Schema Therapy

Schema therapy is especially helpful for anyone that has experienced any kind of trauma in their life, whether it be from childhood or adulthood. Schema therapy helps identify the things from our past that continue to affect our present. Most importantly it then guides you on how to get out of these life traps and stop replicating past responses. I have a book that I walk clients through and many supplemental materials that address each life trap.

I am trained in Schema Therapy and help people do the deep experiential work to heal their schemas and modes. Schema Therapy is depth therapy that was developed for people who didn't respond to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and needed something deeper and more effective.

Schema therapy has fast become my favorite method of understanding and working through problem areas. Generally speaking, schema therapy provides us a framework for understanding how early life experiences influence the beliefs we carry about ourselves, our relationships and the world. Most often we're dealing with the schemas that have become rigid, distorted and maladaptive over time, and are getting in the way of feeling happy, safe and satisfied with our lives. Check out schematherapy.com!

I use Schema Therapy to help clients identify and shift deeply rooted patterns that often stem from early life experiences. Through this integrative approach, I guide clients in understanding how these schemas impact their current relationships, emotions, and behaviors—empowering them to build healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Schema therapy integrates elements of cognitive-behavioral, attachment, and emotion-focused approaches to help clients identify and heal deep-rooted patterns, or schemas, formed early in life. These schemas often arise from unmet emotional needs and can influence self-perception and relationships. I use this approach to help clients recognize these patterns, understand their origins, and develop healthier coping strategies. If you’re ready to break free from these cycles, I’m here to guide you.

This is my passion! I have developed curriculum using Schema interventions in multiple treatment centers and my courses are still being used years later because they work! I've extensively studied this modality and have trained many others on how to understand the Schemas. Everyone can benefit from understanding how they view the world, and I'll assist you with understanding your own schemas and how they may be helping or harming you.

I practice Schema Therapy to supplement CBT with a focus on attachment-based theory and experiential Gestalt theory.

Schema Therapy is a Cognitive Behavioral Model that focuses on helping client meet their psychological needs. As children, when our needs go unmet, we experience pain. We then develop ways of coping with that pain that can last throughout our lives. Schema Therapy helps clients understand their needs, pain, and coping patterns. This healing allows for new ways of being that get our needs met.

With the application of Schema Therapy, one can help to better understand the "frame of lens" through which the see the world. Part of treatment will be to identify what specific schema(s) you have developed and how they impact your day to day functioning. This form of therapeutic intervention gives you the ability to build better insight and understanding about yourself and the way you interact with your environment. Which in turns helps you to approach life challenges more effectively.