What Is Schema Therapy?
This accessible information handout describes the key principles of schema therapy.
What Is Schema Therapy?
Schema therapy is an effective form of talking therapy. This tool explains what schema therapy is and what it involves.
Overview
Schema therapy is an evidence-based talking therapy used to address various psychological difficulties. Central to schema therapy is the idea that many difficulties stem from early maladaptive schemas (EMS), how individuals respond to them (their ‘coping styles’), and the transient self-states they produce (their ‘schema modes’). The What Is Schema Therapy? information handout is designed to introduce clients to this approach. It provides an overview of key concepts and therapeutic tasks, and examples of conditions where schema therapy has been shown to be effective.
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