Familiarity with Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) allows me to make nuanced observations and be curious about the emotional states of children and adolescents. It also allows me to support and encourage parents to experience interactions that foster better mentalization. Focus on mentalizing has helped me witness nuanced emotional awareness, gains in emotion regulation and improvements in the capacity to take self-enhancing actions, in my young clients

Meet the expert

Nithya is a clinical psychologist with experience and interest in working with children, adolescents and parents. Her most recent training in psychotherapy has been in Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), from The PARC and Anna Freud Centre, London, including the basic training to use MBT with children. Nithya has a special interest in mental health promotion in early childhood and in the wellbeing of mental health professionals.

Learning objectives

• • Understanding the developmental trajectory of mentalizing capacities.
  • Therapeutic stance.
  • Facilitating shifts from nonmentalizing to mentalizing states.

Zoom link will be provided 1 hour prior to the session.

Note: If you have opted for a participation certificate, please note that certificates will only be issued upon full attendance of the workshop.