Connect&restore (CORE) Professional clinical training series
2 hours webinar: Metalization Based Therapy (MBT)
Connect&Restore (CORE) in Collaboration with PARC
About Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals improve their ability to understand and interpret their own and others' mental states.
It is particularly effective for borderline personality disorder, emotional dysregulation, and interpersonal difficulties. MBT focuses on enhancing self-awareness, emotional regulation, and secure attachment through structured therapeutic interventions
What will I learn?
- Define mentalization and its role in emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships.
- Explain mentalization as a developmental milestone, emerging through early attachment relationships.
- Describe the key principles of MBT, including curiosity, not-knowing stance, and affect regulation.
- Identify and apply basic MBT techniques, such as validating mental states and fostering reflective functioning.
- Recognize common mentalization failures and how to address them therapeutically.
- Demonstrate basic skills in enhancing mentalization within therapeutic interactions.
- Outline the typical structure of MBT sessions, including individual and group formats.
- Recognize the role of the therapist in maintaining a mentalizing stance.
About the speaker
Kanika Mehrotra
Kanika Mehrotra, PhD is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, certified Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) practitioner, and Research Lead at The Green Oak Initiative, Bangalore. With a PhD in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS, she specializes in integrating MBT and relational frameworks into psychotherapy, particularly for individuals with personality vulnerabilities, young adults, and women.
Dr. Mehrotra has extensive experience in clinical practice, research, and teaching. She has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Rhode Island Counseling Center, where she provided therapy, supervised graduate trainees, and developed psychoeducational programs with a focus on multicultural perspectives. Her research explores borderline personality disorder, psychotherapy processes, and decolonizing approaches in psychology, with multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals.
She is actively involved in bridging theory and practice, leading a psychoanalytic reading group for therapists and contributing to mental health research initiatives. She is also a member of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and APA’s Division 39.
