This was one the most worthwhile workshops Ive ever attended, the friendly group atmosphere, teaching and location was excellent
— Participant 2019 Bali Workshop Retreat

Bali Workshop Retreat Sanur 2025

June 26, 27 & 28 2025 - Sold Out

Maya Hotel, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

$899 Australian Dollars (Including lunch and refreshments) Places are limited to 50 people.

The Bali workshop retreat is a unique opportunity to receive high-quality training and development in a relaxing holiday environment. The programme will be designed for practitioners who already have an understanding of schema therapy and are seeking more in-depth skill development. This will be our 8th Schema Therapy Retreat.

The workshop is held on the tranquil beachside location of Sanur, approximately a 35-minute drive from the airport. The retreat is held at the Maya Hotel Sanur and exceptional 5 start hotel that has direct access to the Sanur beachfront.

Places are limited to 50 people. Book early to avoid disappointment.

2025 Programme

Day 1: Dr Susan Simpson (UK) Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Schema Therapist and Trainer, Director: Schema Therapy Scotland  'Working with Pseudo Vulnerable and Overcompensator Modes Using the Drama Triangle'

Day 2: Janis Briedis (UK) Counselling Psychologist, Advanced Schema Therapist and Trainer, Schema Therapy School UK Enhancing Experiential Schema Therapy Techniques with Body Focused Interventions. 

Day 3: Dr Robert Brockman (Australia) Taming the Inner Critic Modes: A Contextual Schema Therapy Approach


About the Presenters

Dr Susan Simpson

Susan Simpson, is a Clinical Psychologist at NHS Forth Valley Eating Disorder Service. She is Director of Schema Therapy Scotland, and Co-director of the Global Institute of Eating Disorders. Susan has provided training in Schema Therapy for over 20 years, and is actively involved in research in this field, with a particular focus on improving treatments for people with complex eating disorders and on therapist wellbeing. She has a longstanding interest in the nexus of human well-being and connectedness to nature. She is co-author and editor of Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders (Routledge, 2019) and Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy (Cambridge University Press, 2023).

Janis Briedis (Advanced Schema Therapist, UK)

Janis Briedis is a Consultant Psychologist, advanced level Schema Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer with many years of clinical experience in the NHS and private practice. He teaches regularly schema therapy, CBT and trauma-focused approaches in a variety of NHS and academic settings. Janis has worked in primary care, drug and alcohol, LGBTQ services, community mental health teams and specialist psychology services and has a wide range of clinical experience working particularly with complex trauma, dissociation, personality disorders and relationship difficulties. Janis is a co-director at Schema Therapy School UK.

Dr Rob Bockman

Robert is a clinical psychologist and researcher working out of Sydney, Australia. From 2010-2017 Rob's work life consisted of supervising and lecturing on Clinical Psychology Masters programs (Western Sydney University; University of Technology) and running a small private practice. This practice has evolved into Schema Therapy Sydney the first schema therapy focused private practice to be established in Sydney. In 2018, Rob co-authored the book 'Contextual Schema Therapy'. Rob has been affiliated with Schema Therapy Training Australia for the past 7 years and now regularly provides accredited schema trainings across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.