Jeffrey Young Schema Therapy Association

Jeffrey Young Schema Therapy Association Founded by Jeffrey Young, the creator of Schema Therapy. Advancing Schema Therapy through training, research, and a global professional community.

The Jeffrey Young Schema Therapy Association is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Quick note: Sara and Brendan of BK Event Production are now leading JYSTA's event production, starting this Wednesday wi...
05/12/2026

Quick note: Sara and Brendan of BK Event Production are now leading JYSTA's event production, starting this Wednesday with In Dialogues.
The first time we collaborated was at ENLIGHT 2019 in Edinburgh. They went on to produce two of our schema therapy virtual summits. In December 2025 they were behind the Celebration of Jeffrey Young's Schema Therapy.
The first In Dialogues conversation runs Wednesday at noon Eastern, sixty minutes, Ida Shaw with Joan Farrell.
Production at this level is not the marketing layer of an event. It is what lets members forget the technology and stay with the clinical conversation. Sara and Brendan are the reason that happens.
Excellence is what we deliver at JYSTA. Membership is what brings you into the room.

Visit: schematherapyassociation.org/join

Who is the production or events team that has been quietly indispensable to your work? Drop them a thank-you below.

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On Wednesday, In Dialogues premieres on JYSTA, with Ida Shaw at the center.Ida built the framework that resolves fifty p...
05/09/2026

On Wednesday, In Dialogues premieres on JYSTA, with Ida Shaw at the center.
Ida built the framework that resolves fifty personalities into five modes a clinician can use in session. Members already have her full presentation on the Mighty platform. Joan Farrell joins her live on Wednesday for the dialogue.
Ida and Joan shaped how mode work is taught and practiced. The framework is not theory they reference. It is theory they built.
Members can submit their hardest questions to Ida in advance. The strongest three or four reach her before the conversation. That way, the dialogue lands on cases that are stuck.
Her presentation is on the platform now. The live dialogue runs Wednesday. Both are members-only.
If you have been looking for a community where the original framework sits at the center, this is the door.
Membership opens here: schematherapyassociation.org/join
What is the question you would put to Ida if you had the room? Drop it in the comments.

JYSTA members got something exclusive today.Ida Shaw's symposium presentation on schema therapy for dissociative identit...
05/06/2026

JYSTA members got something exclusive today.

Ida Shaw's symposium presentation on schema therapy for dissociative identity disorder is now live. Members can watch it on demand inside the platform.

If you treat DID, this matters. A client might present with 50, 80, even 100+ dissociative parts. Most treatment models work with each part individually, stretching therapy over a decade. Shaw's model consolidates those parts into mode categories clinicians already know: child, coping, critic, and Healthy Adult. The case series shows treatment length dropping significantly without sacrificing outcomes.

That's the recording. The live event comes next.

On May 13 at 12:00 PM ET, JYSTA hosts the world premiere of In Dialogue. The new series brings the presenter from each symposium recording back for a live conversation with a peer. There's no recap. The conversation starts where the recording left off. Members submit their hardest questions in advance, and the presenter shows up ready to engage.

The premiere features Joan Farrell with Ida Shaw. They'll explore the clinical decisions behind the model and the dilemmas of applying mode work to dissociation.
JYSTA members can RSVP in the Events space. If you're not a member yet, today is the right day to join. The drop is live. We're one week from the premiere. This kind of clinical conversation isn't happening anywhere else.

schematherapyassociation.org/join

Live with Ida Shaw and Joan Farrell. May 13 at noon ET.Ida has spent forty years developing schema therapy treatment for...
05/05/2026

Live with Ida Shaw and Joan Farrell. May 13 at noon ET.Ida has spent forty years developing schema therapy treatment for the most complex clinical presentations. Joan is her longtime collaborator and JYSTA's President-Elect. They sit down live for the launch of JYSTA's new "In Dialogue" series.Members only.
Join: schematherapyassociation.org/join

Final hours. Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM EST.Jeffrey Young invites you to celebrate 35 years of Schema Thera...
12/04/2025

Final hours. Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM EST.
Jeffrey Young invites you to celebrate 35 years of Schema Therapy.
In 1986, Jeff founded this model because he refused to accept that patients with personality disorders and complex trauma were untreatable. He spent a decade integrating depth work, structure, emotion, and attachment science into one approach that reaches the places other models cannot.
Thirty-five years later, Schema Therapy is one of the Big Four evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder. Highest recovery rates. Lowest dropout rates. Practiced in over 50 countries by therapists who've witnessed the breakthroughs this model creates.
The Jeffrey Young Schema Therapy Association (JYSTA) created this symposium to honor Jeff, celebrate the model, and bring together the global community that's made Schema Therapy what it is today.
December 4-5. Jeff presents alongside Wendy Behary, Joan Farrell, Ida Shaw, Pierre Cousineau, Rita Younan, Gery Karantzas, and the master clinicians who've advanced this work for decades.
Your ticket includes 90-day replay access, 19 CE credits, translation in 10 languages, and a 1-year JYSTA membership connecting you to Schema Therapy professionals worldwide.
This is the celebration. This is the moment.
Tonight at 11:59 PM EST is the deadline.
Register now at www.SchemaTherapyAssociation.org/symposium-2025

Registration closes Wednesday December 3rd at 11:59 PM EST. Final hours.Wendy Behary is presenting on treating couples i...
12/04/2025

Registration closes Wednesday December 3rd at 11:59 PM EST. Final hours.
Wendy Behary is presenting on treating couples impacted by narcissism, and if you've worked with these couples, you know standard approaches fail.
Schema chemistry explains why they chose each other: an unconscious pull toward someone who replicates early unmet needs. At first it looks like love. Then it becomes the battlefield where narcissistic defenses meet subjugation, where entitlement collides with self-sacrifice, where deflection makes repair feel impossible.
Wendy shows you how Schema Therapy's flexible framework works when standard couples models don't. ST alternates between individual and joint sessions, creating space for personal healing alongside relational repair. You'll learn how to manage narcissistic defenses, support the non-narcissistic partner in reclaiming their voice, and reduce cycles of conflict that other approaches can't touch.
Wendy is the world's leading expert on narcissism and schema therapy. Her international bestseller "Disarming the Narcissist" is translated in 16 languages and was selected by Oprah Daily as a top book on narcissism. She's trained with Jeffrey Young since 1989 and served as ISST President.
Your ticket includes 90-day replay access, 19 CE credits, 10 languages, and 1-year JYSTA membership.
Symposium December 4-5 with Jeffrey Young, Joan Farrell, and master clinicians.
Wednesday December 3rd at 11:59 PM EST is the cutoff. Register now at www.SchemaTherapyAssociation.org/symposium-2025

Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern. Last chance.Ida Shaw and Maria Galimzyanova are presenting on mode clas...
12/03/2025

Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern. Last chance.
Ida Shaw and Maria Galimzyanova are presenting on mode clashes between parents and teens, and this is the framework families desperately need.
When a parent operates from Over-controller mode and the teen is in Angry Protector mode, the harder the parent pushes, the more the teen withdraws and escalates. Traditional interventions miss what's actually happening. Ida and Maria show you how to recognize the mode clash, identify underlying needs, and facilitate negotiations that address both the parent's need for safety and the teen's need for freedom.
This removes blame and gives families tools to resolve conflicts independently. If you work with adolescents ages 12-25 and their parents, this session changes your practice.
Ida is an ISST Honorary Lifetime Member, co-developed Group Schema Therapy, and authored three influential books on schema therapy. Maria is a certified trainer and supervisor specializing in developmental psychology and schema therapy for children and adolescents.
Your ticket includes 90-day replay access, 19 CE credits, 10 languages, and 1-year JYSTA membership.
Symposium December 4-5 with Jeffrey Young, Wendy Behary, Joan Farrell, and master clinicians.
Tonight at 11:59 PM is the cutoff. Register now at www.SchemaTherapyAssociation.org/symposium-2025

Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern. Last chance.Ida Shaw is presenting on Schema Therapy for Dissociative I...
12/03/2025

Registration closes tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern. Last chance.
Ida Shaw is presenting on Schema Therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder, and this approach transforms what used to take over a decade into years of effective treatment.
DID typically involves 20-100 dissociative parts, each with different memories, emotions, and coping mechanisms. Most therapists feel overwhelmed by the complexity. Ida and Joan Farrell developed a model that consolidates those parts into five schema modes, making treatment manageable and significantly shorter.
You'll learn how to conceptualize DID clients through the mode approach and use adapted schema therapy interventions that actually work. Their case series showed positive clinical results in two years, a dramatic improvement over traditional treatment timelines.
Ida is an ISST Honorary Lifetime Member, co-developed Group Schema Therapy, led the five-country BPD study, and authored three influential books including The Schema Therapy Clinician's Guide.
Your ticket includes 90-day replay access, 19 CE credits, 10 languages, and 1-year JYSTA membership.
Symposium December 4-5 with Jeffrey Young, Wendy Behary, Joan Farrell, and master clinicians.
Tonight at 11:59 PM is the cutoff. Register now at www.SchemaTherapyAssociation.org/symposium-2025

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