Schema Therapy with Learning Disabilities

Half-day workshop

with Louise Coates, Consultant Forensic Psychologist

friday 13th february 2026 (9.30am - 12.30, UK TIME) £95. via zoom.

Forensic Schema Therapy Masterclass

90-minute masterclass

with Louise Coates, Consultant Forensic Psychologist

thursday 23rd april 2026 (9 - 10.30, UK TIME) £45 / free if booked onto w1, 2a, b or c. via zoom.

Previous participants said:

“Wish I had done the masterclass (and schema therapy more generally) 12 months ago!”

“The practical exercise was particularly helpful for me to conceptualise a service user.”

“Really informative and has allowed me to understand forensic modes better”

“Excellent presentation. Covered a huge amount of ground in a short space of time.”

“It helps me feel more confident with referrals for clients that do not fit into our other programmes.”

Getting to Grips with Forensic Schema Therapy

Practical one-day workshop

with Louise Coates, Consultant Forensic Psychologist

FRIDAY 10th July 2026 (9AM - 4PM, UK TIME) £175. via zoom.

Are you feeling daunted at the prospect of opening up something you and your patient can’t handle? Concerned it won’t be effective due to the level of trauma, mode severity or systemic factors that perpetuate schemas? Not confident you can manage your own schemas and modes (after all you are working with some of the most challenging cases, in challenging conditions)? This workshop has been designed with these concerns and needs in mind.

Over the course of the day you will be equipped with core skills and resources in:

·      Understanding the Evidence Base and What We Know Works

·      Formulating Forensic Modes, their Origins, Functions and Unmet Needs

·      Forging an Alliance with the Healthy Adult

·      Working with the Therapy Relationship

·      Applying Core ST Methods with Forensic Modes

·      Thriving within Difficult Organisations

·      Understanding our Modes and Valuing our Needs

·      Building a Personal Self-Care Plan and Finding the Right Support

The workshop is also highly interactive with a balance of teaching, experiential work and skills training, including video and live demonstration. It is suitable for anyone who has previously attended an introductory schema therapy workshop but also for those who are more experienced in ST.