SCHEMA THERAPY

Developed by Dr Jeffrey Young, Schema Therapy an integrative psychotherapy combining theory and techniques from Attachment Theory, Gestalt Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory and
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Dr Young developed two models, the Schema Model and the Mode Model. These can be used separately but are best used when integrated enabling Therapists to understand and conceptualise each clients problems in a manner which provides a clear map with which to move forward working collaboratively with your client. Mode work enables you to assist your client to break destructive life patterns whilst Schema work enables deep emotional change in our clients.

Further reading – for a list of recommended books, please click here.

SCHEMA THERAPY

Developed by Dr Jeffrey Young, Schema Therapy an integrative psychotherapy combining theory and techniques from Attachment Theory, Gestalt Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory and
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Dr Young developed two models, the Schema Model and the Mode Model. These can be used separately but are best used when integrated enabling Therapists to understand and conceptualise each clients problems in a manner which provides a clear map with which to move forward working collaboratively with your client. Mode work enables you to assist your client to break destructive life patterns whilst Schema work enables deep emotional change in our clients.

Further reading – for a list of recommended books, please click here.

We provide a combination of either one day introductory workshops or two and three day courses. Courses are comprehensive and can therefore count towards ISST certification but can be attended all the same should you not wish to follow the certification route. We try where possible to create all one day workshops to also double as day one of the main course so there is no overlap of material.

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR COUPLES & RELATIONSHIPS

We provide a combination of one day workshops as well as the 3-day certification workshops which may also be attended as stand-alone workshops should you not wish to follow the certification route.

Link to: Workshop 1: Schema Therapy For Couples/Relationships

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR COUPLES
& RELATIONSHIPS

NEXT WORKSHOP – Online and in-person

April/May 2024

£500

Link to: Follow-On Workshops Schema Therapy For Couples/Relationships

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR COUPLES
& RELATIONSHIPS

FOLLOW-ON WORKSHOPS – Online

April/May 2024

£100 per 3 hour

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS

Link to: Workshop 1: Schema Therapy For Individuals

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS

WORKSHOP 1

23rd Feb & 1st, 8th March 2024

£375

Link to: Workshop 2: Schema Therapy For Individuals

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS

WORKSHOP 2

21th, 28th June & 5th July 2024

£375 £325

Link to: Workshop 3: OCPD Schema Therapy For Individuals

SCHEMA THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS

WORKSHOP 3 – Online

One day – 8th November 2024

£125

COUPLES THERAPY

Does Your Relationship Get Stuck in a Destructive Default Cycle?

Schema Therapy for Couples can help you understand the unhealthy patterns that have been destructive to your relationships. Mode maps are utilised to give  understanding to the clashes that have taken place in your relationship/s.  Slowly, perseveringly and collaboratively you will be able to set out on a different course, with a new understanding of yourself and your relationship.

You will be introduced to a model which helps you avoid going to past problems.  Once you have learnt to identify and stop the cycle, re-balance and shift to a problem-solving oriented interaction pattern you will be able to deal with difficult content in your relationship.  Through understanding how your most relevant schemas and beliefs fuel the mode cycle via conjoint imagery exercises can strengthen the emotional bond you have with your partner.

If one or both partners is not able to leave the role of the unhealthy mode cycle, individual therapy can be offered alongside the couples therapy, enabling deeper work to take place.

The goal of therapy is to learn to solve your relationship problems in the best possible way,  using the connection dialogue skills.

Mandy is a Certified Advanced Schema Couples Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer.
She has an MA (CBT) from the University of South Wales and is an Accredited Member of The British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists.

Fee for Couples Therapy: £110

(On average 12 sessions attended fortnightly or weekly are required to complete the work)

COUPLES THERAPY

Does Your Relationship Get Stuck in a Destructive Default Cycle?

Schema Therapy for Couples can help you understand the unhealthy patterns that have been destructive to your relationships. Mode maps are utilised to give  understanding to the clashes that have taken place in your relationship/s.  Slowly, perseveringly and collaboratively you will be able to set out on a different course, with a new understanding of yourself and your relationship.

You will be introduced to a model which helps you avoid going to past problems.  Once you have learnt to identify and stop the cycle, re-balance and shift to a problem-solving oriented interaction pattern you will be able to deal with difficult content in your relationship.  Through understanding how your most relevant schemas and beliefs fuel the mode cycle via conjoint imagery exercises can strengthen the emotional bond you have with your partner.

If one or both partners is not able to leave the role of the unhealthy mode cycle, individual therapy can be offered alongside the couples therapy, enabling deeper work to take place.

The goal of therapy is to learn to solve your relationship problems in the best possible way,  using the connection dialogue skills.

Mandy is a Certified Advanced Schema Couples Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer.
She has an MA (CBT) from the University of South Wales and is an Accredited Member of The British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists.

Fee for Couples Therapy: £110

(On average 12 sessions attended fortnightly or weekly are required to complete the work)

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OUR TRAINERS

Mandy Walsh

Mandy is a fully certified Schema Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer, and full member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) as well as an Advanced Certified Schema Couples Therapist. Mandy brings her passion and energy for schema therapy into the training room which enables those attending her workshops to learn the models and techniques that help their clients make the changes they wish to see.

Eckhard Roediger (MD)

Eckhard Roediger (MD), born 1959, Neurologist, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist. Trained in psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavior therapy. Formerly Director of a Psychosomatic Department of a clinic in Berlin (GER), since 2007 working in Private Practice and Director of the Schema Therapy Training Center in Frankfurt (GER). Past-president and honorary member of the ISST. Working on the conceptual background of ST and its integration into CBT, Couples therapy and integrating Mindfulness and ACT into ST. View his publications here.

Dr Anastasiya Lovegrove

Dr Anastasiya Lovegrove is a chartered counselling psychologist, CBT and focusing-oriented therapist, and an ISST accredited Schema Therapy Supervisor/Trainer. She has worked in mental health charities and the NHS for almost 10 years, predominantly working with people experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms, psychological effects of recent traumatic episodes and individuals who experienced childhood neglect/traumas leading to reoccurring interpersonal challenges and difficulties in regulating emotions in their adult lives.

SUPERVISION

In order to fulfil requirements Supervision is required by a qualified Schema Supervisor/Trainer.

Both Arnie Reed and Mandy Walsh are able to provide Schema Supervision. Please call Mandy on 07846972824 or email mandy@talkinthebay.co.uk should you wish to enquire about Supervision.

This will also be discussed on the 3 day workshops.

SUPERVISION

In order to fulfil requirements Supervision is required by a qualified Schema Supervisor/Trainer.

Both Arnie Reed and Mandy Walsh are able to provide Schema Supervision. Please call Mandy on 07846972824 or email mandy@talkinthebay.co.uk should you wish to enquire about Supervision.

This will also be discussed on the 3 day workshops.

CERTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUALS

Both of the 3 day workshops may be used towards certification. In addition the one day OCD workshop makes up the 7th day.  For further information regarding certification please take a look at the
ISST website.

Application Forms:

INTL’ CERT PROGRAMME IN SCHEMA THERAPY STANDARD ROUTE
INTL’ CERT PROGRAMME IN SCHEMA THERAPY ADVANCED ROUTE

STANDARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Standard Certification/Accreditation Programme is suitable for all experienced mental health professionals who have intermediate or advanced level general psychotherapeutic skills. Applications are open to candidates who meet the entry criteria outlined at the bottom of this page. These requirements are applicable to all ISST-approved schema therapy certification/accreditation programmes in the UK. It is possible to begin the Standard programme and then move to the Advanced programme at any point in the process.

  • 2 intensive 3-day workshops and, 1, 1-day workshop
  • 20 hours of individual supervision, each 50-60 minutes in length. These may be conducted face-to-face, by telephone, or Skype (or equivalent) or via video conferencing (if equipment is available).  The supervision sessions must continue for at least one year on a regular basis.
  •  3 video or audio recordings of client therapy sessions, to be submitted at regular intervals, each accompanied by a completed Schema Case Conceptualisation form.  The final (the 3rd) session rating will be scored by an independent rater other than your supervisor (arranged by us).
  • A minimum of 2 cases treated with schema therapy, at least 25 therapy hours each.  One case must have a personality disorder or have significant personality disorder features and one case must be appropriate for schema mode work due to complication, chronicity, failure to respond to treatment or relapse.

This includes all training (45 hours), supervision and ratings of recorded sessions. Payment can be spread across 1 or 2 years or supervision can be paid for on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis or a mixture of both: please just ask for what fits for you!

ADVANCED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Advanced Certification/Accreditation Programme is suitable for all experienced mental health professionals who have intermediate or advanced level general psychotherapeutic skills. Applications are open to candidates who meet the entry criteria outlined at the bottom of this page. These requirements are applicable to all ISST approved schema therapy certification/accreditation programmes in the UK.  It is possible to begin the Standard programme and then move to the Advanced programme at any point in the process. 

  • 2 intensive 3-day workshops and 1, 1-day workshop.
  • 40 hours of individual supervision, each 50-60 minutes in length. These may be conducted face-to-face, by telephone, or Skype (or equivalent) or via video conferencing (if equipment is available).  The supervision sessions must continue for at least one year on a regular basis.
  • 6 video or audio recordings of client therapy sessions, to be submitted at regular intervals, each accompanied by a completed Schema Case Conceptualisation form.  The final 2 session ratings (the 5th & 6th) will be scored by an independent rater other than your supervisor (arranged by us).
  • A minimum of 4 cases treated with schema therapy, at least 25 therapy hours each: one case must have a personality disorder or have significant personality disorder features and the remainder must be appropriate for schema mode work due to complication, chronicity, failure to respond to treatment or relapse.

This includes all training (45 hours), supervision and ratings of recorded sessions. Payment can be spread across 1 or 2 years or supervision can be paid for on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis or a mixture of both: please just ask for what fits for you!

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA to begin any UK, ISST-Approved Schema Therapy Certification Programme

CERTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUALS

Both of the 3 day workshops may be used towards certification. In addition the one day OCD workshop makes up the 7th day.  For further information regarding certification please take a look at the
ISST website.

Application Forms:

INTL’ CERT PROGRAMME IN SCHEMA THERAPY STANDARD ROUTE
INTL’ CERT PROGRAMME IN SCHEMA THERAPY ADVANCED ROUTE

STANDARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Standard Certification/Accreditation Programme is suitable for all experienced mental health professionals who have intermediate or advanced level general psychotherapeutic skills. Applications are open to candidates who meet the entry criteria outlined at the bottom of this page. These requirements are applicable to all ISST-approved schema therapy certification/accreditation programmes in the UK. It is possible to begin the Standard programme and then move to the Advanced programme at any point in the process.

  • 2 intensive 3-day workshops and, 1, 1-day workshop
  • 20 hours of individual supervision, each 50-60 minutes in length. These may be conducted face-to-face, by telephone, or Skype (or equivalent) or via video conferencing (if equipment is available).  The supervision sessions must continue for at least one year on a regular basis.
  •  3 video or audio recordings of client therapy sessions, to be submitted at regular intervals, each accompanied by a completed Schema Case Conceptualisation form.  The final (the 3rd) session rating will be scored by an independent rater other than your supervisor (arranged by us).
  • A minimum of 2 cases treated with schema therapy, at least 25 therapy hours each.  One case must have a personality disorder or have significant personality disorder features and one case must be appropriate for schema mode work due to complication, chronicity, failure to respond to treatment or relapse.

This includes all training (45 hours), supervision and ratings of recorded sessions. Payment can be spread across 1 or 2 years or supervision can be paid for on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis or a mixture of both: please just ask for what fits for you!

ADVANCED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Advanced Certification/Accreditation Programme is suitable for all experienced mental health professionals who have intermediate or advanced level general psychotherapeutic skills. Applications are open to candidates who meet the entry criteria outlined at the bottom of this page. These requirements are applicable to all ISST approved schema therapy certification/accreditation programmes in the UK.  It is possible to begin the Standard programme and then move to the Advanced programme at any point in the process. 

  • 2 intensive 3-day workshops and 1, 1-day workshop.
  • 40 hours of individual supervision, each 50-60 minutes in length. These may be conducted face-to-face, by telephone, or Skype (or equivalent) or via video conferencing (if equipment is available).  The supervision sessions must continue for at least one year on a regular basis.
  • 6 video or audio recordings of client therapy sessions, to be submitted at regular intervals, each accompanied by a completed Schema Case Conceptualisation form.  The final 2 session ratings (the 5th & 6th) will be scored by an independent rater other than your supervisor (arranged by us).
  • A minimum of 4 cases treated with schema therapy, at least 25 therapy hours each: one case must have a personality disorder or have significant personality disorder features and the remainder must be appropriate for schema mode work due to complication, chronicity, failure to respond to treatment or relapse.

This includes all training (45 hours), supervision and ratings of recorded sessions. Payment can be spread across 1 or 2 years or supervision can be paid for on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis or a mixture of both: please just ask for what fits for you!

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA to begin any UK, ISST-Approved Schema Therapy Certification Programme

FEEDBACK

“I also wanted to say how good today was and specifically how good you are as a trainer. You know the material inside out and so are amazing there but also the way you explain the material, respond to people in the group. You are a really good trainer.”

“It was really a fantastic three days. The model is really relatable and makes sense and I can see how these techniques could be so useful to clients. I can’t wait to do the second workshop and learn even more about how to work with these complex clients. All material is delivered with passion and conviction, and all questions the group asked were answered comprehensively”

“Arnie really helped me understand this process in such a simple way which I need! Thoroughly enjoyed it despite reservations to start”

“Excellent course. Very Informative. Really good engaging presentation. I have learnt so much and feel very enthused about starting to use schema therapy in my practice. Thank you! I found the experiential nature of the course invaluable for my learning and understanding!”

“This session has made me want to learn more”

“Very good overview of schemas, with examples. Imagery demonstration with examples of how this works and how to work with the person after this”

“Mandy has a very strong understanding of Schema therapy. Her workshops are interactive and informative. Mandy is enthusiastic when presenting and teaching the model. I found her workshop very interesting and will definitely attend any further workshops that Mandy runs.”

“I found the workshop – Schemas, Modes & Relationships very informative, practical where the information/theory is transferable into the counselling room and an excellent way to improve how clients communicate within a relationship.  The Schema Trainer had a wealth of knowledge and examples of work and was able to relay this effectively, motivational and calmly.  Excellent, will attend further workshops in the future.”

FEEDBACK

“I also wanted to say how good today was and specifically how good you are as a trainer. You know the material inside out and so are amazing there but also the way you explain the material, respond to people in the group. You are a really good trainer.”

“It was really a fantastic three days. The model is really relatable and makes sense and I can see how these techniques could be so useful to clients. I can’t wait to do the second workshop and learn even more about how to work with these complex clients. All material is delivered with passion and conviction, and all questions the group asked were answered comprehensively”

“Arnie really helped me understand this process in such a simple way which I need! Thoroughly enjoyed it despite reservations to start”

“Excellent course. Very Informative. Really good engaging presentation. I have learnt so much and feel very enthused about starting to use schema therapy in my practice. Thank you! I found the experiential nature of the course invaluable for my learning and understanding!”

“This session has made me want to learn more”

“Very good overview of schemas, with examples. Imagery demonstration with examples of how this works and how to work with the person after this”

“Mandy has a very strong understanding of Schema therapy. Her workshops are interactive and informative. Mandy is enthusiastic when presenting and teaching the model. I found her workshop very interesting and will definitely attend any further workshops that Mandy runs.”

“I found the workshop – Schemas, Modes & Relationships very informative, practical where the information/theory is transferable into the counselling room and an excellent way to improve how clients communicate within a relationship.  The Schema Trainer had a wealth of knowledge and examples of work and was able to relay this effectively, motivational and calmly.  Excellent, will attend further workshops in the future.”

THERAPISTS

Sonia Wiltshire

I often say to my clients ‘it’s not you…it’s your schemas’. There is often profound relief that there can be an explanation for the way they are feeling or acting. And schema therapy goes beyond this explanation. With careful, experiential, work it can help repair some of the damage done in formative years. I have undertaken full schema therapy training, have attended workshops, international schema conferences, and regular trauma group meetings. Lately, I have completed an online course with Wendy Behary, an expert in narcissism – as I often come across clients struggling with a narcissist in their lives.

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Dr Misbah Khan

‘I’m passionate about schema therapy as it takes a trauma informed approach and enables individuals to get above the ‘symptoms’ of a problem. I have been using schema therapy for many years and feel it lends itself to flexibility so that other therapies can also be incorporated at appropriate times.’

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Neill Hughes

Having worked as a trauma-informed therapist and often finding clients stuck in unhelpful patterns, I have found Schema therapy as an approach that finally makes sense of what I have often observed. Helping clients to become more adaptive in dealing with distress and understanding the root of their feelings and being able to emotionally heal, I have found Schema therapy can make a real difference to clients’ lives. I have completed the full ISST Schema therapy training, as well as other trauma-based approaches such as; DBT skills and Mentalisation Based Therapy for families (MBT-F) and I have extensive experience working with childhood trauma.

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Certified by the International Society of Schema Therapy

Certified by the International Society of Schema Therapy