Couples, Dreams, Limited Reparenting & Difficult to treat Clients all on offer in Sunny Byron Bay! Alongside the training offered by Joan and Ida, there will be a series of discounted half day workshops in Schema Therapy offered by various Advanced Schema Therapists in the Country. These workshops will be offered on Thursday May 23rd and will be as follows: Workshop A:“Introduction to Schema Therapy for Couples” by Ruth Holt  (9am-12) Workshop B: “Schema Therapy & Dreams: Accessing The Vulnerable Child…

SCHEMA THERAPY SELF-PRACTICE/SELF-REFLECTION RETREAT WITH JOAN FARRELL, Ph.D & IDA SHAW, M.A. Two Day Workshop (MAY 17th/18th & MAY 24th/25th) 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,…

Schema Therapy for Chronic Mood Disorders with Dr Rita Younan & Ms Ruth Holt There is growing research on the effectiveness of Schema Therapy for chronic depression and some early work on other treatment resistant mood disorder presentations. This two day workshop will cover Schema Therapy formulation and treatment approaches for working with these presentations, including case studies, demonstrations and opportunities to practice skills. Specific topics include; Schema Therapy models for Chronic mood disorders like Depression and Anxiety Schema Therapy for…