What happens when our core emotional needs aren’t met? We develop emotional patterns called schemas that shape how we think, feel, and relate. In this post, I walk through Schema Therapy’s five schema domains: from Disconnection & Rejection to Overvigilance & Inhibition. Whether your childhood was turbulent or “good enough,” understanding these domains is the first step toward healing. Read on to discover the blueprints your younger self created to survive and how you can gen

For a brief introduction to Schema Therapy, please refer to this link . Introduction Next to being a self-actualised individual or a long-term committed relationship, parenting is possibly the hardest task a human being can do. Many people I meet enter therapy at a few points in their lives - they feel exhausted, lost as individuals; they yearn to be a parent and are having difficulties, they are about to become parents, or they feel like they are lousy parents. The list goes

Introduction In a previous post, I introduced Schema Therapy . Most therapies acknowledge that our curious questions about how we are the way we are can be traced back to nature or nurture—biology and environment. While nature certainly plays a role, psychology—and talk therapy in particular—has always focused on nurture. The therapeutic relationship is the foundation of counselling, making the dynamic between therapist and client crucial. The transference and countertransfe