Defectiveness / Shame Schema
Individuals who experience some form of disconnection or rejection may develop one or more of these five schemas: abandonment,...
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Core Childhood Need: Stability [Video]
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Emotional Deprivation Schema
Individuals who experience some form of disconnection or rejection may develop one or more of these five schemas: abandonment,...
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Mistrust/Abuse Schema
Individuals who experience some form of disconnection or rejection may develop one or more of these five schemas: abandonment,...
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Core Childhood Needs: Autonomy [Video]
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Abandonment Schema
Individuals who experience some form of disconnection or rejection may develop one or more of these five schemas: abandonment,...
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Schema Therapy - What are Schemas?
Schema therapy looks at humans as having multiple parts of themselves competing for the role of being in charge. Ideally, we would like...
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Introduction to Schema Therapy
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Childhood Core Need: Belonging
For babies and toddlers, belonging is synonymous with survival. Rejection in its most extreme form can be a death sentence. Yet even as...
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Childhood Core Need: Safety
Safety - Why does it matter whether we felt safe as children? #psychotherapy#mindbalancehk#depression#anxiety#mentalhealth#psychotherapis...
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Childhood Core Needs: Spontaneity & Play
Spontaneity and play nurtures creativity, resilience, problem-solving, motor skills and social skills in children. This allows children...
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Core Childhood Needs: Realistic Limits
In order to function well in our relationships and wider society, we must learn to both set and accept healthy realistic limits. Among...
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Core Childhood Needs: Self-Appreciation
Self-appreciation is essential for children to feel confident in themselves, be compassionate, be respectful toward themselves and...
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Childhood Core Needs: Nurturing your Inner Child
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Core Childhood Needs: Expressing Needs & Feelings
“Use your words!” has become a common saying for our children when we can see they are about to go over the edge into an emotional...
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How can we handle our raw core feelings?
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Core Childhood Need: Self-Identity
As children grow and interact with the world around them, they begin to develop their identity. They determine their likes and dislikes,...
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Core Childhood Needs: Competence as we grow
Competence is closely linked to fear of failure and achievement anxiety. If children feel incompetent, they may be reluctant to test...
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Why is Validation important?
Our inner child cries out for validation. Why should we listen? For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr....
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Core Childhood Needs: Stability
Stability is closely related to a sense of safety for children. If there is a routine and a stable environment, children will develop a...
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