Schema Therapy – A Phase-Oriented Approach: Targeting Tasks and Techniques in Individual and Group Schema Therapy

Schema Therapy – A Phase-Oriented Approach presents an innovative technique for keeping control of the therapeutic process, achieving more depth and accessing more client emotions in individual and group schema therapy. By structuring the overall long-term therapy into four distinct phases, each with specific associated goals, attitudes, exercises and requirements for progression, the therapist and client can work together, one step at a time, toward a successful outcome.The book offers clear guidelines for achieving an optimal balance between confrontation and collaboration, work and play, rules and freedom, and cognitive, behavioural and experiential techniques. Phase 1 focuses on safety and security; phase 2 stirs up old pain and emotions, phase 3 encourages the client to take control, and phase 4 is about learning to live happily as a human being – with all its associated pitfalls. Each chapter contains a wealth of phase-specific exercises, points of concern and practical tips. A final chapter answers frequently asked schema therapy questions and provides guidance for adapting the phase-oriented approach to other formats and contexts. Read more