Managing the toxic punitive critic
It can be heart breaking as a therapist to see a client dismiss or dislike their vulnerable child mode in the room. When this happens...
top of page
THERAPIST BLOG
When the client is protective towards their less than ideal parent
Clients with developmental trauma can have critical parents. However, they can also be protective of their critical or demanding parents...
What's the healthy adult really?
A lens to better understand the healthy adult The concept of doing vs being captures the two stances a strong healthy adult needs to...
How the humble jar can lift your reparenting game
The humble jar is a great way to reinforce reparenting assistant across stages of therapy. Early in therapy, I give some clients a jar as...
How therapist modes impact experiential work
It takes a lot of courage to try experiential work with clients at first. Our own therapist modes can make this process harder....
Why when and how to introduce the healthy adult mode in imagery rescripting
The healthy adult mode – what is it really? The healthy adult mode represents the healthiest part of a person. It’s the side that gets...
To do ST certification or not? That's a good question.
Is schema therapy accreditation worthwhile? Absolutely! Schema therapy certification will elevate your skills as a schema therapist in a...
Managing the impulsive child mode
The impulsive child mode The impulsive child mode is a common client mode but it’s not always easy to recognise or tease it apart from...
Keeping it simple with schema therapy formulation
I greatly enjoyed presenting at ENLIGHT on practical assessment and formulation. Here are some of the key points to make this essential...
Integrating schemas and modes into treatment is fun!
Integrating the mode and the schema models can sound complicated but there are ways to integrate the models in a way that is both simple...
How formulation feedback can be therapeutic
Formulation guides treatment but how can sharing your formulation be therapeutic?
Addressing the critic that may perpetuate the compliant surrenderer
Working with the compliant surrenderer can be tricky as clients may resist change often due to messages from their critic and underlying...
What is limited reparenting and how can it help your client?
Limited reparenting is much more than a warm relationship.
What can Dr Seuss teach you about being a schema therapist?
My first ever supervisor, in undergrad, gifted me the book, “Oh the places you’ll go” by Dr Seuss as a graduation gift and it’s been my...
Good news if you feel guilty about not using experiential techniques all the time
We all know that experiential techniques like chairwork and imagery matter because they help weaken schemas and shift perspectives....
Learning Schema Therapy Takes Courage
True story, in the early days of my schema therapy journey, I sat in my supervisor’s waiting room and thought, “She’s going to I think...
bottom of page