What is schematherapie?

Schema therapy is an integrative psychotherapy that combines elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment theory, and Gestalt therapy. It focuses on identifying and modifying early maladaptive schemas, which are deeply ingrained patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that develop in childhood and adolescence. These schemas can lead to chronic psychological problems. Schema therapy helps individuals become aware of these schemas, understand their origins, and learn healthier ways of coping with them, ultimately aiming to meet core emotional needs that were not adequately met in childhood. It is commonly used to treat personality disorders, chronic depression, and anxiety.