When It Is Used
Use this support during live MBT work when certainty about a client's mental states may close down curiosity, clarification, or alternative perspectives.
Not-Knowing Stance
Not-Knowing Stance is a live MBT clinician posture support for practitioners who need to preserve curiosity and uncertainty about a client's mental states during therapy. It helps the practitioner keep interpretations tentative, invite clarification or disagreement, and leave multiple perspectives available.
Open the stance card and try an optional practitioner reflection.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Does Not Do
It does not collect client ratings, infer what the client really thinks or feels, produce an adherence score, or require a worksheet to be completed.
Is this a client worksheet?
No. Not-Knowing Stance is a practitioner-facing live stance support, not a client worksheet or form.
Does the tool generate interpretations of the client's mental state?
No. The system does not infer what the client thinks or feels; it only supports the practitioner in keeping hypotheses tentative.
Is there anything to save if there are no settings?
Yes. Saving adds the fixed Not-Knowing Stance tool itself to the practitioner's account.