In this groundbreaking book, three internationally recognized psychologists present a step-by-step guide outlining the most up-to-date innovations in schema therapy (ST). This important book offers a clear and practical road map for putting the schema mode model into practice, improving clients' interpersonal functioning, and integrates the latest advances in contextual behavioral psychology.

ST is a powerful, integrative treatment model that combines aspects of cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic therapies. It has proven highly effective in treating a number of mental health issues, including difficult-to-treat personality disorders. ST's main premise is that mental health issues arise as a result of unmet emotional needs in childhood, leading to the development of early maladaptive schemas (EMS). But, more and more, ST has shifted away from EMS to focus on schema content that is, changing the way clients relate to their experiences and...

Robert Brockman, DClinPsy, is an experienced clinician and academic working out of Sydney, Australia. He is a senior trainer with Schema Therapy Training Australia where he regularly runs ISST-accredited schema therapy training courses throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Brockman also currently holds a research fellowship with the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at Australian Catholic University where he researches psychological approaches to well-being. He is currently engaged in clinical research focused on extending the schema mode model into novel clinical populations (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), chronic pain, eating disorders, psychosis, HIV sufferers, problem gamblers, and forensic patients).