Mindfulness and Schema Therapy: A Practical Guide

Mindfulness and Schema Therapy presents an eight-session + two follow up sessions protocol for schema mindfulness for therapists and their patients.   Represents the first book to integrate the theory of schema therapy with the techniques of mindfulness Enhances schema therapy with techniques drawn from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) - a unique integration of two of the most popular treatment approaches in clinical psychology today. Merges two of the hottest topics in contemporary clinical psychology and psychotherapy Offers a practical guide for training and practice, with detailed coverage of theory followed by dedicated sections for therapists and patients Features a variety of exercises enabling readers to immediately implement the protocol Written by authors with expertise and experience in both schema therapy and mindfulness Includes a Foreword by Mark Williams, renowned for his contribution to the development of MBCT

Table of Contents:
About the Authors vii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xii Part I Theoretical Background 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Schema Therapy 6 3 Mindfulness 14 Part II Training Manual 45 4 Framework 47 5 (Contra) indications 50 6 Training 53 Session 1—Schemas, Modes, and Mindfulness Training 62 Session 2—Mindfulness of Your Environment 64 Session 3—Mindful Breathing 66 Session 4—Mindfulness of Schema Coping 66 Session 5—Allowing and Accepting What Is 68 Session 6—Schemas: Fact or Fiction? 68 Session 7— Caring for Yourself through the Healthy Adult and the Happy Child 69 Session 8—The Future 70 Follow-up Sessions 71 Follow-up Session 1 72 Follow-up Session 2 73 7 Pitfalls 74 8 Conclusion 83 Appendix II-A: Test Result Example 85 Appendix II-B: Mindfulness and Schema Therapy Handout 87 Appendix II-C: Schema and Modes Worksheet 98 Part III Participant Workbook 99 9 Participant Workbook 101 Session 1—Schemas, Modes, and Mindfulness Training 102 Session 2—Mindfulness of Your Environment 114 Session 3—Mindful Breathing 120 Session 4—Mindfulness of Schema Coping 126 Session 5—Allowing and Accepting What Is 135 Session 6—Schemas: Fact or Fiction? 143 Session 7— Caring For Yourself Through the Healthy Adult and the Happy Child 150 Session 8—The Future 161 Follow-up Session 1 169 Follow-up Session 2 174 Appendix III-A: Homework Sheet—Everyday Mindfulness 181 Appendix III-B: Homework Sheet—Five-Facet M Questionnaire 183 Appendix III-C: Homework Sheet—Cultivating Schema Mindfulness 186 Appendix III-D: Homework Sheet—Writing a Summary 188 Appendix III-E: Schema Coping Questionnaire 190 Part IV List of Audio Files 193 Bibliography 195 Index 204