ISST-Accredited Schema Therapy Foundations: 6-Week Online Course Starting April 2026
- Schema Therapy Online Course 1 — 6-week foundational programme accredited by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), the only body authorising Schema Therapy certification worldwide
- Led by Susan Simpson and George Brockman — both ISST-certified trainers/supervisors with extensive clinical and teaching experience
- 18 CPD hours, $299 AUD (~$195 USD). Self-paced video modules + live Q&A sessions. Next cohort starts April 2026
- Counts toward ISST certification pathway (Individual Certification requires Course 1 + Course 2 + supervised practice hours)
Schema therapy is one of the most effective treatments for personality disorders, chronic depression, and complex relational patterns — but training opportunities are limited and expensive. Multi-day live workshops from the Schema Therapy Institute typically cost $800-1,500 per module. This ISST-accredited online course delivers the foundational training at a fifth of the price, in a format that working clinicians can actually complete.
What the course covers
The programme follows the ISST training curriculum. Core content: Young's 18 Early Maladaptive Schemas, schema domains, coping styles (surrender, avoidance, overcompensation), mode model, limited reparenting, experiential techniques (chair work, imagery rescripting), and cognitive-behavioral pattern-breaking.
The key distinction from reading Young's textbook: video demonstrations of real sessions, structured case conceptualisation exercises, and live Q&A with certified trainers who can address the clinical nuances that books cannot.
Why this matters now
Schema therapy demand is growing faster than the supply of trained therapists. The evidence base has expanded significantly — RCTs now support schema therapy for BPD, chronic depression, eating disorders, and complex PTSD. But the bottleneck is training: there are not enough ISST-certified trainers to run live workshops for everyone who needs the competency.
Online, ISST-accredited training at $299 removes the cost and geography barriers. For clinicians working with personality disorders or treatment-resistant patients who are not responding to standard CBT, this is the practical entry point.
Register at schematherapyonline.com/course-1.
The only ISST-accredited online Schema Therapy foundations course — 6 weeks, $299 AUD, 18 CPD hours — removes the cost and geography barriers to one of the most effective treatments for personality disorders.
Course 1 is foundational only — full ISST certification requires Course 2 + supervised practice. Online format limits experiential practice (chair work is best learned in person). $299 AUD price may change.