Every Part of Us

Professor Gery Karanzas reflects upon where the current evidence base sits for Schema Therapy for Couples and key further developments required to help the growth of the model. Professor Gery Karanzas reflects upon where the current evidence base sits for Schema Therapy for Couples and key further developments required to help the growth of the model. Gery Karanzas is is a Professor in the School...

One of the most powerful and effective tools for gealing and change in Schema Therapy is Imagery Re-scripting. But how does this work with couples? Poul Perris talks us throughhow to create a safe space for Re-scripting, how Imagery works and then demonstrates using Imagery Re-scripting to build connection, understanding and empathy with a couple. Poul Perris, MD is the director of the Swedish Ins...

One of the strangest and most powerful elements in SchemaCouples Therapy is chairwork. Putting parts of self in chairs and standing above those chairs provides an opportunity for empathy, seeing the self differently and allowing for change. But how does it work? Eckhart walks through the neuroscience as well as demonstrating how to work with a couple using chairs.   Dr Eckhart Roediger is a specia...

Professor Dave Edwards talks to us about how to establish shared goals with a couple and create a good therapy alliance at the outset of sessions. He also gives a practical demonstration of how to help couples align together on the kind of connection they want from Schema Couples Therapy. David Edwards is a Professor Emeritus at Rhodes University, South Africa where he was involved in the professi...

Why do some couples stay stuck in the same fight for years? How does Schema Couples Therapy help couples unhook from a cycle of blaming each other to find healing? Travis gets candid about what it's like to work with his conflict couples and how to build connection. Travis Atkinson, a pioneering figure in the field of schema therapy, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Indepen...

In this real-time demonstration of a therapy session, we see Poul Perris help a couple connect to the pain underneath their decade’s long relationship struggles. Poul Perris, MD is the director of the Swedish Institute for CBT & Schema Therapy located in Stockholm,Sweden. The institute is a private training center with University status that offers psychotherapy training programs at various pr...

What do we as therapists do in the aftermath of a betrayal when the betrayed partner can’t let go of their mistrust and has the urge to keep punishing the other? If there has been a building of trust and changes made by the parter who has acted out, what is going on for the partner who may be stuck in their anger? Wendy Behary brings insight to guide us through this tricky landscape and demonstrat...

When there is a long history of sexual acting out, possible sex addiction or multiple betrayals of a sexual nature, the recovery and healing process is much more complex. How does Schema Couples Therapy help people heal and process this level of trauma? How do you help couples get to “full disclosure” when there may be years of lying and acting out? Liz Lacy has worked for more than 16 years with...

How do we help a couple when they literally become one to grapple with are they attached or entangled? Here’s Jeff Conway to help us consider the cling factor and how to help bring relief to partners in this dynamic. Jeff Conway is a founding member of The International Society for Schema Therapy and the past President of the International Society of Schema Therapy. He is a Certified Advanced Leve...

Couple conflict often has roots in unmet needs from childhood. Do I feel safe to be vulnerable? Are you going to be there for me? Do I feel worthy of love? These are some of the fundamental questions that Schema Couples Therapy explores. The hosts of Every Part of Us discuss how this framework can build profound intimacy and help couples to connect and heal. For more information about the series a...

This episode highlights how to work with narcissistic hyper sexuality. How we need to "dig deep" to help with resistance and how does shame block empathy for the partner who has been betrayed? Wendy Behary has been treating clients, training professionals and supervising psychotherapists for more than 20 years. She is also on the faculty of the Cognitive Therapy Center and Schema Therapy...

Coming January 2024, a limited series podcast exploring how Schema Couples Therapy provides a powerful and unique toolkit to help therapists work with complexity in couples. We will be interviewing experts on topics such as couples and affairs, addictions, enmeshment and how to use schema therapy to formulate and work with these issues. This podcast is for everyone who wants to understand what hel...