Parental relationship in Schema Therapy:Using Chairwork and Imagery Rescripting in Complex Family Dynamics

Sun, 22 Nov | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Do you find yourself hesitating when using chairwork or imagery rescripting with clients whose difficulties are closely tied to family relationships? Do you struggle with how far to go when working with internalized parent modes, especially when loyalty, hierarchy, and filial piety are central?

• Do you find yourself hesitating when using chairwork or imagery rescripting with clients whose difficulties are closely tied to family relationships?
• Do you struggle with how far to go when working with parent modes, especially when loyalty, hierarchy, and filial piety are central?
• Do you question how to support autonomy without undermining culturally held values?

>> This workshop is designed for Schema Therapy clinicians navigating these challenges in practice<<

In this workshop, you will learn:

• How to apply chairwork and imagery rescripting with internalized parent modes and parents
  Working with internalised parent modes and, where relevant, real parent dynamics
• How to work within filial piety and family hierarchy
  Supporting change without positioning the client against their family
• How to manage therapeutic direction in complex family systems
  Avoiding both over-compliance and premature confrontation
• How to locate your stance as a therapist 
  Making moment-to-moment clinical decisions in emotionally constrained contexts

Date: 22 Nov 2026 (Sun) - CANTONESE

Time: 9am - 5pm (total training time: 6 hours 15 mins)

Venue:  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong - TBC

Target participants: Participants are expected to have basic schema knowledge, i.e. completed at least Level I Schema Therapy training. This workshop focuses on the application of chairwork and imagery rescripting in complex family dynamics.

Trainer: 
Beatrice Ng-Kessler is a Clinical Psychologist registered in the UK and Hong Kong, an ISST Advanced Certified Schema Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer, and Chair of the ISST Culturally Responsive Schema Therapy Special Interest Group. She is the founder of the Chinese Schema Therapy Academy (CSTA) and the first ISST-accredited Schema Therapy Trainer from Hong Kong.

She has authored 3 Chinese books, including the first-ever Chinese Schema Therapy book 「基模治療」

An Honorary Adjunct Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, Beatrice teaches internationally and is widely recognized for her work on culturally responsive Schema Therapy, emotional processing, and psychotherapy. Her academic page: Academic Page | Beatrice Ng Kessler | Chinese Schema Therapy Academy

She is an expert columnist for Psychology Today, 'When Therapy Meets Cultures', focusing on emotional experience, cultural shaping, and experiential work across collectivistic contexts.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when-therapy-meets-cultures

Course Fee: 

Regular: HKD$ 1,500

CSTA Graduates offer: HK$1,350
Member Discount for 2 HKCPA members join together: 5% off.
*Discounts/ Special offers cannot be used at the same time.

Fee including:

- Pre-course reading materials

- Class materials in PDF format

CE/CPD Accreditations - to be applied and approved

Hong Kong Association of Educational Psychologists

Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Psychologists 

Hong Kong Psychological Society (DCP, DEP, DCOP)

Medical Council of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists

The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
The Hong Kong College of Physicians