disorders, patients with mental disorders or chronic pain, and in parenting.In the future, we should develop concise and efficient CFT protocol for nursing intervention in the Chinese cultural context, combining with traditional Chinese medicine techniques and traditional Chinese arts, to advance and practice CFT.