Schema Therapy in Carmel, IN
I have been trained in EMDR and Schema therapy, which along with Motivational interviewing are my primary approaches to therapy.
I believe that everyone can benefit from counseling and therapy at some point in their lives simply because no one has had a perfect life and we all struggle sometimes. I applaud your courage in beginning the process of reaching out for support. I want to create a safe space in which you can share thoughts, feelings and behavior without judgment and where together we can explore them and develop strategies to change those that are causing problems and strengthen those that are helpful and working well. I have experience working with addictions, trauma, dissociation, borderline personality disorder, and mood disorders.
I have been trained in EMDR and Schema therapy, which along with Motivational interviewing are my primary approaches to therapy.
I believe that everyone can benefit from counseling and therapy at some point in their lives simply because no one has had a perfect life and we all struggle sometimes. I applaud your courage in beginning the process of reaching out for support. I want to create a safe space in which you can share thoughts, feelings and behavior without judgment and where together we can explore them and develop strategies to change those that are causing problems and strengthen those that are helpful and working well. I have experience working with addictions, trauma, dissociation, borderline personality disorder, and mood disorders.
Do ever feel like no matter how hard you try, you cannot reach your goals? Do you find it difficult to manage daily stressors, or do mental health issues interfere with your plans? Sometimes it feels like no matter how hard we try, we cannot overcome our problems on our own. I am a mental health provider who can help you overcome those obstacles. I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Do ever feel like no matter how hard you try, you cannot reach your goals? Do you find it difficult to manage daily stressors, or do mental health issues interfere with your plans? Sometimes it feels like no matter how hard we try, we cannot overcome our problems on our own. I am a mental health provider who can help you overcome those obstacles. I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
In particular, I have found Jeffrey Young's schema therapy helpful in changing longterm, self-defeating patterns.
I have been working with individuals and couples for 28 years. Many of the clients I see suffer from depression, anxiety, work and relationship issues (including communication problems, feeling disconnected, infidelity, and divorce). I help clients find new ways of coping, seeing and thinking, and relating. Although I am knowledgeable and skilled in several therapeutic methods, I don't believe in "one-size-fits-all" therapy. Instead, I adapt my treatment plan to meet the needs, goals, and personality of each client.
In particular, I have found Jeffrey Young's schema therapy helpful in changing longterm, self-defeating patterns.
I have been working with individuals and couples for 28 years. Many of the clients I see suffer from depression, anxiety, work and relationship issues (including communication problems, feeling disconnected, infidelity, and divorce). I help clients find new ways of coping, seeing and thinking, and relating. Although I am knowledgeable and skilled in several therapeutic methods, I don't believe in "one-size-fits-all" therapy. Instead, I adapt my treatment plan to meet the needs, goals, and personality of each client.
Susan M Pittman, "Sue" MSW, LCSW, therapist in private practice. Empowering people to make meaningful change in their lives has always been my passion. I offer a wide range of clinical skills developed over the past 30 years in the social services field working with teens, adults, and seniors. I have 9 years practicing as a licensed clinical therapist. While I enjoy using a variety of therapy models and approaches, I find that first and foremost people simply need someone to listen, and help them alleviate their emotional distress. Thank you for your willingness to face your personal life challenges, and asking for help.
Susan M Pittman, "Sue" MSW, LCSW, therapist in private practice. Empowering people to make meaningful change in their lives has always been my passion. I offer a wide range of clinical skills developed over the past 30 years in the social services field working with teens, adults, and seniors. I have 9 years practicing as a licensed clinical therapist. While I enjoy using a variety of therapy models and approaches, I find that first and foremost people simply need someone to listen, and help them alleviate their emotional distress. Thank you for your willingness to face your personal life challenges, and asking for help.
I am a results-focused therapist dedicated to helping adolescents and adults thrive. Drawing on six years of intensive clinical experience in outpatient, school, and correctional settings, I specialize in treating common issues like anger, anxiety, stress management, trauma recovery, and navigating major life transitions. As a Marine Corps veteran (2002–2006), I bring a disciplined, yet deeply empathetic approach to our sessions. I offer a nonjudgmental space where we actively develop effective coping skills and create lasting, positive change. It's time to invest in your mental health.
I am a results-focused therapist dedicated to helping adolescents and adults thrive. Drawing on six years of intensive clinical experience in outpatient, school, and correctional settings, I specialize in treating common issues like anger, anxiety, stress management, trauma recovery, and navigating major life transitions. As a Marine Corps veteran (2002–2006), I bring a disciplined, yet deeply empathetic approach to our sessions. I offer a nonjudgmental space where we actively develop effective coping skills and create lasting, positive change. It's time to invest in your mental health.
Are you looking for practical solutions to your problems? Would you like to get in to see someone right away -- not in a few months? Are you looking for a qualified therapist who is invested in you and helping you reach your goals? If so, give us a call. We are well-trained, available, and willing to work with you to find the help you need. Our goal is to help you find real solutions to real problems, and ultimately, to help you become your own therapist so that you can be the best version of yourself you can be.
Are you looking for practical solutions to your problems? Would you like to get in to see someone right away -- not in a few months? Are you looking for a qualified therapist who is invested in you and helping you reach your goals? If so, give us a call. We are well-trained, available, and willing to work with you to find the help you need. Our goal is to help you find real solutions to real problems, and ultimately, to help you become your own therapist so that you can be the best version of yourself you can be.
You’re trying to hold it all together — but inside, you’re overwhelmed. Maybe you and your partner keep having the same argument, or you're stuck in your own head with anxiety, sadness, or self-doubt. You shut down, lash out, or feel like you're losing yourself. Whether you're navigating young adulthood, relationship stress, or past trauma, you're not alone — and it doesn't have to stay this way.
You’re trying to hold it all together — but inside, you’re overwhelmed. Maybe you and your partner keep having the same argument, or you're stuck in your own head with anxiety, sadness, or self-doubt. You shut down, lash out, or feel like you're losing yourself. Whether you're navigating young adulthood, relationship stress, or past trauma, you're not alone — and it doesn't have to stay this way.
Some of the approaches I use are mindfulness, CBT, DBT, Schema Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Navigating life’s challenges can be difficult at times. Are you in search of a safe confidential space to sort out these challenges with someone that you can trust? I strive to establish a comfortable environment where each person feels supported to become the best version of themselves. We can work together using your existing strengths. I have been in the field for the last 25 years providing therapeutic services.
Some of the approaches I use are mindfulness, CBT, DBT, Schema Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Navigating life’s challenges can be difficult at times. Are you in search of a safe confidential space to sort out these challenges with someone that you can trust? I strive to establish a comfortable environment where each person feels supported to become the best version of themselves. We can work together using your existing strengths. I have been in the field for the last 25 years providing therapeutic services.
Welcome! I’m Ashley, a Licensed Social Worker passionate about helping adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence, balance, and self-understanding. My approach is warm, collaborative, and focused on meeting you where you are. Together, we work on understanding your experiences, regulating the nervous system, building coping skills, strengthening boundaries, and identifying meaningful goals so you can feel more grounded, empowered, and aligned with the life you want to create.
Welcome! I’m Ashley, a Licensed Social Worker passionate about helping adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence, balance, and self-understanding. My approach is warm, collaborative, and focused on meeting you where you are. Together, we work on understanding your experiences, regulating the nervous system, building coping skills, strengthening boundaries, and identifying meaningful goals so you can feel more grounded, empowered, and aligned with the life you want to create.
Bring me your trials, tears and trauma. Bring me your messy, fractured or family drama. Bring me your dark; your chaos or kink. I can handle it.
My approach is from a strengths-based perspective, which means our focus begins with identifying and building upon your existing inner resources and resilience. You have them. Yes, I am SURE.
I'm client-centered- I believe you are the expert of your own life. AND... Sometimes, we need a seasoned tourist who can bring a flashlight to the scary parts. Or light a candle. Or start a bonfire. Or laugh about it all with. Whatever path, this foundation will guide the direction of our therapy.
Bring me your trials, tears and trauma. Bring me your messy, fractured or family drama. Bring me your dark; your chaos or kink. I can handle it.
My approach is from a strengths-based perspective, which means our focus begins with identifying and building upon your existing inner resources and resilience. You have them. Yes, I am SURE.
I'm client-centered- I believe you are the expert of your own life. AND... Sometimes, we need a seasoned tourist who can bring a flashlight to the scary parts. Or light a candle. Or start a bonfire. Or laugh about it all with. Whatever path, this foundation will guide the direction of our therapy.
You’ve been in therapy before—maybe more than once—and you’ve gained real insight. You understand yourself better. And yet, here you are again, feeling stuck in the same patterns, the same relationship dynamics, the same quiet ache of disconnection. You’re not broken. You’re just ready for something deeper.
The clients I work with are thoughtful, self-aware people who are ready for something to shift—not just in how they think about themselves, but in how they feel. They’re drawn to deeper emotional exploration, willing to sit with what’s underneath —not with self-judgment, but with curiosity.
You’ve been in therapy before—maybe more than once—and you’ve gained real insight. You understand yourself better. And yet, here you are again, feeling stuck in the same patterns, the same relationship dynamics, the same quiet ache of disconnection. You’re not broken. You’re just ready for something deeper.
The clients I work with are thoughtful, self-aware people who are ready for something to shift—not just in how they think about themselves, but in how they feel. They’re drawn to deeper emotional exploration, willing to sit with what’s underneath —not with self-judgment, but with curiosity.
I meet each individual with positive regard and a team mentality. I am here to be a supportive and hard working teammate as we progress through the therapeutic process. I am happy to work with individuals on a number of issues and have experience with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma related issues, childhood disorders such as ODD, ADHD, parenting issues, conflict, and every day stresses to name a few. Asking for help is not easy, but I am glad you have begun taking the steps to improve your mental health.
I meet each individual with positive regard and a team mentality. I am here to be a supportive and hard working teammate as we progress through the therapeutic process. I am happy to work with individuals on a number of issues and have experience with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma related issues, childhood disorders such as ODD, ADHD, parenting issues, conflict, and every day stresses to name a few. Asking for help is not easy, but I am glad you have begun taking the steps to improve your mental health.
I welcome you, with warmth, to my practice! I help clients to be at ease in therapy, and offer compassionate care crafted by 25 years of private practice experience with individual adults, couples, families, adolescents— including experience in working with multicultural persons, ethnic minority clients, and LGBTQ clients. Creating a space of care and respect for you and your unique journey, I carefully match your needs and personality style to evidence-based practice. My passion is helping you move forward. Often, we need to reclaim a healthy space after suffering from depression, anxiety or trauma.
I welcome you, with warmth, to my practice! I help clients to be at ease in therapy, and offer compassionate care crafted by 25 years of private practice experience with individual adults, couples, families, adolescents— including experience in working with multicultural persons, ethnic minority clients, and LGBTQ clients. Creating a space of care and respect for you and your unique journey, I carefully match your needs and personality style to evidence-based practice. My passion is helping you move forward. Often, we need to reclaim a healthy space after suffering from depression, anxiety or trauma.
I specialize in trauma-informed care, schema therapy, and working with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues.
My approach to therapy is gentle, collaborative, and client-centered. I believe healing happens in a safe, trusting relationship, and I work to meet each person where they are. I draw from schema therapy, EMDR, and trauma-informed practices to support your unique journey. Whether you're facing anxiety, grief, or past trauma, we'll work together at your pace
I specialize in trauma-informed care, schema therapy, and working with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues.
My approach to therapy is gentle, collaborative, and client-centered. I believe healing happens in a safe, trusting relationship, and I work to meet each person where they are. I draw from schema therapy, EMDR, and trauma-informed practices to support your unique journey. Whether you're facing anxiety, grief, or past trauma, we'll work together at your pace
Jess Prell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSW, MSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Therapy can feel intimidating at first, however when theoretical frameworks such as CBT, Motivational interviewing and schema therapy (to name a few) are woven into supportive and perspective shifting conversations, it creates a safe and comfortable space for growth and self-reflection.
Therapy is a deeply personal journey with overarching goals that typically include improving mental health, healing trauma, developing healthier communication in relationships, or learning useful coping strategies to manage difficult times. Motivators often focus on addressing barriers to happiness, such as feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed out, emotionally scattered, or out of control, all of which can result in self doubt, anxiety, depression, & increased isolation. I often meet clients during the hardest times they've known, yet the resiliency & motivation to grow despite life's curveballs amazes me every time.
Therapy can feel intimidating at first, however when theoretical frameworks such as CBT, Motivational interviewing and schema therapy (to name a few) are woven into supportive and perspective shifting conversations, it creates a safe and comfortable space for growth and self-reflection.
Therapy is a deeply personal journey with overarching goals that typically include improving mental health, healing trauma, developing healthier communication in relationships, or learning useful coping strategies to manage difficult times. Motivators often focus on addressing barriers to happiness, such as feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed out, emotionally scattered, or out of control, all of which can result in self doubt, anxiety, depression, & increased isolation. I often meet clients during the hardest times they've known, yet the resiliency & motivation to grow despite life's curveballs amazes me every time.
Vernon E Billups Jr
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
My approach is rooted in Family Systems Theory, integrating CBT, Narrative, and Schema Therapy as needed.
Human connection is essential. Yet it’s the people we love the most whom we assume cause us the deepest hurt. If only they would listen, understand, and meet our needs. Love should be easy—shouldn’t it? What if I told you that these very paradigms of thinking—though deeply human—can actually stand in the way of the connection we truly desire? My focus is on helping couples (married and unmarried), families, and individuals who find themselves in dysfunctional or disconnected relationship systems. Through a family systems lens, we’ll explore how your current relationship patterns are shaped by the dynamics of your family-of-origin.
My approach is rooted in Family Systems Theory, integrating CBT, Narrative, and Schema Therapy as needed.
Human connection is essential. Yet it’s the people we love the most whom we assume cause us the deepest hurt. If only they would listen, understand, and meet our needs. Love should be easy—shouldn’t it? What if I told you that these very paradigms of thinking—though deeply human—can actually stand in the way of the connection we truly desire? My focus is on helping couples (married and unmarried), families, and individuals who find themselves in dysfunctional or disconnected relationship systems. Through a family systems lens, we’ll explore how your current relationship patterns are shaped by the dynamics of your family-of-origin.
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Hi there, I'm Suzanne! Life's unexpected challenges can leave you feeling lost and overwhelmed. Reaching out for help to process your deepest thoughts and feelings takes courage. Together, we can create a treatment plan with goals to help you achieve the changes you desire. I take a holistic approach, integrating harm reduction and evidence-based practices tailored to each person, couple, or family. I use EMDR for trauma and CBT to help you understand how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect. I'm here to help you navigate your life story and manage challenges, find clarity, and regulate emotions.
Hi there, I'm Suzanne! Life's unexpected challenges can leave you feeling lost and overwhelmed. Reaching out for help to process your deepest thoughts and feelings takes courage. Together, we can create a treatment plan with goals to help you achieve the changes you desire. I take a holistic approach, integrating harm reduction and evidence-based practices tailored to each person, couple, or family. I use EMDR for trauma and CBT to help you understand how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect. I'm here to help you navigate your life story and manage challenges, find clarity, and regulate emotions.
Starting therapy is a courageous step, and I want to honor that. I celebrate your decision to begin this journey and am committed to making sure it’s meaningful and centered around your growth. I specialize in supporting individuals as they navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. My approach is collaborative and client-centered, tailoring each session to your unique needs, experiences, and goals. You’re welcome to reach out whenever you feel ready—I’m here to offer a safe, supportive space where you can be yourself and heal at your own pace.
Starting therapy is a courageous step, and I want to honor that. I celebrate your decision to begin this journey and am committed to making sure it’s meaningful and centered around your growth. I specialize in supporting individuals as they navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. My approach is collaborative and client-centered, tailoring each session to your unique needs, experiences, and goals. You’re welcome to reach out whenever you feel ready—I’m here to offer a safe, supportive space where you can be yourself and heal at your own pace.
I integrate aspects of Interpersonal Process-Oriented Therapies, Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-based treatment approaches.
I'm an experienced clinical supervisor and spend most of my professional time training other therapists, but keep a small caseload. This means both that I'm flexible in my therapy approach depending on your needs, and can devote more attention to each of my clients. Therapy is tough work that requires a strong partnership and for that, we both need to do our best to relate straightforwardly with one another. My primary concern in therapy is to develop an honest relationship driven by a shared desire to understand your life, and how you came to be this version of yourself, identifying the changes you'd like to seek along the way.
I integrate aspects of Interpersonal Process-Oriented Therapies, Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-based treatment approaches.
I'm an experienced clinical supervisor and spend most of my professional time training other therapists, but keep a small caseload. This means both that I'm flexible in my therapy approach depending on your needs, and can devote more attention to each of my clients. Therapy is tough work that requires a strong partnership and for that, we both need to do our best to relate straightforwardly with one another. My primary concern in therapy is to develop an honest relationship driven by a shared desire to understand your life, and how you came to be this version of yourself, identifying the changes you'd like to seek along the way.
My ideal candidate has struggled with self-esteem based on past experiences and wants to change the story and move ahead with confidence. They want to gain insight into why things have happened that are troubling and know how to change things so it can be better.
My ideal candidate has struggled with self-esteem based on past experiences and wants to change the story and move ahead with confidence. They want to gain insight into why things have happened that are troubling and know how to change things so it can be better.
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How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy is based on the idea that maladaptive thought patterns formed in childhood—that other people can never be relied on, for example—can interfere with healthy functioning in adulthood. Accordingly, schema therapy works by directly targeting such unhealthy schemas, identifying their consequences, and replacing them with more adaptive ways of thinking. To this end, schema therapists aim to “reparent” the client by offering what they didn’t get in childhood—validation, for instance, or compassion—to reorient their worldview.
Is schema therapy evidence-based?
Schema therapy is still considered relatively new, and research on its efficacy is still in progress. However, some studies have concluded that it can be effective at treating certain mental health conditions, most notably personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder. Evidence for its efficacy in treating conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD is promising but less conclusive, and experts warn that much of the existing research is of low quality.
Is schema therapy a type of CBT?
Schema therapy is based on many principles of CBT, most notably the process of recognizing and challenging maladaptive thought patterns. But because schema therapy also draws from other approaches,including psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, it is not considered a form of CBT. It also typically delves deeper into the client’s childhood than does CBT.
How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy does not call for a set number of sessions and is instead open-ended, with the treatment timeline depending on the client’s primary concern(s), progress, and preferences. Treatment that lasts between six months and two years is common, though many clients will start to see progress much earlier than that.