Supervision Groups
Didactic Supervision Groups
MBT Supervision: A Deep-dive into Technique
Bob Drozek, LICSW, and Brandon Unruh, MD
Cost: $1000 for 13 sessions
Calendar: Wednesdays from 9 AM-9:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, starting April 22nd, 2026
Textbook: Mentalization-based Treatment for Pathological Narcissism: A Handbook, co-authored by Bob Drozek, Brandon Unruh, and Anthony Bateman. Published through Oxford University Press: https://a.co/d/dytLoRS
Registration: E-mail info@mbtboston.com to arrange payment and reserve a spot
This supervision will serve as an intensive introduction to the core techniques of mentalization-based treatment (MBT). Meetings will involve a mix of didactics, discussion of cases, and video illustrations. Drawing from their recent book, Mentalization-based Treatment for Pathological Narcissism: A Handbook (co-authored by Bob Drozek, Brandon Unruh, and Anthony Bateman), Bob and Brandon will introduce what they call the domain-based conception of mentalization—a streamlined presentation of MBT’s concepts that offers step-by-step recommendations about “what to do when” in psychotherapy sessions with patients. While the book focuses specifically on narcissism, the supervision will focus on applying MBT’s techniques to help patients struggling with a wide range of clinical challenges, including instability in mood, identity, relationships, and behavior.
This supervision will serve as the first step into more advanced MBT supervision, which includes ongoing case-based supervision, where participants will have the opportunity to present cases, show video, and receive detailed feedback about clinical process.
Curriculum
Week #1: 4/22/2026—The structure of an MBT treatment
Week #2: 5/6/2026—Developing and delivering the MBT formulation: The domain-based model
Week #3: 5/20/2026—The domain-based trajectory of interventions: content, context, and process / Agenda-setting and experiential contexts for mentalizing
Week #4: 6/3/2026—Clarification and the affect elaboration pathway
Week #5: 6/17/2026—Additional affect elaboration techniques
Week #6: 7/1/2026—Context-focused interventions: events and behavior
Week #7: 7/15/2026—Context-focused interventions: emotions and miscellaneous techniques
Week #8: 7/29/2026—Process-focused interventions for pretend mode
Week #9: 8/12/2026—Process-focused interventions for psychic equivalence mode
Week #10: 8/26/2026—Process-focused interventions for teleology/teleological self-esteem
Week #11: 9/9/2026—Mentalizing the relationship techniques
Week #12: 9/23/2026—Auxiliary relational interventions
Week #13: 10/7/2026—Bringing it all together and next steps
Introducing MBT For Adults Into Your Practice: 6-week Seminar
Natalie Brooks, MA, LMFT
Tuesdays 9 AM — 10:30 AM PST / Fee: $497
4/14/2026, 4/21/2026, 4/28/2026, 5/5/2026, 5/12/2026, 5/26/2026
Case-Based Supervision Groups
Case-based MBT supervision groups are for clinicians who have completed some previous formal training in MBT (e.g., MBT Basic training, MBT Practitioner training, some other training in a specialized application of MBT, such as MBT for Narcissism, Adolescents, etc.) who are interested in learning more about how to integrate MBT principles into their ongoing clinical work with patients. While the format of these groups varies depending on the group, all groups are smaller in size (e.g., 5-8 members) and led by an official MBT supervisor. Participants tend to show video of their therapy sessions with ongoing patients, and group discussion involves some combination of role-plays, didactics about MBT technique, and consideration of clinical process through the framework of MBT.
If you are interested in the supervision opportunities outlined below, feel free to contact the supervisor for more details.
Mondays
CURRENTLY FULL: Mondays at 12 Noon EST — 2nd, 4th, and 5th Mondays — Bob Drozek, LICSW
Tuesdays
HAS OPENINGS: Tuesdays at 2 PM EST — Biweekly — Edward Patzelt, PhD
CURRENTLY FULL: Tuesdays at 3 PM PST — Biweekly — Natalie Brooks, MA, LMFT
CURRENTLY FULL: Tuesdays 12:30 PM—2 PM PST — Biweekly — Robin Kissell, MD
Wednesdays
CURRENTLY FULL: Wednesdays at 11 AM EST — Biweekly — Brandon Unruh, MD[2 groups]
CURRENTLY FULL: Wednesdays at 2 PM EST — Biweekly — Bob Drozek, LICSW
HAS OPENINGS: Wednesdays 12 Noon–1 PM PST — 1st and 3rd Wednesdays — Natalie Brooks, MA, LMFT
Thursdays
CURRENTLY FULL: Thursdays at 8:30 AM PST — Biweekly — Natalie Brooks, MA, LMFT
HAS OPENINGS: Thursdays at 12 Noon EST — Biweekly — Amie Roe, LCSW
HAS OPENINGS: Thursdays at 2 PM EST — Biweekly — Caleb Demers, LICSW
Fridays
HAS OPENINGS: Fridays 9:30 AM—11 AM PST — Biweekly — Robin Kissell, MD[2 groups]
