Back to Resources
Mentalisation-Based Therapy•For Professionals

MBT Stance Guide

A guide to the MBT therapeutic stance for clinicians.

The therapeutic stance in MBT.

Key principles

• Authentic curiosity • Not-knowing position • Slowing down • Identifying affect focus • Mentalizing the transference • Challenge and stop-and-stand when needed

For clinical use by MBT practitioners.

Source: TheTherapies (thetherapies.vercel.app) — Part of Mentalisation-Based Therapy resources.