In Dialogue: Peregrine Kavros with Joan Farrell
In Dialogue
Featuring Peregrine Kavros with Joan Farrell
Intimate Alchemy with Schema Therapy
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 12:00–1:00 PM ET · Held live inside the JYSTA community on Mighty
Hosted by Travis Atkinson, LCSW, VP of Media & Communications, JYSTA
Organized by Rita Younan, VP of Events, JYSTA
About Peri’s Symposium Session
This presentation shows how the experiential techniques within a schema therapy framework can enrich the treatment of an individual or a couple while modifying sexually related mode clashes that arise internally and externally. Mode clashes can encourage avoidance or various forms of overcompensation, and result in misunderstandings surrounding one’s sexual self-identification, sexual orientation, or sexual frequency.
How individuals and couples increase their sexual sense of self can vary, but through treatment transformation, intimate alchemy, multiple paths can be integrated into treatment. The integration of these paths varies depending upon the presentation of the client, but ultimately leads to a heightened awareness of a sexual self, strengthening the Healthy Adult’s identity and presence in the world.
Peri brings the session into conversation with Joan Farrell on October 27.
How to Take Part
- Register in advance. This one is for JYSTA members. Registration is inside the JYSTA community on Mighty.
- Watch Peri’s symposium session. We are opening her full symposium presentation to members on Mighty in the days ahead. Watch it before October 27.
- Send your questions. After watching, send them to us and we will bring them into the room with Peri and Joan.
The conversation joins the In Dialogue library afterward, so members who cannot attend live get it.
Learning Outcomes for Mental Health Clinicians
- Describe how one’s schemas and coping modes can limit self-awareness of one’s sexual identity and create barriers to emotional and sexual intimacy
- Identify how authentic self-identification by the Healthy Adult mode can enhance and encourage emotional connection and intimacy
- Identify when imagery rescripting or chair mode dialogue may be beneficial in healing prior trauma related to misidentification of sexual orientation