September 1, 2023Podcast

Episode 3: Schema Therapy Hacks – All Roads Lead to the Critic

Episode 3: Schema Therapy Hacks – All Roads Lead to the Critic

Episode 3: Schema Therapy Hacks – All Roads Lead to the Critic

Improve Your Schema Therapy Practice with these Brief 10-Minute Clips from Chris and Rob

In this brief video clip, Chris and Rob describe how to efficiently develop a coherent treatment plan – or what we call treatment ‘objectives’. Rob discusses the effectiveness of focusing on the critic mode early in treatment.

Synopsis

Once you have completed a mode map with a client, the next thing they will often ask is ‘what next?’ This episode provides practical guidance on developing effective treatment objectives, with a special focus on addressing the critic mode early in therapy.

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