Why should you learn Mentalization?

Why would you want to take another 10-week class?

By now you’ve realized that social interactions are the Achilles Heel for those with BPD! You’ve seen for yourself how sensitive they are to non-verbal communication, how quickly misunderstandings can occur and how you can inadvertently trigger an escalation.You now know more about BPD than most therapists. Because of your understanding of BPD you are ready for the next step: 

Mentalization Based Therapy offers the greatest potential for establishing effective communication with your loved one with BPD, as well as the rest of your family. Learning to mentalize focuses on how each person’s perception of an interaction results in completely different interpretations of the situation.

Mentalization is a two-person process

focusing on what is going on in your mind and in the mind of another, in the moment, It is not about changing their behavior. It is about awareness that the other person has different thoughts and feelings from yours. Mentalization provide you with new tools to enhance empathic communication. develops

humility, and compassion. It is a pathway to genuine, authentic communication 

Mentalization helps you to decode and translate what your loved with BPD is trying to tell you so that you know how to respond and what to say. It improve communication with other's, including family members, friends, colleagues and other relationships in your life.

Mentalization, a highly effective BPD evidence based treatment, is not readily available in most communities. Unfortunately, as most therapists aren't aware of MBT, TARA trains family members to utilize MBT techniques when interacting with their loved one. It has been shown to be highly effective in improving family relationships.

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