Tag: Schemas

How complex trauma and attachment injury impact recovery

Why Developmental and Complex Trauma Is the Most Complicated and Long-Term Form of Psychological Treatment Developmental and complex trauma are widely recognized as the most challenging forms of trauma to…

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Trust as the Foundation of Psychological Health Trust is a core psychological function. At its most basic level, trust is the belief that we can rely on ourselves, other people,…

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Understanding Complex Trauma: How It Differs from PTSD and How Therapy Can Help Many people seek therapy knowing something from their past still affects them—but struggle to name it. They…

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How Early Schemas Persist, Even When Our Situation Changes

How Cognitive Schemas and Core Beliefs Shape Our Thoughts and Behaviour Our psychological system is remarkably adaptive. From early experiences, especially those involving unmet needs or emotional pain, our minds…

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How Caregiving Adults Shape a Child’s Capacity for Emotional Regulation And How Therapy Can Heal What Was Missed From the very beginning of life, children rely on caregivers not just…

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Schema Therapy

What Is Schema Therapy—and Why Can It Be So Helpful? Schema therapy is an integrative, evidence-based psychotherapy developed by Jeffrey Young to help people change long-standing emotional patterns that don’t…

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