Maladaptive Schema & Behavior Pattern Handouts: A Therapist’s Guide to Deep Insight and Change
Help your clients uncover the deep-rooted maladaptive schemas that shape their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This set of 8 professionally designed handouts provides therapists with structured, easy-to-use tools to guide clients in identifying their core schemas and understanding the behavior patterns they use to cope—overcompensation, surrender, and avoidance.
🔹 What’s Included?
✔️ Clear explanations of common maladaptive schemas
✔️ Engaging self-reflection exercises for identifying personal patterns
✔️ Practical examples of overcompensation, surrender, and avoidance in daily life
✔️ Thought-provoking questions to deepen awareness and insight
✔️ Step-by-step guidance for recognizing and changing unhelpful behaviors
These handouts are ideal for use in individual therapy, group settings, or as homework assignments, helping clients break free from self-defeating patterns and develop healthier coping strategies. Whether you specialize in Schema Therapy, CBT, or general psychotherapy, this resource will empower your clients to make lasting, meaningful change.