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There is a lot to take in at Secure Nest, so we wanted to offer you a bit of a guide for working your way through the resources and exercises. Because we can imagine it could be a little overwhelming. These paths are designed for those who are a Full Member, Therapist Member, and invited clients (i.e. members with access to the full range of Secure Nest tools and resources). If you do not yet have an account or if you are a Free Member, you may like to review our Features (with screenshots) and Member Plans.

Psst... students 🎓, you can find your personalised journey through Secure Nest here 👉 Student Journey







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If there was a 'quick fix' to let long-standing negative life patterns diminish, we would have offered it to you. Unfortunately, there isn't. You have to stick with us for awhile 😉 When schema therapy was designed it was with a co-pilot in mind, a therapist. However, whether you are on a waiting list, just finishing therapy, or looking for some self-help tools to better understand your patterns, the tools, and resources you find here can be of help to support you in your journey. Feel free to follow the order you prefer. But just in case you'd like some advice, the following path may be a suitable way for you to work your way along...

1️⃣ Read Understanding Life Patterns, particularly if you are completely new to schema therapy this provides an informative starting point.

2️⃣ Complete the Assessment, this will help you to gain a better understanding of your personal patterns through the lens of schema therapy.

3️⃣ The Assessment emailed to you will list the schemas, modes, and core emotional needs most relevant in your life, you can read about them in Schema Therapy 101.

4️⃣ Our Self Help Sessions can lead to developing greater insight into the enduring patterns and habits that give you trouble in life, and the subsequent process of change.

5️⃣ The above sessions will no doubt lead to questions, why not submit a question to our team of schema therapists?

6️⃣ Our Audio Exercises can be accessed at any time and although we guide you to some of them in the Self Help Sessions, you may like to explore this section for other mindfulness recordings.

7️⃣ The new series, Mode Journey, is being released weekly over 2021. A perfect opportunity to set aside a time each week to read and participate in the activities. Also a chance to work in an orderly fashion if that is something you prefer (but feel free to be a bit of a rebel 😉)..

8️⃣ ..there is a lot more for you to explore, but if you are doing well to make it through all of the above 😊, why not tell us what you'd like to see on Secure Nest next? We'd love to hear your thoughts!








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Having been invited onto Secure Nest by your therapist, the best way forward is to speak with them about how you might best utilise our resources over the course of therapy. For example, if you are new to schema therapy, then perhaps the self-guided path we describe above might be completely appropriate, working through that alongside face-to-face sessions as you become familiar with schema therapy. If you are further along in therapy, there are still plenty of tools that could be helpful, for example, you may be able to use Therapy Ratings to track your progress or other Exercises, such as creating My Journal or Mode Diary entries (which can be helpful at any stage of your therapy journey!).

Here are a few quick tips...

1️⃣ Check with your therapist, perhaps there is a specific way they want to work with you. If not, have a look at the self-guided path above, which might be helpful before, after, or over the course of therapy.

2️⃣ If you work through the Self Help Sessions, we do encourage you to share your exercises with others, so that may be suitable to send through to your therapist 🙂

3️⃣ We do have a 10 Session Therapy Plan, which your therapist may offer as an option to you, this combines face-to-face sessions with homework exercises.

4️⃣ Ultimately, the important part is communication. How would you like to use Secure Nest? How does your therapist see it working best for you? Speak with your therapist and work out the best path forward together in your sessions.








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Secure Nest was designed as an adjunct to face-to-face sessions (in person or video) that you have with clients. It is designed to provide between-session support and activities to keep clients engaged, assisting to solidify the concepts of schema therapy as they work through identifying their personal patterns and process of change.

Secure Nest can be used flexibly and we encourage you to look through the content yourself and consider how it may work best with each of your clients. You may even like to complete the Assessment for yourself, then look through the Self Help Sessions to understand the path your clients take.

If you are new to schema therapy, working with clients over shorter time frames, or simply want to add more structure to your approach to providing schema therapy, our 10 Session Therapy Plan provides a straightforward way to work with clients on Secure Nest.

Here are a few suggestions to help get the most out of your experience...

1️⃣ Once you are registered as a Therapist Member (or otherwise licensed), you will have access to the Client Invite tool. This allows you to provide your clients with full access to the platform (i.e. everything in Community and Masterclass).

2️⃣ When you have invited a client to work on the platform, we encourage you to keep the communication lines open, for example, you could check with them in your next session whether they have registered.

3️⃣ You could set some goals around what you would hope to achieve with your client. For example, perhaps you would encourage them to complete a Mode Diary at least once per week, when they've faced a trigger situation.

4️⃣ As you already know, every client has unique needs 😊 So, perhaps consider setting your clients on different paths, depending on the stage of therapy or what they are aiming to achieve.

5️⃣ We have a range of Therapy Ratings that can serve as a helpful way of measuring progress.

6️⃣ Are we missing something? Is there an exercise or measure you really want to use with your clients in an online setting? Let us know.

We hope our platform is an enhancement for the treatment you offer! 😊