Schema Therapy
Master Series
For clinicians who have completed schema therapy certification coursework. A second cohort, four weeks after June.
The Vulnerable Child is the mode that does the most healing work in schema therapy, and the one therapists most consistently miss. Either the protector blocks access, or the moment opens and closes before the therapist recognizes what happened, or the rescripting starts before the affect is in the room and the technique runs hollow.
This intensive is about getting access reliably and using it well. How to recognize the Vulnerable Child arriving across different presentations. How to slow down so the affect can settle before you move into rescripting. What to do when the imagery goes flat, when the chair stays empty, when the client knows the technique well enough to perform it without feeling it.
Nine live hours across three sessions. Demonstrations, small-group practice, integration with cases enrolled clinicians bring.
What You Will Work On
- Recognizing Vulnerable Child arrivals across different mode presentations
- Imagery rescripting that lands, including how to handle stuck images and flat affect
- Mode dialogues in chairs that move, with attention to what to do when the chairs stay empty
- Pacing: when to slow down, when to deepen, when to step back to the protector
- Working with intellectualized clients who can describe the technique without feeling it
Schedule
Session 1: July 14, 2026. 3 hours. Foundations, recognition, demonstrations of imagery rescripting and chair work for change.
Session 2: July 21, 2026. 3 hours. Small-group practice in breakouts. Live coaching as participants work each technique.
Session 3: July 28, 2026. 3 hours. Integration. Stuck cases, advanced questions, troubleshooting. Examples submitted ahead by enrolled clinicians.
Time: 12:00pm New York / 5:00pm London / 6:00pm Berlin / 7:00pm Athens
Investment
Founding Cohort Pricing. The June and July 2026 inaugural cohorts are offered at introductory rates. Prices increase for Fall 2026 cohorts and beyond.
| Tier | Standard | STTC Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| A countries | $1,195 | $895 |
| B countries | $717 | $537 |
| C countries | $357 | $267 |
| Ukraine | $97 or sponsored | |
STTC alumni: use code ALUMNI300 at checkout. Country tiers follow World Bank classifications. If you are unsure which tier applies, write to us before registering.
Cohort capped at 30. Minimum 12 enrollments to run. If the cohort does not fill the minimum by July 1, deposits roll forward.
Your Trainer
Travis Atkinson, LCSW, trained directly with Jeffrey Young from 1994 and co-developed Schema Therapy for Couples with him. He is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the ISST. Read his full bio on the Master Series page.
Common Questions
Should I take June and July, or pick one?
They stand alone. The June intensive on the therapeutic relationship gives you the stance the rescripting work in July is built on, but if you have done substantial schema therapy work already, July can be taken independently.
Do I need to have done imagery rescripting before?
Some experience helps, but is not required. The first session covers foundations. The intensive is for clinicians who want to do this work better, not only for those already doing it well.
Will this count toward ISST certification?
Not directly. It counts toward annual Continuing Professional Development for maintaining certification.
What if I miss the cohort?
Recordings will be available at $597 after the live cohort closes. Recordings include teaching and demonstrations only.