Alp Karaosmanoğlu
Alp Karaosmanoğlu is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist based in Istanbul. He is a certified schema therapist and trainer. Karaosmanoğlu has contributed to schema therapy, particularly in researching the structure of its fundamental concepts: schemas, coping mechanisms, and modes. He is also the founder of PsikoNET Publications, a publishing house specializing in books on schema therapy.
Karaosmanoğlu is the author of “Something Bad Will Happen – The Pincer of Worry: Anxiety and Conscience” and “I Want Them All and Now – A New Approach to the Impulsive and Self-Aggrandizing Behaviors.” He continues to lead training programs internationally.
This workshop presents the ‘Layered Model‘, blending schema therapy with insights into children’s inherent sense of justice and morality. Contrary to the belief that fairness and moral judgment are solely learned, this model posits these traits as natural, emerging early in life.
We’ll examine how early maladaptive schemas—persistent thought and feeling patterns—affect children’s justice needs. Scientific studies and case examples will showcase the model’s clinical effectiveness.
Attendees will learn how different schemas influence children’s moral development. This knowledge is vital for therapists working with clients across ages on justice perception and moral choices.
The ‘Layered Model’ seeks to cultivate a balanced moral view by providing a framework to adjust harmful schemas. This workshop equips professionals with novel approaches, merging research and clinical experience to enhance therapeutic practices.
- Psychiatrist and psychotherapist based in Istanbul (Doctoral degree)
- Certified schema therapist and trainer
- Founder of PsikoNET Publications
- International training programs
Katerina Aggeli
Katerina Aggeli is a Clinical Psychology PhD. She is a certified therapist in CBT (Greek Society of Behaviour Research) and ST for Adults and Children and Adolescents (Advanced level, ISST). She is a member of the Board, trainer and supervisor at both the Greek Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Studies and the Greek Association of Schema Therapy. She is also a lecturer in the University of Athens, in the post-graduate Clinical Psychology curriculum and a Master Trainer in the Mental Health Initiative for Children and Adolescents of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Institute, in collaboration with the Child Mind Institute of New York. She initiated the psychotherapy book series “Sketch it out loud”.
The use of creativity, art and play in Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents
(Katerina Aggeli, PhD., Roza Laious, PhD. – Greek Association of Schema Therapy)
Therapeutic work with children and adolescents offers a great opportunity for both the therapist and the child to develop their imagination and creativity as a means to support the therapeutic procedure and goals.
The therapist has to make an effective use of his/her personal resources in order to cope with various psychotherapeutic challenges: share information about the case conceptualisation and the therapeutic rational, explain and implement therapeutic methods and techniques, strengthen the therapeutic relationship and alliance etc.
The therapeutic knowledge and experience in Schema Therapy (ST) with children and adolescents provides the therapist with a solid conceptual base, on which he/she can experiment new therapeutic skills via play, sketches, drawing, symbols, role playing, slogans, story-telling, drama, pantomime, verses, handcrafts etc. The rational of the use of creativity, imagination, art and play in ST with children and adolescents will be presented via various clinical examples, arriving from different age, social and psychopathology backgrounds.
- Clinical Psychology PhD
- Certified therapist in CBT (Greek Society of Behaviour Research) and ST for Adults and Children and Adolescents (Advanced level, ISST)
- Member of the Board, trainer and supervisor at both the Greek Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Studies and the Greek Association of Schema Therapy
- Lecturer in the University of Athens and Master Trainer of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Institute
Roza Laious
Roza Laious is PhD. Clinical Psychologist, Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist & Advanced Schema Therapist, Supervisor & Trainer. Moreover, she is Scientific Associate, Research Supervisor & Trainer in the training program module CBT for Children & Adolescents, Department of Child & Adolescent Therapy of the Institute of Behavioral and Research Therapy (IBRT), Athens. Her clinical and psychotherapeutic work includes Schema Therapy- based psychoeducational groups for children and parents based on her PhD research program, individual Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy & Schema Therapy. Currently, she is trainee in the Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents, by Dr. Christof Loose.
The use of creativity, art and play in Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents
(Katerina Aggeli, PhD., Roza Laious, PhD. – Greek Association of Schema Therapy)
Therapeutic work with children and adolescents offers a great opportunity for both the therapist and the child to develop their imagination and creativity as a means to support the therapeutic procedure and goals.
The therapist has to make an effective use of his/her personal resources in order to cope with various psychotherapeutic challenges: share information about the case conceptualisation and the therapeutic rational, explain and implement therapeutic methods and techniques, strengthen the therapeutic relationship and alliance etc.
The therapeutic knowledge and experience in Schema Therapy (ST) with children and adolescents provides the therapist with a solid conceptual base, on which he/she can experiment new therapeutic skills via play, sketches, drawing, symbols, role playing, slogans, story-telling, drama, pantomime, verses, handcrafts etc. The rational of the use of creativity, imagination, art and play in ST with children and adolescents will be presented via various clinical examples, arriving from different age, social and psychopathology backgrounds.
- Clinical Psychologist, PhD
- Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist & Advanced Schema Therapist, Supervisor & Trainer
- Scientific Associate, Research Supervisor & Trainer in the training program module CBT for Children & Adolescents, Department of Child & Adolescent Therapy of the Institute of Behavioral and Research Therapy (IBRT), Athens
- Trainee in the Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents, by Dr. Christof Loose.
Stefano Terenzi
Stefano Terenzi, graduated in clinical psychology of childhood and adolescence at the University of “La Sapienza” in Rome, graduated in integrated psychotherapy, teacher of the school of specialization in psychotherapy of the Academy of Developmental Neuropsychology of Reggio Emilia and teacher of the schools of specialization in psychotherapy of the Humanitas University Consortium of Rome. He is an Individual Adult and Children and Adolescents Schema Therapy Supervisor of the International Society of Schema Therapy-ISST. Works as a psychotherapist in a private studio in Rome.
Aggressiveness in childhood is a common problem that can have negative consequences on the life of the child and his family. Schema Therapy with children and adolescents is an integrative therapeutic approach that can help children and parents manage aggressiveness and other behavioral problems.
In this talk, Terenzi will introduce the concept of aggressiveness and present a case report of a boy with conduct disorder. He will describe the assessment process and the treatment used, which is based on identifying and working with dysfunctional Modes. In particular, he will focus on the experiential techniques that have been used to deal with the child’s aggressiveness. Finally, he will discuss the importance of parental involvement in the treatment process and provide suggestions for working with aggressive children.
- Graduated in clinical psychology of childhood and adolescence at the University of “La Sapienza” in Rome; graduated in integrated psychotherapy, teacher of the school of specialization in psychotherapy of the Academy of Developmental Neuropsychology of Reggio Emilia (Doctoral degree)
- Teacher of the schools of specialization in psychotherapy of the Humanitas University Consortium of Rome
- Individual Adult and Children and Adolescents Schema Therapy Supervisor and Trainer of the International Society of Schema Therapy-ISST
- Works as a psychotherapist in a private studio in Rome
Diana Teodorescu
Diana has over 20 years of experience of clinical evaluation, individual and group therapy for children and adolescents, workshops for parents and teachers in schools and in private practice. As a Trainer and Associate Professor, she also has 20 years of teaching and training experience in 2 Universities (Undergraduate and Post-graduate Programs), in several National Educational Programs, in CBT Training Programs.
This presentation reveals the design of a protocol for working in Group Schema Therapy with children and adolescents and provides information, methods and strategies with which to build a flexible and developmentally appropriate group programme. It focuses on the development of the Competent Mode, which is the primary resource for children’s and adolescents’ emotional, cognitive and social skills and competencies.
As the stages of the protocol are presented, those types of interventions and activities that have yielded outstanding results over the years of practice will be highlighted. The methods presented will be those specific to the ST group protocol, with a focus on combining experiential techniques with creativity, playfulness and novelty. The Wise and Competent Modes will be the basic pillars around which we will weave novel experiential strategies for skill building that will support the development of the future Healthy Adult.
Susan Simpson
Susan Simpson is director of Schema Therapy Scotland, and co-director of the Global Institute of Eating Disorders. She also leads an outpatient hospital clinic in the Scottish national health service. Susan has provided training in Schema Therapy for over 20 years, and is actively involved in research in this field, with a particular focus on improving treatments for people with eating disorders and developing interventions for parents and carers. She has a longstanding interest in the nexus of human well-being and connectedness to nature. She is co-author and editor of Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders (Routledge, 2019) and Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Her publications can be found here.
Parent-Focused Group Schema Coaching Protocol; CAREFREE (Carers Program for Fluency in Resonance, and Empowerment in Eating Disorders) Intervention for Parents of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
(Susan Simspson, Fatemeh Seifi)
Adolescent Eating Disorders (ED) have a significant and long-standing impact on the mental and physical health of adolescents and their families. While Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is the recommended first-line treatment, it does not work for all families, and further research is needed into a deeper-level interventions for this population. Hence, we developed and implemented a novel 12-session schema-based protocol (CAREFREE) for coaching the parents in a group format to help their AN adolescent through their recovery journey.
In this workshop, we are going to present some of the ST practical strategies based on this protocol which helped parents in our study to enhance their self-awareness, emotion regulation skills, and parent-adolescent interaction. Suggested interventions for working with adolescents with Anorexia alongside the Carers program will also be briefly discussed. Overall, our study yielded positive results in terms of parents being empowered in improving their empathy and attunement skills especially, in the challenging refeeding process and minimizing their interpersonal conflicts via getting insight into the mode clashes and activated schema modes in themselves and their adolescents.
- BA, MA (Clin. Psych.), Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist in UK and Australia
- Has worked in Eating Disorder services in NHS Scotland for over 20 years
- Current position: Schema Therapy Scotland trainer/supervisor and Team Lead of Outpatient Eating Disorder Service in NHS, Scotland
- Committee member/Vice Chair of ISST Environmental Awareness & Action Committee
Fatemeh Seifi
Fatemeh Seifi is a lincensed child and adolescent psychotherapist in Iran. Worked as a child and adolescent therapist in the inpatient and outpatient settings in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital. Her field of specialty are Eating Disorders in Adolescents. Her current position: project researcher in the department of medicine, faculty of health sciences, University of Eastern Finland.
Parent-Focused Group Schema Coaching Protocol; CAREFREE (Carers Program for Fluency in Resonance, and Empowerment in Eating Disorders) Intervention for Parents of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
(Susan Simspson, Fatemeh Seifi)
Adolescent Eating Disorders (ED) have a significant and long-standing impact on the mental and physical health of adolescents and their families. While Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is the recommended first-line treatment, it does not work for all families, and further research is needed into a deeper-level interventions for this population. Hence, we developed and implemented a novel 12-session schema-based protocol (CAREFREE) for coaching the parents in a group format to help their AN adolescent through their recovery journey.
In this workshop, we are going to present some of the ST practical strategies based on this protocol which helped parents in our study to enhance their self-awareness, emotion regulation skills, and parent-adolescent interaction. Suggested interventions for working with adolescents with Anorexia alongside the Carers program will also be briefly discussed. Overall, our study yielded positive results in terms of parents being empowered in improving their empathy and attunement skills especially, in the challenging refeeding process and minimizing their interpersonal conflicts via getting insight into the mode clashes and activated schema modes in themselves and their adolescents.
- BA: Clinical Psychology; MA: Clinical Psychology-Family Therapy / Health Sciences, Public Health Nutrition
- PhD: Clinical Psychology (PhD thesis was conducted on developing and implementing a parent-focused group schema coaching protocol for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa under the supervision of Dr. Susan Simpson)
- Licensed child and adolescent psychotherapist in Iran (field of specialty: Eating Disorders in Adolescents)
- Workshop facilitator: University of Eastern Finland
- Current position: Project researcher in the department of medicine, faculty of health sciences, University of Eastern Finland
Samantha Flores
Samantha Flores is neuropsychiatrist and schema therapist working with children and adolescents as well as with adults in Mexico. She currently runs a private practice with a variety of diagnoses of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric patients through medication and psychotherapy. She integrated several psychotherapeutic aproches into schema therapy: compassion focused psychotherapy, functional analytic psychotherapy, sensorymotor psychotherapy and sand tray therapy; she works with patients who suffer from trauma, functional neurologic disorders and patients with chronic mental illness as well as personality disorders.
Sand try therapy is an expressive, experiential and hands-on approach in which with the use of a tray with sand, a variety of miniature figures and sometimes water the client creates stories representing his/her inner world.
It offers a safe and protected space in which to project relationship dynamics, specific situations and memories. It allows the exploration of experiences that might be too overwhelming to talk about directly. It aids the healing process via memory rescripting and mode dialogues between the different figures representing either the client´s modes or people´s relationships depending on the setting portrayed.
In this webinar, we will talk about the rationale for integrating it within schema therapy and a simple 6-step methodology: creating, experiencing and remodeling the originar scene, therapeutic intervention, debreafing and closure. We will also have a chance to watch a short video demostration.
- Neuropsychiatrist
- Specialization in Gestalt psychotherapy with a subspecialty in Children and Adolescents Gestalt psychotherapy
- Certified advanced schema therapist for adults
- In the process of getting certified as a CA-ST as well as a GST
- Private practice in psychiatry and psychotherapy