Schema Therapy for BPD & Complex Trauma This two day masterclass focuses on Schema Therapy for developmental trauma, incorporating Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down regulation and the phases of intervention. Training Objectives Include: A focus on experiential and Emotion Regulation techniques in Schema Therapy to use in session with reference to the three phases of treatment, i.e., Bonding & Regulation, Schema Mode Change & Autonomy. Understanding the three phases of treatment (bonding and regulation,…

SCHEMA THERAPY SELF-PRACTICE/SELF-REFLECTION RETREAT WITH JOAN FARRELL, Ph.D & IDA SHAW, M.A. Two Day Workshop An important part of training for Schema Therapists is self-therapy to understand one’s own schemas and modes, the role they play in being a schema therapist and the impact of patients’ in triggering schemas and modes. Such self-awareness is critical to the genuine, open presence required by ST’s limited reparenting model; this is particularly important for therapists conducting group ST, as the impact of a…

Child and Adolescent Schema Therapy (ST-CA) is an innovative and integrative therapy for children and adolescents that significantly expands on traditional approaches. Schema therapy integrates Cognitive-Behavioural, Attachment, Gestalt, Object Relations, and Emotion-focused schools with the research of Developmental Psychology into a richly unifying evidence-based treatment model. ST-CA involves intensive work with the child and their caregivers with the aims to: distinguish the differences between maladaptive behaviours and age appropriate behaviours identify and validate the emotional needs of the child and…