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2023-24 International Training & Certification Program By Wendy Behary & Jeff Young

  • 20 Oct 2023
  • 9:00 AM (EDT)
  • 05 Mar 2024
  • 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Online

2023-24 International Training & Certification Program

Offered Online (with an additional/Optional 2-Day in-person session)


Dates & Time:

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Monday, October 23, 2023 at 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM (EDT)

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)


Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)

Monday, January 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)


Friday, March 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)

** Optional 2-Day In-Person Session: Dates to be Announced Soon! (Will be held in the NJ-NYC Area)

Weekend workshops will include a combination of teaching methods, including lectures, handouts, video sessions of master schema therapists, live demonstrations, question-and-answer periods, group discussions, supervised practice in dyads, discussion of supervisees' own schemas and childhood histories, and small group exercises.


Offered By:

The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC-DC

Wendy Behary & Jeff Young


About Wendy Behary

Wendy Behary is the Founder and Director of The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey, and The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC-DC. She

served as Training and Certification Coordinator (2008-2010) and as President (2010-2014) of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) Executive Board. Wendy has been treating clients and training professionals for more than 20 years. Prior to their collaboration, Wendy was on the faculty of the Cognitive Therapy Center and Schema Therapy Institute of New York, where she trained and worked with Dr. Jeffrey Young (since 1989). She is a Founding Fellow and Approved Supervising Consultant of The Academy of Cognitive Therapy, established by Dr. Aaron T. Beck.

Wendy Behary has co-authored several chapters and articles on Schema Therapy and Cognitive Therapy. She is the author of the international bestselling book "Disarming the Narcissist...Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed", published by New Harbinger and translated in 15 languages. Wendy specializes in treating narcissism and NPD, and the people who live and deal with narcissists. She has lectured both nationally and internationally to professional and general audiences. Her work with industry has included speaking engagements focused on interpersonal conflict resolution.

Her private practice is primarily devoted to treating narcissists, and consulting on issues of Narcissism and NPD. Additionally, she works with partners and people dealing with narcissists, as well as couples experiencing relationship conflicts. Wendy is also a consulting expert on interviewing, public speaking, dealing with difficult people, and interpersonal skills enhancement.

About Jeffrey Young


Jeffrey Young is the Founder of Schema Therapy, and the Director of the Schema Therapy and Cognitive Therapy Institutes of New York. He served on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, is a Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and is co-founder of the International Society for Schema Therapy.

Dr. Young has led workshops for 30+ years throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and South America. He consistently receives outstanding evaluations internationally for his teaching skills, including the prestigious NEEI Mental Health Educator of the Year award. Dr. Young has presented workshops and lectures for thousands of mental health professionals, resulting in strong demand for further in-depth training and supervision in schema therapy.

Dr. Young has co-authored two Internationally best-selling books: “Schema Therapy: A Practitioner’s Guide” for mental health professionals, and “Reinventing Your Life”, a self-help book for clients and the general public. Both have been translated into many languages.


For Program Information:

2023-24 ITCP Overview

For Program Application:

2023-24 ITCP Application

or Contact: wendy.behary@gmail.com or behary.assist@gmail.com

Why Schema Therapy?

Schema therapy has been extensively researched to effectively treat a wide variety of typically treatment resistant conditions, including Borderline Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Read our summary of the latest research comparing the dramatic results of schema therapy compared to other standard models of psychotherapy.

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