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2020 Workshops

Schema Therapy for BPD/Complex Trauma: ONLINE CERTIFICATION TRAINING

A$649.00

3 Fridays 9-1:30 plus 1 hour extra, starting August 7, 2020 |This Schema Therapy training for developmental trauma, incorporates Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down approaches and phases of intervention.

The training includes 4 mornings over four weeks, with the last week offered as an open supervision session for all attendees.

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

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

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

Special Guests Joan Farrell & Ida Shaw (leading experts on ST for BPD) to discuss overcoming obstacles and common difficulties with BPD.

Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered in August 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: August 7th 9am to 1.30pm

WEEK TWO: August 14th 9am to 1.30pm

WEEK THREE:  August 21st 9am to 1.30pm

WEEK FOUR: August 28th 9.30 – 10.30am Online Supervision Session

Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 9, Dyadic Hours 4

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 9am-1:30pm 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

Online training fee is $549 early bird before July 7th, 2020 or $649 thereafter; please pay via the website.  

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

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

A$499.00

3 Fridays 9-1:30, starting September 4, 2020 | This 3 morning 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

Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered September 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: Friday September 4th 9am to 1.30pm

WEEK TWO: Friday September 11th 9am to 1.30pm

WEEK THREE: FridaySeptember 18th 9am to 1.30pm

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 9am-1:30pm 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 $499* until August 4 2020, $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. 

Image: Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash

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NEW DATE: Thursday 19th November (2020) – Please note this new post-poned date given COVID-19

Ruth will presenting on Schema Couple Therapy at this 1-Day Schema Therapy PD/ Networking Event. Across the day there will be a number of case presentations (approx 40 minutes) and innovative applications of Schema Therapy with time allocated for case discussion. 
Click on this link for more information or to register.

4 day Certification Training in Schema Couples Therapy

A$1,300.00

28th July - 31st July 2021 | 4 day Certification training in Schema Couples Therapy in Melbourne, Australia.


​Presenter: Dr Poul Perris, former ISST chair, founding member of the Schema Couples Therapy committee and renowned European Schema Therapy presenter. Assisted by Ruth Holt, Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Schema Couples therapist.


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


Standard Price: $1300
Last minute: $1450 (after June 1, 2021)


Price includes full catering
Training Program: 8:45-5:30 each day


Please be aware of our cancellation policy

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DUE TO COVID19 QLD WORKSHOPS WILL BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 2021
Online options may be available, expressions of interest  or questions should be directed to ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

Masterclass in Schema Therapy for BPD and Complex Trauma (Brisbane)

A$749.00

DUE TO COVID - 19 THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 2021

Online options may be available. Expressions of interest or questions should be directed to ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

August 17-18, Brisbane | This two day masterclass focuses on Schema Therapy for developmental trauma, incorporating ideas from 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 through Schema Therapy Institute Australia.

This is an intermediate workshop that follows from Schema Therapy for Chronic Axis 1 Disorders, the introductory workshop and thus a working knowledge of Schema Therapy and the Mode Model is recommended

Price: Workshop is $749 (Early Bird until July 30 2020) and includes catering and workshop materials; $799 thereafter. 

Location: The Greek Club, Edmondstone St 

South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia

Please register via the website to avoid disappointment.

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Schema Therapy Advanced Techniques: Working with Rigid, Avoidant, Grandiose and Impulsive Clients (Brisbane, QLD)

A$649.00

DUE TO COVID - 19 THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 2021

Online options may be available. Expressions of interest or questions should be directed to ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

August 19-20 2020 | This two day workshop is the last of the curriculum for certified training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia. Accrued hours are 8 Didactic & 5 Dyadic.

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
• Advanced imagery techniques and mode dialogue work incorporating Healthy Adult Mode
• Skills in working with Impulsive, Enraged, Lonely and Undisciplined Child modes
• Self-Care and Reflective Practise in working with this difficult to treat Clinical Population.

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

Price: $649 Early Bird until July 30, $699 thereafter

Location: The Greek Club, Edmondstone St 

South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia

Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

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Schema Therapy from the “Inside Out”, Brisbane

A$699.00

DUE TO COVID - 19 THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 2021

Online options may be available. Expressions of interest or questions should be directed to ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

August 22-23 | Schema Therapy: Self -Therapy/Self-Reflective Practise for Practitioners

with Rita Younan, Ruth Holt, Rob Brockman & 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. This workshop can be counted towards the ISST Therapist certification requirement of “Self-Therapy” (individual certification) and is appropriate for therapists both new and experienced with the ST model.

This two day workshop is based on the Schema Therapy Self- Help book recently published by Joan Farrell & Ida Shaw “Schema Therapy from the Inside Out”.

This workshop will be offered in Brisbane on August 22nd and 23rd. There will be two simultaneous workshops being delivered with a maximum of 16 per workshop. Workshop 1 will be facilitated by Ruth Holt & Rita Younan, and workshop 2 by Rob Brockman and Megan Fry.

To book into workshop 1, add to cart below. To book into workshop 2 (with Rob and Megan) please go to https://schematherapysydney.com.au/spsr/

Cost is $699, early bird before July 30, $749 thereafter; Cost includes full catering and workshop materials.

**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. 

Location: The Greek Club, Edmondstone St 

South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia

Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

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​Schema therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder & Complex Trauma (Canberra 2020)

A$749.00

October 29-30, 2020 | ​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.

Price: Workshop is $749 (Early Bird until Sept 15, 2020) and includes catering and workshop materials; $799 thereafter. 

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

This two day workshop is the second of three workshops aimed at covering the curriculum for certified training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia.

Location: Room 6, Griffin Centre, Canberra Centre

Photo by Filip Hudcovic on Unsplash

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Schema Therapy for Chronic Axis 1 Disorders- An Introductory Workshop (Melbourne, 2020)

A$649.00

November 25-26 2020 | 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 two day 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
• Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 9, Dyadic Hours 4

This two day workshop is the first of the curriculum for certified training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia

Workshop fee is $649 early bird before September 30 or $699 thereafter

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Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma (Melbourne, 2020)

A$749.00

November 27-28 | 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.

Venue: Schema Therapy Institute Australia 

23 Queensberry Street, Carlton, VIC 3053 Australia

Price: Workshop is $749 (Early Bird until Sept 30, 2020) and includes catering and workshop materials; $799 thereafter. 

Facilitators: Dr Rita Younan and Ruth Holt, Advanced Schema Therapists and Trainers in Individual Schema Therapy.

This two day workshop is the second of three workshops aimed at covering the curriculum for certified training in Individual Schema Therapy offered by the Schema Therapy Institute Australia.

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

Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

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For all workshops please be advised of our cancellation policy.

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