Welcome to
Schema Therapy Works!
Dr Jo White
Clinical Psychologist & Advanced Certified
Schema Therapist & Supervisor
My name is Jo and I train and support psychologists and therapists to confidently use schema therapy to help people with complex and chronic difficulties. I am passionate about developing the reach of schema therapy in the UK and across international communities, firstly to build the confidence of psychologists and therapists who feel overwhelmed by the complex difficulties their clients experience. And secondly, to improve outcomes for individuals who haven't benefitted from CBT or skills-based interventions, and as a result may experience stigma in mental health services and find themselves labelled as ‘untreatable’.
What is Schema Therapy?
Schema Therapy is an integrative model with a focus on emotions and unmet psychological needs. Individuals are understood as having developed coping modes to survive needs not being met. The
therapy works with the different parts of the self to develop new, healthy ways of coping.
Certification in Schema Therapy
If you are looking for schema therapy training, you'll find details of how to join the certification programme we are running in collaboration with Dr Arnie Reed, ISST Trainer/Supervisor, here.
Schema Therapy Workshops
Join a specialist workshop for a taste of schema therapy and to develop your skills working with the critic mode (link to workshop page) and with chair work online (link to workshop page).
Find out more about our workshops here.
Schema Therapy Supervision
I supervise a skilled network of psychologists across the UK, individually and in groups. I provide a safe space where the struggles of therapy and those we experience personally can be understood and held gently, supporting the practice of schema therapy which demands a huge emotional investment by the therapist.
FB Schema Therapy Interest Group
The Schema Therapy Interest Group on Facebook is one of the places I share my love and excitement about schema therapy with other psychologists and therapists. I would love you to join me in the group, which I facilitate alongside Tena Davies, Clinical Psychologist. We encourage discussions about schema therapy, interview schema therapy experts, hold mini workshops and share resources. Click on the link to join us, whether you are new to schema therapy, working towards accreditation or an expert yourself.
Resources
Here’s my comprehensive list of books, podcasts and videos to support your clients in their schema therapy journey.
Blog
My monthly blog posts are all about the schema therapy model and experiential exercises to promote healing.
