Neuro-affirming Approaches in Schema Therapy offers an essential resource for clinicians working at the intersection of neurodiversity, trauma and complex mental health. As an integrative, evidence-based approach for healing deeply rooted emotional and behavioural patterns, Schema Therapy has been carefully adapted to address the needs of neurodivergent clients, including autistic people and those with ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia.

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book draws from neurodiversity studies, attachment theory, trauma-informed care, neuropsychology and intersectionality, illustrated through a series of engaging and reflective specialist case studies. Insights from clinical practice are brought to life alongside current research, offering a humane, non-pathologising understanding of neurodivergence that keeps the emotional needs of the client at its heart.

Designed for psychologists, psychotherapists, and allied mental health professionals – both new and experienced - this accessible resource will support those seeking to deepen their understanding, strengthen their clinical practice, and contribute to a more inclusive therapeutic landscape.

Dr Holly Kahya, DPsych, CPsychol, is a chartered counselling psychologist and advanced certified schema therapist, specialising in complex trauma and neurodivergence. She is a senior lecturer at City St George’s University of London, where she created and teaches a new specialist module on Neuropsychology, Neurodiversity and Psychometrics. Holly is co-editor of the Schema Therapy Bulletin, the thrice-yearly publication of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) and is currently working towards certification as an accredited schema therapy supervisor.