October 1, 2022Podcast

Schema Therapy Hacks Episode 2: Model for Empathic Confrontation in Schema Therapy and in Experiential Techniques

Schema Therapy Hacks Episode 2: Model for Empathic Confrontation in Schema Therapy and in Experiential Techniques

Schema Therapy Hacks Episode 2: Model for Empathic Confrontation in Schema Therapy and in Experiential Techniques

As therapists, we tend to focus on the care and nurturance, but there’s also the flip side, where we need to be able to set boundaries. That is part of empathic confrontation.

In this Episode 2 of Schema Therapy Hacks, Chris Hayes and Robert Brockman discuss a model to help therapists achieve balance in these tasks. Watch in full below.

What is ‘Schema Therapy Hacks’?

This series of short videos (usually about 10-minutes) is designed to give Schema Therapists a quick “hack”, to help them with their practice immediately. You can find all of the ‘Hacks’ so far, and other cool Schema videos here at our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4deWVRvWxU05uie2URaZuA/featured

Latest Courses

 (Brand New!!!) Inside the Room: The Schema Therapy Sessions Video Series with Chris Hayes & Rob Brockman course thumbnail

(Brand New!!!) Inside the Room: The Schema Therapy Sessions Video Series with Chris Hayes & Rob Brockman

(Brand New Release!!) 12 Full-Length Schema Therapy Sessions with ISST Accredited Schema Therapists and Schema Supervisors produced by Chris Hayes & Rob Brockman

6-8 weeks
Certificate
May 6th (2026) Start - Online Course 1 - Schema Therapy: "The Basic Schema Model, Methods, and Strategies" course thumbnail

May 6th (2026) Start - Online Course 1 - Schema Therapy: "The Basic Schema Model, Methods, and Strategies"

Closing Soon! Course 1 - Online Course 1 - Schema Therapy: "The Basic Schema Model, Methods, and Strategies" Learn the Foundations of Schema Therapy Practice Online with this 6-Week Program (Great for getting started)

6-8 weeks
Certificate
May 6th (2026) Start Online Course 2: The Schema Mode Model and Mode Interventions for Complex Cases course thumbnail

May 6th (2026) Start Online Course 2: The Schema Mode Model and Mode Interventions for Complex Cases

(Closing Soon) Course 2: The Schema Mode Model and Mode Interventions for Complex Cases

6-8 weeks
Certificate
(Brand New Course!) May 6th (2026) Start - Schema Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults course thumbnail

(Brand New Course!) May 6th (2026) Start - Schema Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults

This training focuses on the use of Schema Therapy with adolescents and young people. The course explores how early maladaptive schemas and coping modes shape identity, relationships, and emotional wellbeing during the critical developmental stage of adolescence. Participants will learn practical strategies for working with common presentations in youth—such as social withdrawal, perfectionism, emotional dysregulation, and oppositional behaviours—using the schema mode model. The program highlights creative and experiential methods (imagery, role play, and mode dialogues) adapted for young clients, alongside empathic confrontation, limit-setting, and family involvement when appropriate. Emphasis is placed on strengthening resilience, empowering the Healthy Adult mode, and supporting young people to build healthier self-concepts and relationships.

6-8 weeks
Certificate
(Level 1) June 2, 3, 4 (2026) Live 3-Day Zoom Intensive - "Schema Therapy: The Models, Methods & Techniques" Workshop 1 course thumbnail

(Level 1) June 2, 3, 4 (2026) Live 3-Day Zoom Intensive - "Schema Therapy: The Models, Methods & Techniques" Workshop 1

2 Places available - 3-Day Live Online Training With Bonus On Demand Material, ISST Accredited Training

6-8 weeks
Certificate
 (Level 2) Live 3-Day Zoom 27, 28 & 31 July (2026) Live Online Zoom Intensive Schema Therapy "Beyond The Basics" - 21 Hours of Active CPD course thumbnail

(Level 2) Live 3-Day Zoom 27, 28 & 31 July (2026) Live Online Zoom Intensive Schema Therapy "Beyond The Basics" - 21 Hours of Active CPD

3-Day Live Online Training With Bonus On Demand Material, ISST Accredited Training

6-8 weeks
Certificate