Working with the High-Functioning Patient

Clinical guide for therapists working with high-achieving 
patients — professionals, executives, and academics where 
schemas hide behind success.

Includes:
- How to identify schemas in high-functioning presentations
- Why standard approaches often fail with this profile
- Clinical strategies for Unrelenting Standards, Failure, 
  and Emotional Inhibition in high-achieving patients
- How to build therapeutic alliance without triggering 
  the patient's need for control or competence
- Common clinical mistakes with this population and 
  how to avoid them