A structured, clinically supported module system for couples Schema Therapy

Applying Schema Therapy to couples work has lacked detailed, step-by-step clinical guidance. Schema Therapy with Couples: The Module-based Approach solves this problem by introducing a module-based system developed over the past decade that organizes the therapy process into clear, actionable steps. This is the first couples Schema Therapy model supported by clinical studies, giving therapists evidence-based confidence in its effectiveness.

Beyond the core module system, Schema Therapy with Couples addresses complex relationship issues including affairs, jealousy, violence, and ambivalence, providing practitioners with structured tools for difficult cases. The book presents updated conceptualizations reflecting the latest research and clinical practice, moving well beyond theory to deliver practical protocols therapists can implement session by session.

Readers will also find:

• A modular framework that provides therapists with structured handrails to organize each phase of the couples therapy process
• Clinical evidence supporting the model's effectiveness, making it the first empirically studied couples Schema Therapy approach available
• Updated Schema Therapy concepts refined over a decade of clinical application, research, and international training experience
• Practical guidance for managing therapeutic impasses arising from partner ambivalence, trust ruptures, and entrenched relational patterns
• Tools for case conceptualization that connect individual schema profiles to recurring couple dynamics and mode cycles

Designed for psychotherapists, counselors, and mental health practitioners working with couples, this book provides the structured clinical guidance needed to apply Schema Therapy effectively in relational contexts. Whether navigating routine relational distress or complex cases involving affairs and violence, practitioners gain a clinically supported framework for systematic intervention.

Eckhard Roediger, MD, is Director of the Frankfurt Schema Therapy Institute, the first of its kind in Germany, and a neurologist, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. A founding board member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), he has served as President, Secretary, and Treasurer, establishing him as a leading figure in Schema Therapy internationally.

Eva Frank-Noyon is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and ISST-certified trainer and supervisor in Schema Therapy. She holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of Heidelberg, with clinical training in cognitive behavioral therapy, systemic couple therapy, and sexual therapy, bringing specialized expertise to the intersection of Schema Therapy and couples work.