Schema Therapy Cards

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Schema Therapy Cards

Name: Schema Therapy Cards
Brand: The Psych Collective
SKU: 00093
Price: 49.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$49.00

Schema Therapy can involve dozens of schemas, needs, coping responses and Healthy Adult strategies. These cards turn that complex model into something clients can see, hold and explore.

Make Schema Therapy visual, practical and easier to understand.

43 professionally printed cards in a magnetic box
- 22 maladaptive schema cards
- 15 adaptive schema cards
- 6 needs cards
Created by a Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatrist
Designed for clinical sessions and personal reflection
Physical product with worldwide shipping

Want the complete system? Get the Schema Therapy Cards and Schema Mode Cards Bundle for $90 and save $8.

What's Included:

Card type	What the front explains	What the reverse provides
Maladaptive Schema Cards	Schema definition, beliefs and associated modes	Healthy Adult responses and healthier behaviours
Adaptive Schema Cards	Healthy schema and supporting beliefs	A practical skill to strengthen it
Emotional Needs Cards	Met and unmet childhood needs	Connections with adaptive and maladaptive schemas

Who Are These Cards For?

Psychologists and schema therapists
Counsellors, social workers and mental health clinicians
Schema Therapy students and trainees
Clients already completing Schema Therapy
Individuals exploring recurring patterns with appropriate professional support

Why Clinicians Reach for These Cards

Make complex Schema Therapy concepts easier to explain
Help clients recognise patterns in their own words
Create more visual and collaborative therapy conversations
Provide practical prompts for reflection between sessions
Offer a reusable alternative to lengthy worksheets and textbook explanations

See How the Cards Connect the Schema Therapy Model

Schema Therapy becomes easier to understand when clients can see how each part of the model connects. Lay the cards out together to explore how unmet emotional needs can contribute to maladaptive schemas, then turn the cards over to identify Healthy Adult responses and adaptive skills.

Unmet emotional need → Maladaptive schema → Healthy Adult response → Adaptive schema and skill

Frequently Asked Questions

Schema Therapy Cards are a 43-card physical tool created by Clinical Psychologist Jess O’Garr and Psychiatrist Dr Al Griskaitis. The deck helps clinicians and clients connect maladaptive schemas with emotional needs, Healthy Adult responses and adaptive schemas

Clinicians can use the cards to help clients identify relevant schemas, explore the emotional needs connected to them and consider healthier ways of responding. The cards can be laid out together to make patterns easier to see, support collaborative conversations and select practical skills to practise between sessions.

The Schema Therapy Cards focus on the foundations of Schema Therapy: emotional needs, maladaptive schemas, adaptive schemas and Healthy Adult responses. The Schema Mode Cards explore the emotional states, coping responses and inner parts that become active when schemas are triggered. They also include Healthy Adult skills and Schema Therapy techniques. The two decks can be used separately or together as one complete system.

These are physical cards presented in a durable magnetic storage box. They are professionally printed and can be shipped throughout Australia and internationally. This deck is not available as a digital download.

The magnetic box contains 43 cards:

22 Maladaptive Schema Cards, featuring common beliefs and associated Schema Modes, with Healthy Adult responses on the reverse
15 Adaptive Schema Cards, featuring healthy beliefs and practical skills to strengthen each schema
6 Emotional Needs Cards, explaining how met and unmet childhood needs connect with adaptive and maladaptive schemas

The cards are designed to make Schema Therapy concepts easier to understand, but they do not replace professional training or clinical judgement. They can support trained clinicians, students learning the model and clients completing Schema Therapy with a qualified practitioner.

Yes. The cards can support personal reflection and help you recognise recurring emotional and behavioural patterns. However, they are an educational resource rather than a diagnostic tool or replacement for professional mental health support. If the cards bring up difficult or distressing experiences, consider exploring them with a qualified clinician.

Jessica O'Garr is a dedicated Clinical Psychologist and Dr. Al Griskaitis is a Psychiatrist

Created by Mental Health Clinicians

The Schema Therapy Cards were developed by Jess O’Garr, Clinical Psychologist, and Dr Al Griskaitis, Psychiatrist.

Drawing on their clinical experience, Jess and Al designed the deck to make complex Schema Therapy concepts easier to explain, explore and remember—without relying on lengthy worksheets or textbook definitions.

Each card uses clear language and practical prompts, helping clinicians and clients identify relevant patterns together and move from recognition towards a healthier response.

See the Schema Therapy Cards in Action

Watch Clinical Psychologist Jess O’Garr and Psychiatrist Dr Al Griskaitis demonstrate how the cards connect emotional needs, schemas and Healthy Adult responses, making complex concepts easier for clients to understand.

Learn how to use the cards in therapy

Explore practical ways to introduce the cards, identify relevant schemas and support more visual, collaborative conversations with clients. Read more over on the blog about how to use the Schema Therapy Cards in session.

Read The Session Guide