Gardner, KJ;
Wright, KM;
Elliott, A;
Lamph, G;
Graham, S;
Parker, L;
Fonagy, P;
(2022)
Learning the subtle dance: the experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
, 78
(2)
pp. 105-121.
10.1002/jclp.23208.
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to understand therapists’ lived experiences of delivering mentalisation-based therapy (MBT), including their experiences of service user change. / Method: One-to-one semi-structured interviews or focus groups were conducted with 14 MBT therapists and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). / Results: Four superordinate themes were identified: 1) experiencing the challenges and complexities of being with service users during MBT; 2) being on a journey of discovery and change; 3) being an MBT therapist: a new way of working and developing a new therapeutic identity; and 4) being a therapist in the group: seeing it all come together / Conclusion: Our findings highlight the complexity, challenges and individualised experience of working therapeutically with service users with a diagnosis of BPD. The study provides a perspective of service use change that is enriched by idiosyncrasies within the therapeutic encounter. We conclude with a consideration of implications for MBT research and clinical practice.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Learning the subtle dance: the experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jclp.23208 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23208 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Borderline personality disorder, Mentalization based therapy, therapist, MBT, phenomenology |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129662 |
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