Schema Therapy & EMDR- A Therapy Power Couple?
June 3rd (2025) Start,
16 Hours of Active CPD
EMDR and Schema therapy are highly effective, evidence-based interventions for various disorders. From their initial development, both EMDR and Schema therapy have been considered integrative therapies, allowing the therapists to draw on their skills from other therapeutic techniques to improve client outcomes. In this training, we will demonstrate ways to combine the dynamic duo to supercharge your therapy game. The presentation will explore how EMDR and Schema Therapy can therapeutically complement each other and offer synergistic client outcomes. This course is designed for therapists who have at least initial training in both EMDR and schema therapy.
The training is on demand and pre-recorded, allowing you to complete things in your own time and place. The program also includes a live Zoom consultation meeting.
Learning outcomes
· Understand the benefit of combining these interventions, and when this may be most helpful
· Develop skills in bypassing experiential avoidance
· Methods to integrate experiential work into EMDR practice
· Combine schema behavioural intervention and the EMDR future template to improve long-term intervention outcomes.
A PDF certificate will be issued on completion for 16-Hours of CPD/ credit.
Course Curriculum- On Demand
- Introductory Reading
- Video 1: Welcome From Chris and Sarah: What to Expect from the Course (4:08)
- Video 2: Schema Therapy The Basics: Modes, Schemas and EMDR Part A with Chris (22:45)
- Video 3: Schema Therapy The Basics: Modes, Schemas and EMDR Part B With Chris (24:59)
- Video 4: EMDR Theory and Research with Sarah (22:59)
- Video 5: The EMDR Therapy Eight Phase Protocol with Sarah (22:34)
- Video 1 : How EMDR can Help Schema Therapy with Sarah (12:20)
- Video 2 : How Schema Therapy can Help EMDR with Chris (31:37)
- Video 3: Schema Mode Work and Processing (31:54)
- Video 4: Using Schema Assessment Tools to Enhance EMDR with Sarah (12:53)
- Skills Video: Using a Mode Map (8:05)
- Reading for the Week
- Reflection Exercise - Developing a Mode Map for Client
- Video 1: Using Schema therapy to guide EMDR cognitions with Sarah (16:15)
- Video 2: Using Schema to support clinical interweaves with Sarah (15:13)
- Video 3: Central Negative beliefs observed in Trauma – deep dive into 4 key schemas observed in trauma With Chris (23:15)
- Skills Video: Choosing target based on schemas and EMDR phase 3 (9:12)
- Video 4: The 2 Handed Technique with Schema Modes (7:56)
- Skills Video- 2 Handed Technique with Modes (12:53)
- Reflection Exercise- Mini Quiz
- Video 1: Using EMDR techniques to address avoidance With Sarah (17:44)
- Video 2: Using experiental activities to support memory activation With Sarah (14:31)
- Video 3 : Use of Schema Mode work and Chairwork in EMDR With Chris (29:00)
- Video 4 : Imagery Rescripting in EMDR With Sarah (19:51)
- Video 5: Imagery and EMDR When to Use What? With Chris (15:06)
- Skills Video 1: Using Chair work to Confront Perpetrator, Healthy Anger and Protest (9:48)
- Skills Video 2: Chairwork - Reasoning with a Detached Protector Mode (7:55)
- Skills Video 3: Use of Chairwork Inteweves (3 Examples) (1:53)
- Skills Video 4: Imagery interweaves (3 Examples) (2:47)
- Reflection Exercise: Practicing Imagery with a Colleague
- Bonus: Example of Imagery Rescripting (13:28)
- Live Zoom Meeting- Clinical Consulation: 60 Minutes - June 3rd at 5pm AEDST (SYD/MEL), 2pm AWST (PER/ SING)
- Video 1: The Relationship Matters: how Schema Therapy can Help via Limited Reparenting with Chris (28:56)
- Video 2: Empathic Confrontation and Limit Setting With Chris (29:27)
- Video 3: Building Self-Compassion and Enhance Access to Adaptive Information With Sarah (13:34)
- Skills Video 1: Empathic Confrontation (9:28)
- Skills Video 2: Explaining worthlessness to encourage a glimmer of self compassion (4:51)
- Reading - Limited Reparenting
- Reflection Exercise- Empathic Confrontation and You
- Video 1: Using EMDR therapy for lasting change (15:13)
- Video 2: EMDR or Schema therapy? Where to start... (13:16)
- Video 3: Chatfest! Sarah and Chris help with your ST and EMDR issues!
- Video 4. Explaining modified RDI with healthy adult mode (12:30)
- Skills video 1: Modified RDI with healthy adult mode (10:16)
- Skills Video 2: Working with Dissociation (3:35)
- Bonus Material- Schema Bottom Lines With Chris (18:11)
- Reflection Task: Elevator Pitch Task: How can EMDR and Schema Work Together
- Downloading Your Certificate and Keeping an Active PD Record/Course Finish Date
- Nerd Out Zone - Articles of Interest
Chris Hayes
Clinical Psychologist
Advanced Schema Therapist and Trainer
Accredited EMDR Practitioner
International Society of Schema Therapy Board Secretary 2014-2018
Chris is based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2005, he has been practicing as an advanced Schema Therapist, supervisor and trainer having completed certification in Schema Therapy at the Schema Therapy Institute in New York City (USA) with Dr Jeffery Young. He has presented workshops throughout Europe, Asia and Australasia. He is the Director of Schema Therapy Training Australia.
Your Presenters
Dr Sarah Dominguez
Clinical Psychologist, Accredited EMDR Consultant and Trainer, and Schema Therapist
Sarah has provide training and workshops in trauma focused techniques to mental health professionals in Australia, Europe and North America. She is on the committee of the Australian Psychological Society EMDR Interest Group and the EMDRAA Accreditation and Standards Committee, as well as serving on the EMDRAA board. Internationally, Sarah is part of the EMDR Council of Scholars. She is the director of The Wattle Centre, a trauma informed therapy and training centre in Sydney, Australia.