Schema Therapy rests on the theory that people have conceptual ideas about common human experiences, such as relationships. Early childhood experiences, some of which can be maladaptive, affect these schemas. Schemas affect how people think about themselves and how they think about themselves in relationships with others.
Your therapist will ask questions about your childhood and how you form relationships, specifically if there were any attachment injuries (such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, or other types of trauma with your primary caregivers).
Schema Therapy recognizes that your emotions correspond with how you relate to others. Your maladaptive schemas can also be affected by the particular environment in which you experienced your formative years.
Your therapist will then ask about your current patterns of relating and how you form relationships as an adult. The goal is to identify and explore how these maladaptive schemas affect you in your present life and replace them with more positive ways of relating with others.
I provide individual sessions for women and girls who are suffering mentally and/or emotionally or who just want to improve their overall mental health and well-being. During our sessions, we will focus on past traumas and issues at core to change self-destructive habits, repair and improve relationships, and work through painful feelings in order to have a meaningful and abundant life. My ther...
Westside Behavioral Health is a clinician-owned and operated practice specializing in the evaluation and evidence-based treatment of a variety of mental and behavioral health difficulties. Our clinicians, are experienced at treating numerous issues including: mood disorders, self-esteem, stress management, anxiety and trauma, stress management, addiction and disordered eating, women's health...
We all start out life with expectations, hopes and dreams. We are whole & complete - with purpose -ready to take on the world. Then life happens. We get bumped, chipped and battered. We change, we may break, and we may shatter by what happens to us. We become like beach glass: what our original purpose was, what our dreams were have changed. Now we must collect the pieces of ourselves and learn...
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Do you currently experience difficulties in you relationship? Is your child defiant? Are you often tearful or anxious? I will gladly schedule a session and help you with your difficulties, your paIn. We specialize in the treatment of adults, and adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems. We have been trained in couples counseling , and individuals with anxiety, fear and depression. Als...
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For 14 years, working in the mental health field has been my passion that I first began pursuing at age 10. Combining an authentic non-judgmental approach with my skills as a Therapist, Qigong Instruction, Breath Work, & Food Healing, I have witnessed healing take place for many of my clients who were about to give up. If routine mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, or pain...
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