Courses, Seminars, and Workshops

MBT Supervision: A Deep-dive into Technique

Bob Drozek and Brandon T. Unruh

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.

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: Click here to view.

Registration: E-mail info@mbtboston.com to arrange payment and reserve a spot

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

Mentalizing Together

Mentalizing Initiative, Los Angeles, CA

A semester-long, twice-monthly virtual series exploring mentalizing in theory and in practice

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 12:00 - 1:00PM PST

January 28 - May 27, 2026

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​​Pre-Conference Workshop: MBT for Narcissism

Bob Drozek and Brandon T. Unruh

8th International MBT Conference — Turbulence and Mentalizing: Challenges and Opportunities

In-person in Paris, France

Wednesday 5/27/2026

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Pre-Conference Workshop: Practical Applications of MBT: Helping Patients to Implement Mentalizing Outside the Consulting Room

Bob Drozek and Carla Sharp

8th International MBT Conference — Turbulence and Mentalizing: Challenges and Opportunities

In-person in Paris, France

Wednesday 5/27/2026

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Conference Workshop: Prescribing mentalization: Integrating self-directed mentalizing techniques into individual and group MBT

Bob Drozek

Nordic Mentalization Conference 2026

In-person in Bergen, Norway

Thursday 6/11/2026

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Mentalization-informed Systems Therapy (MIST): Transforming Family & Couples Therapy Through a Mentalizing Lens

Eia Asen and Emma Morris

Held virtually through the Mentalizing Initiative

Six session course: 9/23/2026 through 12/2/2026

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Mentalization-based Treatment (MBT) Trauma Workshop

Anthony W. Bateman

Held in person through the Mentalizing Initiative at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles

Wednesday 10/28/2026

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