Schema therapy is a type of therapy that targets schemas, a term used clinically to describe maladaptive patterns of thinking that could cause someone to engage in unhealthy behavior, or to struggle ...

Maladaptive Schema Theory proposes that a set of deeply rooted cognitive–emotional patterns, known as early maladaptive schemas, develops in response to unmet core emotional needs during childhood.

Self-reparenting helps you meet your own needs that were unmet in childhood. This process can improve your mental health by changing negative self-talk to positive self-talk. Working with a therapist ...