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Dr Jo White
11 minutes ago6 min read
Navigating Outside-of-Session Contact in Schema Therapy
Balancing Boundaries with Therapeutic Connection Introduction The original schema therapy model developed by Young et al (2003)...
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Dr Jo White
Jan 165 min read
Letter Writing in Schema Therapy
Letter writing is a powerful experiential exercise that we can use in schema therapy to support the work of our clients. Some clients...
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Dr Jo White
Nov 13, 20245 min read
Mode Mapping in Schema Therapy
Dr Jo White, Clinical Psychologist & Schema Therapy Trainer Are you struggling to get started with mode mapping? In this blog, I will...
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Dr Jo White
Aug 29, 20244 min read
What are Modes in Schema Therapy?
What is a mode? A mode is the way someone presents at a particular time and includes a particular set of thoughts, motives, feelings,...
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Dr Jo White
Jun 20, 20245 min read
Working with the Perfectionist Overcontroller Mode in Schema Therapy
Is this a mode you think your clients might be struggling with? In this blog I will help you to understand what this mode looks like and...
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Dr Jo White
Apr 25, 20243 min read
Schema Therapy: A Brief Case Conceptualisation
Use this crib sheet to help you hold in mind all of the important information about your client to apply schema therapy effectively.
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Dr Jo White
Feb 28, 20243 min read
Imagery Rescripting in Schema Therapy with Emotionally Dysregulated Clients
How to adapt imagery rescripting in schema therapy for emotionally dysregulated clients.
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Dr Jo White
Nov 2, 20235 min read
Schema Therapy: Chair Work with a Coping Mode.
Chair dialogues with a coping mode are a powerful emotion focused technique used in schema therapy to understand the role of modes in our...
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Dr Jo White
Sep 28, 20233 min read
Five Top Tips for Facilitating Chair Work Online
Transitioning from facilitating chair work in the therapy room to facilitating chair work online can feel clunky and cumbersome. So much...
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Dr Jo White
Aug 8, 20236 min read
How to Work with the Avoidant Protector Mode in Schema Therapy
The Avoidant Protector Mode The avoidant protector mode is a coping mode that functions to avoid activating schemas. If someone has a...
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Dr Jo White
May 9, 20236 min read
Guide to Schema Therapy Training and Certification
Do you aspire to be a schema therapist, but the process is intimidating you? Are you not sure where to start? Maybe you have started but...
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Dr Jo White
Apr 19, 20235 min read
A Guide to Creating Audio Flashcards in Schema Therapy
By Dr Jo White & Tena Davies The schema flashcard was originally developed by Jeff Young as a tool to support clients with schema...
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Dr Jo White
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Tuning into Schemas to Heal the Vulnerable Child Mode
In this blog: What is the vulnerable child mode Why it's important to know which schemas activate the vulnerable child mode Shaping...
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Dr Jo White
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Getting to Grips with Maladaptive Life Patterns: An Overcontroller Mode Example
Understanding self-defeating life patterns is an important part of your schema therapy intervention. In this blog I explain what life...
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Dr Jo White
Jan 22, 20234 min read
Standing Side by Side with the Angry Protector Mode
The angry protector mode is a 'wall of anger' to protect the person from others who feel threatening - keeping them at a safe distance....
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Dr Jo White
Nov 24, 20225 min read
Bypassing the Detached Protector Mode – When the Mode Interview is Not Enough
Schema coping modes are survival strategies for managing experiences when the person’s needs were not met in childhood. They served an...
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Dr Jo White
Nov 2, 20227 min read
The Doormat Mode – A Client Example of How to Overcome the Compliant Surrender Mode
The schema therapy mode model describes: child modes (read more here) critic modes (see here) coping modes (the topic of this blog)...
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Dr Jo White
Oct 3, 20225 min read
Three Ways to Re-Parent the Vulnerable Child Mode
Schema Modes The Schema Therapy mode model describes four types of modes. The child modes: vulnerable child and angry child The critic...
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Dr Jo White
Sep 7, 20225 min read
Three Exercises for Three Critic Modes in Schema Therapy
What are schema therapy critic modes? The critic modes, or the parent modes as they used to be called in schema therapy, are the negative...
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