Dr Andrew Phipps


Dr Andrew Phipps, known as Dr Happy, shares his journey to Schema Therapy.

In conversation with Chris Hayes and Robert Brockman, they talk about the role of play.

"Getting into the play literature and figuring out how to work with clients to understand how to work with different clients was really interesting," says Dr Andrew.

He talks through how to use play to frame, understand and strategise with clients.

"If you don't know who you like, how can you know who you are?," says Dr Andrew, explaining how allowing ourselves to access Happy Child Mode by entering the play state, allows us to access joyful states.

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