Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents

This book, “Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents,” presents the adaptation of schema therapy (ST) for children and adolescents clearly and in an accessible language. It is written by the developers of this approach. The book offers a wide range of innovative techniques tailored for children and parents with detailed guidance on how to apply them across five key developmental stages from infancy to adulthood. Case studies bring the content to life, and the focus extends beyond the primary therapeutic relationship to what the authors call “schema coaching,” encouraging parents and caregivers to consider how their ingrained thinking patterns, behaviors, and responses might aid the healing process. In “Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents,” therapists distinguish between child modes, parent models, coping modes, and healthy adult modes. Schema therapy for children and adolescents provides precise guidance on how to conduct age-appropriate schema dialogues and imaginative use of play to reinforce or replace images through rewriting, enabling therapists to help young clients overcome difficult events and choose healthier, new paths forward. This is the first book to adapt schema therapy for children and adolescents presenting the ST-CA model and includes a practical and clear guide for clinical implementation.