Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT), with Dr. Anthony W. Bateman, MA, FRCPSYCH and Dr. Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., FBA
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
Exploring the Core Principles of Mentalization Based Therapy
The core principles of Mentalization Based Therapy involve humility in not knowing, patience to understand perspective differences, legitimizing and accepting various perspectives, active curiosity in the patient's life, seeking synchrony with the patient, embodying honesty, transparency, humor, and relatability, maintaining an egalitarian stance, approaching clinical situations with openness to learn and discover, shifting power dynamics to be open to surprises, and recognizing the importance of empowering individuals with borderline personality disorder to bring their truth to therapy.
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