Confronting clients, empathetic confrontation : Schema Therapy | Dr Jo White

Описание: Mastering Therapy Podcast S4E6 – Dr Jo White

Curious about Schema Therapy? Listen to the essentials, clinical applications, and transformative tools from ISST-certified schema therapist Dr Jo White. Whether you’re a psychologist, psychotherapist, or counselor, this episode gives you actionable insights to understanding schemas, modes, limited reparenting, and experiential interventions—plus guidance on schema therapy training.

👇 Timestamps & Key Takeaways 👇

00:00 – Welcome & Schema Therapy Origins
Meet your hosts Dr. Natalie Stott and Dr Jo White. Learn how Schema Therapy emerged from CBT’s limitations with chronic, entrenched patterns—with Jeff Young integrating attachment, gestalt, and CBT for deeper change.

04:33 – Explaining Schemas to Clients
Get metaphors and practical language for introducing schemas, including the “schema glasses” analogy and comparison with CBT core beliefs.

09:48 – Modes Explained: Vulnerable Child, Coping & Critic
Discover schema modes, from vulnerable child to coping and critic modes—and learn how behavioral patterns play out in therapy and life.

17:23 – Limited Reparenting & the Therapist Role
Understand the principle and practice of limited reparenting—how therapists model healthy adult mode to clients, especially those with complex, attachment-based issues.

21:59 – Empathic Confrontation in Schema Therapy
Learn the crucial skill of empathic confrontation, using the “hot vs. cold tap” metaphor, and tips for balancing empathy and challenge effectively.

28:29 – Working with Limited Sessions
How to adapt the model for clients with limited resources/timescales—see what’s possible within 10-25 sessions, and what to prioritize in mapping modes and schemas.

31:15 – Collaborative Mapping & Experiential Tools
Tips on collaborative schema mapping, mode awareness, and introducing clients to schema questionnaires.

33:53 – Imagery Rescripting & Chairwork
A deep dive into experiential interventions: how to use imagery rescripting and chairwork for vulnerable child and critic mode work, with real-life applications.

40:18 – Therapist Schemas & Training Pathways
Explore the impact of therapists’ own schemas on sessions, the role of supervision, and how schema therapy training integrates personal experiential work.

45:39 – How to Get Schema Therapy Training & Resources
Step-by-step pathways to schema training with ISST-certified programs, courses, YouTube demos, and blog resources.

🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS

Website & More Episodes: masteringtherapy.com

Schema Therapy Training: Schema Therapy Works (Dr Jo White & Kate Williams)

YouTube Demos: Schema Therapy Works YouTube

Schema Questionnaires: Search online for free downloadable schema questionnaires

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