Schema Therapy with Dreams and Nightmares l Online Training I June 2026 I Schema Therapy Scotland
“Schema Therapy with Dreams and Nightmares“
(ONLINE WEBINAR, RECORDING AVAILABLE)
Trainer: Lynda Parry Clinical Psychologist, Advanced Schema Therapy Trainer/Supervisor visiting from Australia
Course starts: June 19th 2026
Duration: 3 hours (3 CPD points)
Cost: £80.00
Webinar Synopsis
Patients consistently rate working alliance, insight and session quality significantly higher than in regular therapy when dream work is included. Yet therapists consistently report feeling a lack of competence in this area due to lack of training. This workshop outlines the significance dreaming plays in the process of memory consolidation and in both the formation and retrieval of early schemas. Dream content contains these schemas using creative imagery and offers the therapist a portal to the vulnerable child mode often without the accompanying coping modes.
Recurrent nightmares of sufferers of PTSD and Complex PTSD require a different approach to that of working with dream material. The workshop covers why and how.
The workshop includes: didactic content covering the latest research from neuroscience on sleep and dreaming, video demonstrations and working in dyads with clients’ dreams. Training will offer you methods to:
- utilise dream material to access schemas, modes and unmet core needs
- connect and work with the vulnerable child mode
- distinguish between recurrent nightmares of PTSD and bad dreams and how to work differently with each
- All materials and the Zoom link will be sent out approximately 1 week prior to the webinar.
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50% of profit from this workshop will be donated to children’s charities in Uganda
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations: Up to 10 days in advance, payment will be refunded, minus a 20GBP administration fee. At less than 10 days notice, there will be a refund of 50% of the fee. No refunds will be made under 5 working days prior to the commencement of the event.
Who is this workshop for? This workshop is suitable for a range of professionals who practice psychotherapy. To get the most out of this workshop attendees should already have a working knowledge of Schema Therapy and have attended some prior Schema Therapy training.
About the Presenter:
Lynda Parry is a Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years of experience in private practice, and an advanced schema therapist, trainer and supervisor based in Australia. She holds a longstanding interest in dream work, which she has integrated into her clinical and training practice for more than 25 years. She presented her first paper, Dream Analysis: Is It Obsolete?, at the International Psychotherapy Conference in 2010, and has continued to research and incorporate dream work into Schema Therapy ever since.
As a trained psycho-dramatist her extensive experience facilitating psychodrama groups together her training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) provided a strong foundation for her to embrace of Schema Therapy—particularly its experiential components, which lie at the heart of the model.
Originally trained as an early childhood educator, Lynda’s background in developmental psychology and postgraduate study in contemporary psychotherapy have been invaluable in her work with individuals who have experienced early-life trauma. These clients often require sensitive attunement and gentle, creative approaches to address their unmet emotional needs.
As Director of the Schema Therapy Centre of NSW, Lynda together with Nikki Kenney, runs the supervisor training modules for Australis and South East Asia. She also contributed extensively to the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) through a range of leadership roles, including:
- Past Chair of the ISST Quality Assurance Committee
- Former member of the ISST Ethics Committee
- Former member of the ISST Training and Certification Advisory Board
- Former Co-Regional Training Coordinator for Australia
- Chair of the National Training Directors Committee
Lynda is a published author whose article Schema Therapy and Dreams: Accessing the Vulnerable Child appeared in the ISST Bulletin (December 2018). In addition to providing core Schema Therapy training, she facilitates workshops on Schema Therapy with Dreams and Nightmares and Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out.
*Please note that this workshop will proceed with a minimum of 6 participants. In the case of insufficient registrations, participants will be given a minimum of 3 weeks’ notice of cancellation or postponement.