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Strengthening Reflective Capacity: A Practical Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment
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Strengthening Reflective Capacity: A Practical Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment
1.0 On-Demand
Introductory
$0
Information
Recorded
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Location
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Hazelden IOP
283 W Broadway
New York, New York 10013
Description
This presentation will focus on an in-depth exploration of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), an evidence-based approach that enhances reflective capacity and fosters deeper therapeutic connections. This presentation will introduce the essential components of MBT, tracing the development of mentalization from infancy through adulthood and highlighting the ways breakdowns in mentalizing interfere with clinical work. Participants will: learn practical strategies to address and repair these failures; develop new language to support patients in discussing interpersonal dynamics; and examine how MBT is adapted for use with children, adolescents, and adults. Designed for clinicians seeking to expand their therapeutic toolkit, this training offers both theoretical grounding and hands-on techniques to enhance practice and improve patient outcomes.
Educational Goal
By the end of this training, participants will take away practical MBT strategies and language they can immediately apply to enhance reflective capacity, repair mentalizing failures, and improve patient outcomes across the lifespan.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe the essential components of MBT and understand how they shape therapeutic work.
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Explain how mentalization develops in infancy and why caregiver attunement and mirroring are so critical.
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Identify three common mentalization failures—psychic equivalence, teleological mode, and pretend mode—and recognize how they show up in clinical practice.
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Apply techniques to repair breakdowns in mentalizing and strengthen the therapeutic alliance in the moment.
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Use new language and metaphors to help patients talk about self and other in ways that deepen interpersonal understanding.
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Differentiate how MBT is tailored for children, adolescents, and adults, with attention to their unique developmental needs.
Target Audience
- Addiction Professional
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
Presenters
Kyle W. McEvoy, LMHC, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and the founder of a private practice specializing in evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and families. He is trained in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) and integrates approaches rooted in attachment theory, developmental psychology, and personality theory to address complex emotional and relational difficulties.
Kyle’s clinical expertise centers on the treatment of rejection sensitivity, identity development, interpersonal conflict, and personality dynamics, with a particular focus on mentalization breakdowns and their impact on interpersonal relationships. His work emphasizes enhancing reflective functioning as a pathway toward strengthening a sense of self, regulating affect, and sustaining healthier interpersonal connections.
In addition to his clinical practice, Kyle is a writer, lecturer, and clinical educator. He has written on topics including rejection sensitivity, attachment, and the application of MBT across the lifespan, contributing to the professional literature in ways that translate complex theoretical constructs into practical tools for therapists and patients.
Kyle holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and is licensed in New York (LMHC), New Jersey (LPC), and Connecticut (LPC). He provides clinical supervision to post-graduate therapists in training, with a focus on reflective practice, advanced case formulation, and intervention planning. He is also an active member of professional organizations committed to advancing psychotherapy and evidence-based care.
At the heart of his work is the conviction that the ability to mentalize, the capacity to understand behavior in terms of underlying thoughts, feelings, and intentions, is a fundamental to psychological well-being, resilience, and the creation of meaningful human relationships.
Financially Sponsored By
- EAPA NYC Chapter