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Center for Mentalization

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Center for Mentalization aims to provide and facilitate knowledge about mentalization and the use of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) and pedagogy in the treatment of neglected and traumatized children, adolescents and adults.

20/05/2026

We are proud and grateful to be part of this project together with skilled professionals in Lithuania 😄

In February, the EU project “Seeing the Child” officially launched, and last week we visited Lithuania, where we met the dedicated professionals who work every day to see and protect children who have been exposed to sexual abuse.

It was an honor for Janne Østergaard Hagelquist to give a keynote presentation at the major opening conference and to lead an intensive training programme for a group of professionals, focusing on the application of mentalization and the STORM model in work with children and families affected by abuse.

“Seeing the Child” is an EU-funded project that over the next two years will strengthen the systemic response to child sexual abuse throughout Lithuania. We are international partners in the project and contribute with mentalization-based training and supervision for the professionals working closest to the children.

Seeing the child is about mentalizing the individual child, being trauma-informed, and fundamentally about human presence and the courage to stay with what is difficult.

Thank you to all the wonderful professionals in Lithuania for your openness, commitment, and warmth. We look forward to everything we will create together.

06/05/2026

It is a great honor for Center for Mentalisering to present this video course together with Jon G. Allen, one of the most influential theorists in the fields of mentalization and psychotherapy.

The video course is grounded in the fundamental idea that psychotherapy becomes meaningful through caring and meaningful human connections. The focus is on the therapist as a person and on the relational work that extends beyond methods and techniques.

The course explores key dimensions of psychotherapeutic practice:

🔸That the therapist’s personal development is inseparably connected to professional practice.

🔸That care, emotional presence, and nonverbal communication are essential therapeutic tools.

🔸That professional competence involves not only acquiring professional knowledge, but above all the ability to truly meet another person.

🔸An exploration of the concept of care, how it is expressed in relationships, and how it has been described within developmental psychology and philosophy.

Read more or purchase the video course here:
https://www.centerformentalization.com/bringing-psychotherapy-to-life-through-caring-connections-with-jon-g-allen/

17/04/2026

NEW VIDEO COURSE 😍
Bringing Psychotherapy to Life – through caring connections

The Center for Mentalization presents an exclusive video course with Jon G. Allen, one of the most influential theorists in mentalization and psychotherapy.

The course is grounded in the fundamental understanding that psychotherapy only truly comes to life through caring and meaningful connections between people. The focus is on the therapist as a person and on the relational craft that goes beyond methods and techniques.

The video course explores:
• The therapist’s personal development and its importance for professional practice
• Care as a central clinical and ethical concept
• Relational judgment rather than technical skill
• Moral and ethical domains in therapy
• Hope, meaning, and relationship as core elements in psychotherapy
• The metaphor of the bridge between therapy and life
• The Slade test as a reflective tool for effective therapeutic approaches

The course is intended for therapists and professionals working with people in vulnerable and exposed positions who wish to strengthen the relational foundation of their practice.

🎥 Watch the video course here:
https://www.centerformentalisering.dk/bringing.../

27/03/2026

Monday we held our conference on Teenagers and Mentalization 🎉

The day featured a series of exciting and inspiring presentations on:
• Mentalization-based work with externalizing adolescents and young people with criminal behavior, by Svenja Taubner
• Mentalization and autism, by Nadjia Tamechmecht
• Substance abuse and mentalization, by Susanna De Lima
• Teenagers and mentalization – including how parents can mentalize both themselves and their teenagers, by Sheila Redfern
• A closing presentation on our treatment manual MindMe, by Janne Østergaard Hagelquist

The day unfolded exactly as we had wished and hoped, in the most wonderful surroundings at Nyborg Strand Hotel.

A huge thank you to all participants and speakers for making the day meaningful, educational, and inspiring 🙂

03/02/2026

In the video below, you can hear Svenja Taubner, who will be giving a presentation at our conference Teenagers and Mentalization on March 23 at Nyborg Strand 😃

Svenja Taubner will present on mentalization-based work with adolescents who display externalizing behavior and young people involved in criminal behavior. Svenja has experience in changing developmental trajectories by focusing on young people’s self-esteem, relational challenges, and trauma.

Watch the video to hear Svenja talk more about her presentation. Would you like to read more about our conference or are you interested in attending? Then click here:
https://www.centerformentalisering.dk/konference-paa.../

02/02/2026

🎬 Transdiagnostic Work – Mentalizing and AMBIT with Dr. Dickon Bevington

It is a great honour for the Center for Mentalization to present this inspiring video course together with Dr. Dickon Bevington, one of the leading figures in mentalization-based practice and the founder of the AMBIT model (Adaptive Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment).

This video course offers an inspiring introduction to how mentalizing and the AMBIT approach can be used when working with children, young people, and adults in vulnerable situations, who often present with multiple diagnoses and complex challenges, and where many professionals need to work together.

What does the video course include?

▪️ An understanding of the transdiagnostic perspective – how challenges across diagnoses can be addressed through mentalizing.

▪️ Insight into the core principles of the AMBIT model, and how mentalizing can be actively applied in work with:

the young person / service user

one’s own team

the wider network

learning within practice

▪️ Reflections on how to create collaboration and build epistemic trust across complex systems.

▪️ Concrete examples of how AMBIT can strengthen relationships, professional reflection, and organizational coherence.

🔗 Watch the video course here:
https://www.centerformentalisering.dk/transdiagnostic.../

26/01/2026

In this video, you will be introduced to Sheila Redfern, who will be presenting at our conference, Teenagers and Mentalization, on March 23rd at Nyborg Strand.

Sheila’s presentation is based on her book on mentalizing parenting for adolescents. The presentation will address the following topics:
🔹 Developmental and neurological changes during adolescence
🔹 Risk-taking and relational behaviour
🔹 Fear of social exclusion
🔹 Mentalizing one’s own parental history
🔹 Parenting a neurodivergent adolescent
🔹 Communication and the strengthening of relationships

Would you like to attend Sheila’s presentation and the many other insightful sessions at the conference? Further information is available here:
https://www.centerformentalisering.dk/konference-paa.../

23/09/2025

Conference at Nyborg Strand – March 23, 2026
Teenagers and Mentalization 🙂

Here you can see the skilled speakers presenting at our mentalization conference in March.

At the conference, our talented in-house trainers will talk about:

🔹 Autism, grief and loss, as well as substance abuse among young people

In addition, the exciting program includes:

🔹 Redfern (Anna Freud Center, London): "How do you hug a cactus?" 🌵 – On teenage development, emotional challenges, and communication.

🔹 Svenja Taubner (Heidelberg): Mentalization-based work with adolescents displaying externalizing behavior ⚡ – focusing on trauma, impulsivity, and relationships.

If you want to secure a spot at the conference, you can read more and register via the following link:
https://www.centerformentalisering.dk/konference-paa.../

02/09/2025

🎓 Conference – Teenagers and Mentalization 🧠💬

Would you like to gain more insight into how we can best understand and support teenagers? Mark your calendar 🗓 March 23, 2026, at Hotel Nyborg Strand.

At the conference, our skilled internal trainers will present on:

🔹 Autism, grief and loss, as well as substance abuse among young people 🚫🍷

In addition, the exciting program includes:

🔹 Redfern (Anna Freud Center, London): "How do you hug a cactus?" 🌵 – On teenagers’ development, emotional challenges, and communication.

🔹 Svenja Taubner (Heidelberg): Mentalization-based work with young people in externalizing behavior ⚡ – focusing on trauma, impulsivity, and relationships.

Finally, Janne Østergaard Hagelquist will share reflections and guiding principles.

We look forward to seeing you.
📅 Date and place: March 23, 2026, 09:30–16:00

13/08/2025

🎓 Conference – Teenagers and Mentalization 🧠💬

Want to gain deeper insight into how we can best understand and support teenagers? Mark your calendar 🗓 23 March 2026 at Hotel Nyborg Strand.

🐤 EARLY BIRD PRICE: 1.995 DKK (ex VAT)❗️

Program:
🔹 Sheila Redfern (Anna Freud Center, London): "How do you hug a cactus?" 🌵 – On teenage development, emotional challenges, and communication.
🔹 Practical presentations from the Center for Mentalization: Autism, grief and loss 💔, and substance misuse among young people 🚫🍷.
🔹 Svenja Taubner (Heidelberg): Mentalization-based work with young people showing challenging behaviour ⚡ – with a focus on trauma, impulsivity, and relationships.
🔹 Closing session by Janne Østergaard Hagelquist: Reflections and key takeaways 🧭.

📅 Date & Time: 23 March 2026, 09:30–16:00
📍 Hotel Nyborg Strand

📲 Read more and register here:

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