I have been involved with Schema Therapy for over 20 years. My own personal growth using Schema Therapy inspired me to want to help others. I worked with Dr. Young and the NY-based Schema Therapy group after graduating from NYU with a masters degree in Social Work. My philosophy is that, you need to know both sides of the couch before you can help anyone. I have been told that my style is warm, relatable, and authentic. I am a highly interactive therapist, not a head nodder. I am an Advanced Certified Schema Therapist and Schema Therapy supervisor. In addition to ST, I use mindfulness-based therapy in my practice. My true passion is working with Schema Therapists and trainees in ST who want to work on their own schemas/modes. I work with people who are suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, as well as people who are struggling with career decisions and life changes. I have additional training in EMDR, ACT, Brene Brown’s work, and the Gottman method. I am currently accepting clients through telephone-online therapy as well as in person.
Ida Shaw, MA, is a Director of the Schema Therapy Institute Midwest-Indianapolis Center which has International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) Certification programs in Individual, Group and Child-Adolescent ST. She is a Certified Schema Therapist Trainer/Supervisor in individual, group and child-adolescent ST. She is Training Director of the Center for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment and Research, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and a member of the Training and Certification Advisory Board of ISST. With a background in experiential psychotherapy and developmental psychology, Ms. Shaw is the developer of group schema therapy with Joan Farrell, with whom she has worked since the 1980s. They provide schema therapy training and self-practice/self-reflection workshops nationally and internationally. They have written two books on Schema Therapy and numerous book chapters and research articles. Ms. Shaw is the main clinical supervisor of an international multisite trial of group schema therapy, providing training and supervision for schema therapists in five countries and 14 clinical sites. She supervises the practice component of additional research projects on Avoidant personality disorder, dissociative disorders, complex trauma child-adolescent treatment.
Joan Farrell, Ph.D. is a Director of the Schema Therapy Institute Midwest-Indianapolis Center and the Research and Training Director of the Center for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment and Research, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at IUPUI and was a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine for 25 years. In that position, she developed and directed an inpatient ST program for BPD at the university-affiliated hospital. She is co-principal investigator of an international trial of ST for Borderline Personality Disorder with Arnoud Arntz with 14 sites in five countries and was principal investigator of a randomized controlled trial of Group ST for BPD that was awarded a NIMH grant. A Certified Schema Therapist Trainer/Supervisor in individual and group, she is the Coordinator for Training and Certification on the Executive Board of the International Society of Schema Therapy. Dr. Farrell is the developer of group schema therapy with Ida Shaw, with whom she has worked since the 1980s. They provide group and individual schema therapy training and self-practice/self-reflection workshops nationally and internationally. They have written two books on Schema Therapy and numerous book chapters and research articles.
I am in general practice in Downtown Evanston (just north of Chicago), with specialties in Schema Therapy, complex trauma, integrative mental health (body-mind-spirit-community), eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. I work with older adolescents and adults. I also do training and supervision for therapists in Schema Therapy. Part of my mission is to support clinicians in the Chicago area who are interested in Schema Therapy; if your organization would like a presentation or training on Schema Therapy, please feel free to contact me.MA Counseling Psychology (specializing in Jungian and Self psychologies), Pacifica Graduate Institute
Advanced Certification in Schema Therapy and training and supervision, Schema Therapy Institutes of New York and New Jersey (primary faculty Jeff Young, Wendy Behary, and George Lockwood)
Certificate in Integrative Health and Lifestyle from Andrew Weil’s Center at the University of Arizona
Certificate in Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis
Staff training in CBT, DBT, and eating disorder treatments at NorthShore University HealthSystems (Evanston and Highland Park Hospitals)
Josh Kates is an Advanced Certified Schema Therapist located in West Palm Beach, Florida. With over 20 years’ experience as a psychotherapist, Josh applies various therapeutic styles as appropriate for each client. Every individual or couple receive treatment personalized to their needs. Josh’s experience, warmth and care are what help his clients see results and improve their lives and relationships. Visit Josh’s website for more information and resources.
