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The Mentalizing Initiative is the first and only organization providing training and education in Mentalization Based Therapies on the West Coast.

Since its inception, this original program has trained thousands of clinicians in MBT around the world.

11/18/2025

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Join us at UCLA for the 2026 Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A) Training.
From March 19–21, 2026, clinicians will learn how to apply the MBT-A model to support adolescents in developing stronger emotion regulation, healthier attachment patterns, and more resilient family relationships. Taught by leading experts in the field, this three-day intensive offers practical, evidence-based tools and includes 18 CEs. Early-bird registration is available through January 1.

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09/22/2025

Mentalizing: Holding the Other Person’s Mind in Mind

When we mentalize, we stay curious about what’s going on for others - and for ourselves.

When we lose this skill, misunderstanding grows, tension rises, and we react instead of reflect.

When we hold each other in mind, empathy grows, curiosity replaces judgement, and conflicts soften.

Mentalizing strengthens connection - it’s not about being right, it’s about being curious.

09/19/2025

Advance Your MBT Skills This October

Join us for the MBT Practitioner Training with Professor Anthony Bateman, creator of MBT. This 2-day advanced course is designed for mental health professionals who want to deepen their knowledge and strengthen the clinical application of MBT across diverse client populations.

Groups of 5+ save 10%!

Enroll today at www.mentalizinginitiative.org

09/08/2025

Mentalizing: The Language of Human Connection

Mentalizing is the capacity to understand what’s in your own mind and in the minds of others. It’s how we stay connected, repair ruptures, and create change.

For clinicians, mentalizing isn’t optional. It’s the foundation of every therapeutic alliance.

At the Mentalizing Initiative, we train clinicians in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).

Explore our upcoming trainings at www.mentalizinginitiative.org

09/01/2025

Last chance! Our early bird pricing ends TOMORROW, Sept 1st. Don’t miss your opportunity to save on upcoming Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) & MIST trainings with world-renowned faculty.

MBT Basic Training (Oct 16-18, Los Angeles + CE credits)
MBT Practitioner Training (Oct 18, 19, Los Angeles + CE credits)
MIST: Mentalization-informed Systems Therapy (starting in Fall 2025, virtual + CE credits)

These trainings offer the rare opportunity to learn directly from MBT co-creator Professor Anthony Bateman, and Professor Eia Asen and Dr. Emma Morris (MIST).

Scan the flyer or click the link in our website to visit our website and register!

08/26/2025

💭”Mentalizing is a key skill…” —Professor Anthony Bateman

Mentalizing helps us stay connected to who we are across time, past present and future, by envisioning ourselves and others as thinning and feeling people.🌊

✨Try this today: Pause for a moment and ask yourself, “What thoughts and feelings might be shaping this experience, for me or for the other person?”

🔖Save this post as a reminder to come back to when you need a mentalizing reset.

08/19/2025

🚨EARLY BIRD ENDS SEPT 1🚨
Prices go up after this date, don’t miss your chance to learn directly from Prof. Anthony Bateman, creator of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).

📍UCLA Luskin Conference Center
MBT Basic: Oct 16-18 (earn up to 21 CEUs)
MBT Practitioner: Oct 18-19 (earn up to 14 CEUs)
🔑Prerequisite: Introduction to MBT

Why join?
✨Learn to define & recognize mentalizing
✨Apply MBT techniques in therapy
✨Build a therapeutic stance
✨Strengthen trust & resilience in sessions

Taught by the world’s leading MBT expert.
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08/18/2025

Dr. Phaizon Wood shares a Peter Fonagy quote when asked what mentalizing means to him:

“We need others to survive, social isolation is toxic. When the ‘I’ becomes a ‘we’, illness comes wellness.”
— Dr. Phaizon Wood quoting Peter Fonagy.

08/12/2025

“If you start understanding behavior in terms of the feelings, or the thoughts that give rise to it, it gives you a sense of meaning and that behavior becomes meaningful.” - Peter Fonagy, PhD, creator of mentalization.

Mentalizing means looking beneath behavior to understand the thoughts and feelings that shape it.

08/11/2025

COMING IN JANUARY 2026: MENTALIZING TOGETHER

Our new virtual series: Mentalizing Together starts in 2026, and you’re invited 💬✨

Come join a welcoming space where we explore how mentalizing can deepen understanding, strengthen relationships, and connect us across experiences.

Let’s think, feel, and grow…together.

08/08/2025

🚨Working with families or couples?
This fall, train directly with the creator of MBT for Families & Couples.

💡Learn the MIST approach (Mentalization-informed Systems Therapy); a powerful, practical method for helping families move from chaos to connection.

✅5 expert-led seminars
✅Optional small-group case consultations
✅CE credits available
✅Early bird ends Sept 1

Spots are limited. DM us with any questions or tap the link in bio to register ✨

Perfect for clinicians who want to go deeper with relational work.

08/07/2025

Ever wonder why some therapy just clicks, and some doesn’t?

The difference might be mentalizing.

It’s the foundation of effective therapy, parenting, and relationships. And it’s a skill you can build.

We train clinicians in Mentalization-Based Treatment to do just that.

Address

9777 Wilshire Boulevard Ste 909
Los Angeles, CA
90212

Telephone

+13108597912

Website

http://www.mentalizinginitiative.org/

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