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Certification Workshops

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​To complete ISST requirements for certification 40 hours of training are required, covered over 3 workshops, as shown above.
​It is best to do the workshops in order, unless you have completed other schema training. For a complete list of certification requirements see the ISST website.

Watch Ruth and Rita discuss what's in each workshop:

For all workshops please be advised of our cancellation policy.

For information on Learning Labs click below

Learning Lab

In order to increase accessibility a discount on training run from Australia
is available for eligible therapists in 2 categories

1. Full-time Masters or Doctoral Psychology students
2. "List B” countries in line with ISST recommendations

Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yugoslavia.
Please 
email with proof of eligibility (for students: photo of current student card with full time status, for List B Country residents: copy of registration with country of registration) and details for accessing the discounted price will be provided.

2022 Training


Schema Therapy for BPD/Complex Trauma - An Intermediate F2F Workshop in Brisbane

A$799.00

July 14-15 | Schema Therapy for BPD/Complex Trauma with: Ms Megan Fry 9am-5pm

This Schema Therapy training for developmental trauma, incorporates Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down approaches and phases of intervention.


Training Objectives Include:

  • A focus on experiential and Emotion Regulation techniques in Schema Therapy to use in session with reference to the three phases of treatment, i.e., Bonding & Regulation, Schema Mode Change & Autonomy.
  • Understanding the three phases of treatment (bonding and regulation, mode change and building autonomy)
  • Looking at the typical mode conceptualisation for this treatment population
  • Using experiential and emotion regulation techniques
  • Cognitive, Experiential, Behavioural Pattern Breaking for this clinical population will be discussed in detail, including the importance of Safety & Stabilisation before the use of Schema Mode Change Techniques.
  • Understanding Flight, Fight and Freeze responses, bypassing coping modes by building therapeutic presence
  • Limited reparenting when working with child modes using connection, co-regulation and self regulation
  • Incorporating ideas from Polyvagal theory, (Porges, 2016), Interpersonal Neurobiology (Segal, 2000), Somatic Psychotherapy (Fisher & Ogden, 2015) and Stages of Treatment (Ford & Cortois, 2000) when applying Schema Therapy Techniques.

This is the second workshop in the certification series for accreditation in Schema Therapy provided by Schema Therapy Institute Australia.


Dates and Location: Training is for Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th of JULY 2022 from 9am to 5pm and is being held at Park Regis North Quay, Brisbane QLD. The cost for the training is $799 and includes catering and materials provided.  


Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 9, Dyadic Hours 5.

*A working knowledge of Schema Therapy and the Mode Model is recommended


Facilitated by: Megan Fry, Advanced ST Supervisor and Trainer in Individual ST. 


Meet Megan:

“I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 16 years clinical experience and I am an Advanced Level Individual Schema Therapist / Supervisor / Trainer (certified by the International Society for Schema Therapy). I completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Newcastle and a Masters in Clinical Psychology at Macquarie University. I am currently completing a PhD at Griffith University.

I am passionate about Schema Therapy and how we can help all clients create positive, fundamental change and growth in their life. I have a special interest in Veteran mental health and complex trauma. I love helping clinicians understand the Schema Therapy model and its application in the therapy room.”

 

Workshop Fee is $899. Fee includes workshop materials and catering fees.


For more information please email: info@schematherapyaustralia.com.au

Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

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Advanced Techniques in Schema Therapy: Working with Rigid, Avoidant, Grandiose & Impulsive Clients: ONLINE​ ​CERTIFICATION TRAINING

A$529.00

3 Wednesdays 9:30-2:30, AEST starting July 20, 2022 | This 3 session workshop is the last of the curriculum for certification training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia.



This workshop will focus on extending clinician skills with difficult to treat client groups including treatment of:


  • Cluster C, specifically OCPD, Dependent &, Avoidant Personality Disorders
  • Cluster B, specifically Narcissistic & Antisocial Personality Disorders
  • Overcompensating Clients & specific “Fight Coping Modes” i.e., Overcontroller, Bully Attack & Self-Aggrandizer
  • Working with the specific child modes found in these presentations that can result in addictive and impulsive behaviours (using Imagery and mode role plays)
  • Advanced imagery techniques and mode dialogue work incorporating Healthy Adult Mode
  • Self-Care and Reflective Practice in working with this difficult to treat Clinical Population



Includes recorded interview with expert on Narcissism Wendy Behary on how to bypass strong Detached Protector Coping Modes found in these difficult to treat patients and David Bernstein on applying Schema Therapy in a Forensic Setting. 



Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered over a three week period and there will be in between session tasks to consolidate learning. The dates and times are as follows:



WEEK ONE: Wednesday July 20th 9:30am to 2.30pm

WEEK TWO: Wednesday July 27th 9:30am to 2.30pm

WEEK THREE: Wednesday August 3rd 9:30am to 2.30pm



Certification hours include: 8 Didactic & 5 Dyadic hours



Who is eligible to attend:

This training is for therapists who are registered with their professional body, including psychologists, social worker and psychiatrists. Please note that ISST certification has requirements, including minimum study requirements. Please go to the ISST website for further details. You may be asked to provide proof of eligibility upon registration.



For registrations outside of Australia:

The training will occur 9:30am-2:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time which includes participant interaction in the dyadic work, so please ensure you are able to attend as per below ISST requirements.



If you register for this training you agree to adhere to the Online Training guidelines stipulated by The International Society for Schema Therapy which includes the following:


  1. To be monitored when completing dyadic exercises as in live workshops
  2. You arrive on time and do not leave early (10 minute grace is acceptable)
  3. You do not engage in other activities that are not related to the training
  4. You are willing to make up for lost learning should there be a technological problem



Facilitators are Dr Rita Younan and Ruth Holt, both Advanced Schema Therapists and Trainers in Individual Schema Therapy



Training is offered via Zoom Platform; the training link and pre-reading materials will be emailed one week prior to the event.



The total for the two day workshop is $529* until June 20th 2022 (Early Bird), $599 thereafter*





For more information please email: ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com





*Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 



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Starting Schema Couples Therapy

A$599.00

28-29 July | Workshop I F2F CANBERRA


​Presenter: Ms Ruth Holt, Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Schema Couples therapist.


Schema Couples Therapy focusses on building connection and repairing relationship ruptures by understanding the mode cycles that fuel distress. We aim to work with partners to heal the unmet needs that drive schema and mode activation.


This workshop focuses on starting with couples from a Schema Therapy perspective, including

  • Assessment and formulation
  • Building safety with volatile couples
  • Understanding mode cycles
  • Beginning connection dialogues, chair work and imagery re-scripting

The workshop will be interactive, with input, demonstrations and opportunity to practice skills.


Standard Price: $599

Last minute: $699 (after July 1, 2022)

This includes all materials, morning and afternoon tea.


Location: You, Me and Us training room

17 Murray Crescent, Manuka, Canberra


Time: 8:45am-5:00pm


Common questions:

What if I haven’t done any Schema Therapy training before?

You are strongly encouraged to complete the introduction to Schema Therapy workshop: Schema Therapy for Chronic Mood and Anxiety Disorders - either live or 'at your own pace'

This workshop assumes a knowledge of schemas and modes, how to bypass a coping mode and basic Imagery Re-scripting. If you don't have that knowledge the introduction workshops listed will meet that need.


What if I haven’t had much experience with couples?

The training will provide options for those with less couples experience and those with more, aiming to meet your individual learning needs.


Can I use my Gottman Method, Emotion Focused or other couples therapy skills?

Yes, Schema therapy is an integrative therapy that can build on your existing skills. 


Please be aware of our cancellation policy

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Experiencing Schema Therapy from the “Inside Out”, Noosa QLD

A$799.00

27-28 Aug | Self-Therapy/Self-Reflective Practise for Schema Therapy Practitioners

with Rita Younan, Ruth Holt & Megan Fry


In Schema Therapy, the therapist’s qualities are central to the therapeutic technique in providing limited re-parenting and a working model of a ‘healthy adult’. An important part of training for Schema Therapists (and therapists in general) therefore is self-reflective practice; to understand and manage the activation of our own underlying schemas and modes. This is especially important for therapists who routinely work with complex patients (e.g. complex trauma, eating disorders, personality disorders) and settings (e.g. prisons, inpatient wards, group therapy work) which can easily trigger our own schema-based reactions. Awareness and management of our own schemas and modes is therefore crucial to effective schema therapy and managing risk of therapist burnout. Participation in the workshop will include practice of new interventions to use with clients and give access to a deeper, ‘experiential’ understanding of schema therapy interventions.


There are three ways this workshop could be used for ISST Schema Therapy certification.

  1. It can be counted as 3 hours (Standard level) or 6 hours (Advanced level) of the number of supervision hours required for ISST Individual ST certification. Or
  2. Attendance could be used to meet the Group Schema Therapy certification requirement of 6 hours of group schema therapy self-practice. To meet this requirement one of the facilitators must be certified at the trainer-supervisor level in Group ST. Dr. Rita Younan meets the GST trainer-supervisor requirement.
  3. 3. It could also be counted for the 8 hours every 2 years of continuing education requirement to maintain ISST certification as a schema therapist. The workshop hours can only be used for one of these three ISST requirements, however, they could additionally be used to meet other professional continued education requirements.


This two day workshop is based on the Schema Therapy Self-practice/Self-reflection workbook for therapists by Joan Farrell & Ida Shaw “Schema Therapy from the Inside-Out”. Attendance is beneficial for both new and experienced therapists.


Location: This workshop is being held at Peppers, Noosa Resort & Villas, Sunshine Coast Queensland on Saturday August 27th and Sunday August 28th from 9.30 to 4.30pm.


Cost is $799, early bird before June 30th, $899 thereafter.

Peppers are offering discount accommodation for workshop attendees, please go to this link for more information: https://form.jotform.com/212378934991873


We recommend not booking flights and accomodation until close to the date given possible travel restrictions.


**Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 


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Schema Therapy for Chronic Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Online Certification Training

A$529.00

3 Tuesdays 9:30-2:30 Melbourne time, starting September 6 | There is growing research on the effectiveness of Schema Therapy for chronic depression and some early work on other treatment resistant mood disorder presentations. This 3 session ONLINE workshop will cover Schema Therapy formulation and treatment approaches for working with these presentations, including case studies, demonstrations and opportunities to practice skills. 



Specific topics include;

  • Schema Therapy models for Chronic mood disorders like Depression and Anxiety
  • Schema Therapy for other Chronic Axis I Disorders like OCD & Eating Disorders
  • Dealing with challenging client in session behaviours, like hopelessness
  • Experiential techniques to address early adversity and schema development
  • Assisting clients to build networks of support through behavioural pattern breaking
  • Schema self-therapy to avoid compassion fatigue



Facilitators are Dr Rita Younan and Ruth Holt, both Advanced Schema Therapists and Trainers in Individual Schema Therapy;



Special Guest interview SUSAN SIMPSON (leading expert on Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders) discussing ST for Eating Disorders & The Over-controller Coping Mode which is common in Chronic Axis 1 Disorders. 



Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered in September over a three week period and where there will be in between session tasks to consolidate learning. The dates and times are as follows:



WEEK ONE: Tuesday Sept 6th 9:30am to 2:30pm

WEEK TWO: Tuesday Sept 13th 9:30am to 2:30pm

WEEK THREE: Tuesday Sept 20th 9:30am to 2:30pm



Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 8, Dyadic Hours 5



Who is eligible to attend:

This training is for therapists who are registered with their professional body, including psychologists, social worker and psychiatrists. Please note that ISST certification has requirements, including minimum study requirements. Please go to the ISST website for further details. You may be asked to provide proof of eligibility upon registration.



For registrations outside of Australia:

The training will occur 9:30am - 2:30pm Australian Standard Time which includes participant interaction in the dyadic work, so please ensure you are able to attend as per below ISST requirements.



If you register for this training you agree to adhere to the Online Training guidelines stipulated by The International Society for Schema Therapy which includes the following:


  1. To be monitored when completing dyadic exercises as in live workshops
  2. You arrive on time and do not leave early (10 minute grace is acceptable)
  3. You do not engage in other activities that are not related to the training during workshop
  4. You are willing to make up for lost learning should there be a technological problem



Training is offered via Zoom Platform; the training link and pre-reading materials will be emailed one week prior to the event.



Cost: Early bird rate $529 until August 30 then $599



For more information please email: ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com



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Advance Techniques in Schema Therapy: Working with Rigid, Avoidant, Grandiose & Impulsive Clients: ONLINE CERTIFICATION TRAINING

3 Wednesdays 10:30-3:30, AEDT starting

 October 5, 2022 | This 3 session workshop is the last of the curriculum for certification training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia.
​Training Dates and Details:
​WEEK ONE: Wednesday October 5th 10:30am to 3:30pm
WEEK TWO: Wednesday October 12th 10:30am to 3:30pm
WEEK THREE: Wednesday October 19th 10:30am to 3:30pm
This training is being run by our Singaporean partners, Elephant Training. To register go to https://www.elephant.com.sg/schema.php

Schema Therapy for working with Rigid, Avoidant, Grandiose and Impulsive Clients - An Advanced F2F Workshop in Brisbane

A$699.00

October 13-14 | Schema Therapy for working with Rigid, Avoidant, Grandiose and Impulsive Clients with: Ms Megan Fry 9am-5pm


This workshop is the last of the curriculum for certification training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by Schema Therapy Institute Australia.


This workshop will focus on extending clinician skills with difficult to treat client groups including treatment of:

  • Cluster C, specifically OCPD, Dependent &, Avoidant Personality Disorders
  • Cluster B, specifically Narcissistic & Antisocial Personality Disorders
  • Overcompensating Clients & specific “Fight Coping Modes” i.e., Over-controller, Bully Attack & Self-Aggrandizer
  • Working with the specific child modes found in these presentations that can result in addictive and impulsive behaviours (using Imagery and mode role plays)
  • Advanced imagery techniques and mode dialogue work incorporating Healthy Adult Mode
  • Cognitive Techniques to work with Rigidity.
  • Self-Care and Reflective Practice in working with this difficult to treat Clinical Population


Training is on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of OCTOBER 2022 from 9am to 5pm and is being held at Park Regis North Quay, Brisbane QLD. The cost for the training is $699 and includes catering and materials provided.  


Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 8, Dyadic Hours 5.


Facilitated by: Megan Fry, Advanced ST Supervisor and Trainer in Individual ST. 


Meet Megan:

“I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 16 years clinical experience and I am an Advanced Level Individual Schema Therapist / Supervisor / Trainer (certified by the International Society for Schema Therapy). I completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Newcastle and a Masters in Clinical Psychology at Macquarie University. I am currently completing a PhD at Griffith University.

I am passionate about Schema Therapy and how we can help all clients create positive, fundamental change and growth in their life. I have a special interest in Veteran mental health and complex trauma. I love helping clinicians understand the Schema Therapy model and its application in the therapy room.”

 

Workshop Fee is $699. Fee includes workshop materials and catering fees.


For more information please email: info@schematherapyaustralia.com.au

Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

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​Schema therapy for Chronic Mood and Anxiety Disorders an Introductory Workshop – (Melbourne)

A$699.00

Oct 31, Nov 1 | ​9am-5pm

There is growing research on the effectiveness of Schema Therapy for chronic depression and some early work on other treatment resistant mood disorder presentations. This workshop will cover Schema Therapy formulation and treatment approaches for working with these presentations, including case studies, demonstrations and opportunities to practice skills.

Specific topics include;

  • Schema Therapy models for Chronic mood disorders like Depression and Anxiety
  • Schema Therapy for other Chronic Axis I Disorders like OCD & Eating Disorders
  • Dealing with challenging client in session behaviours, like hopelessness
  • Experiential techniques to address early adversity and schema development
  • Assisting clients to build networks of support through behavioural pattern breaking
  • Schema self-therapy to avoid compassion fatigue


This is Face to Face training, Monday October 31st and Tuesday 1st of November, 9am to 5pm

Location to be determined.

The cost for the training is $699 and includes catering.  

Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 8, Dyadic Hours 5.


For more information please email: training@schematherapyinstitute.com.au

Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

Venue TBA; Workshop is $699 and includes catering and workshop materials. Please register via the website to avoid disappointment.


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​Schema therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder & Complex Trauma, Intermediate workshop (Melbourne)

A$799.00

November​ 3,4 | ​9am-5pm 2 day workshop focussing on Schema Therapy for developmental trauma, incorporating Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down approaches and the phases of intervention.


Training Objectives Include:



  • A focus on experiential and Emotion Regulation techniques in Schema Therapy to use in session with reference to the three phases of treatment, i.e., Bonding & Regulation, Schema Mode Change & Autonomy.
  • Understanding the three phases of treatment (bonding and regulation, mode change and building autonomy)
  • Looking at the typical mode conceptualisation for this treatment population
  • Using experiential and emotion regulation techniques
  • Cognitive, Experiential, Behavioural Pattern Breaking for this clinical population will be discussed in detail, including the importance of Safety & Stabilisation before the use of Schema Mode Change Techniques.
  • Understanding Flight, Fight and Freeze responses, bypassing coping modes by building therapeutic presence
  • Limited reparenting when working with child modes using connection,co-regulation and self regulation
  • Incorporating ideas from Polyvagal theory, (Porges, 2016), Interpersonal Neurobiology (Segal, 2000), Somatic Psychotherapy (Fisher & Ogden, 2015) and Stages of Treatment (Ford & Cortois, 2000) when applying Schema Therapy Techniques.  
  • This is the second workshop in the certification series for accreditation in Schema Therapy.



*A working knowledge of Schema Therapy and the Mode Model is recommended



Venue TBA; Workshop is $799 and includes catering and workshop materials. Please register via the website to avoid disappointment.


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Schema Therapy From the Inside Out:
Self -Therapy/Self-Reflective Practise for Practitioners ONLINE

In Schema Therapy, the therapist’s qualities are central to the therapeutic technique in providing limited re-parenting and a working model of a ‘healthy adult’. An important part of training for Schema Therapists (and therapists in general) therefore is self-reflective practice; to understand and manage the activation of our own underlying schemas and modes. 
This two day workshop is based on the Schema Therapy Self-practice/Self-reflection workbook for therapists by Joan Farrell & Ida Shaw “Schema Therapy from the Inside-Out”.  Attendance is beneficial for both new and experienced therapists.
This workshop will be offered Online on two mornings in November, 18th & 25th from 11.30am to 3.30pm.
Cost is $549, early bird before September 30th 2022 and $599 thereafter
​This training is being run by our Singaporean partners, Elephant Training. To register go to https://www.elephant.com.sg/schema.php
For all Australia-based workshops please be advised of our cancellation policy.

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  • Workshops
    • Couples Therapy Training
    • Self paced online learning
  • Group Supervision
  • 7 Minute Schemas
  • Find a Schema Therapist in Canberra
  • Find a Schema COUPLES Therapist in Australia