Psychotherapy as Our Core Framework
At Murmo, our work is grounded in psychotherapeutic thinking: we seek to understand people, relationships, and inner worlds — not merely symptoms. Our practice is built on two internationally researched psychodynamic orientations: Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) and Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP).
The Mentalization-Based Approach (MBT)
Mentalization-based therapy, associated with the names of Bateman and Fonagy, helps us see the inner mental states behind behaviour – feelings, wishes and intentions – in others and in ourselves alike.
In our work with adolescents (MBT-A) and families (MBT-F), this curious, not-knowing therapeutic stance creates the climate of epistemic trust in which a young person can once again open up to connection and learning.
The Transference-Focused Approach (TFP)
Transference-focused psychotherapy, based on the work of Kernberg, works with the emotional patterns that emerge in the therapeutic relationship: the ways in which earlier relational experiences come alive in the here and now.
Its adolescent adaptation (TFP-A) supports identity consolidation and the integration of emotions. Our team works within this framework under regular international supervision.
Our most frequently used methods:
- Psychodynamically oriented therapies – including the mentalization-based (MBT) and transference-focused (TFP) approaches
- Art Therapy
- Symbol therapy and work with inner images
- Family Therapy
Continuous individual and group supervision, along with regular team meetings for our professionals, form an integral part of our framework.
Teamwork as a Way of Thinking
Teamwork is particularly important in our practice and fundamentally shapes our approach.
Around any given problem, professionals from different fields contribute distinct perspectives towards a fuller understanding, as the mentalizing stance itself holds: the whole picture is never visible from a single point of view.
It is therefore essential that our collaborating professionals maintain close working relationships and consult regularly in the interest of those who turn to us.
Extended Confidentiality
For this reason, we work with extended confidentiality at Murmo, which allows information to flow freely within the team, while outside the team, the data of those in our care remain under equally strict protection.
Join Our Team!
Join our professional community!
We are looking for a colleague interested in joining our team on a long-term basis and becoming part of a professional community focused on child psychiatric rehabilitation and complex psychotherapeutic care.
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It is also possible to join in a role focused primarily on diagnostic work: as a member of the diagnostic team, working in collaboration with other professional disciplines – psychiatrists, psychologists, art therapists, neuropsychologists and special education teachers.
Our departments, which can also be joined separately
At Murmo, professional work takes place in closely collaborating departments. Depending on their interests and experience, our future colleague may join the following areas:
- Diagnostic Team – complex clinical diagnostics through multidisciplinary collaboration
- Therapeutic Case Management – individual and complex psychotherapeutic work with adolescents and adults
- Lotilko Programme – complex care pathways and intensive therapeutic work within our child psychiatric programme, using TFP and MBT methods
- Neurodevelopmental Team – care for children with neurodevelopmental differences – ASD or ADHD – and their families
- Group and Therapy Weeks Team – group therapies and intensive therapy weeks
- Angol Team – diagnostics and therapy in English for international clients
Responsibilities common to all segments of the role
- Individual and complex clinical diagnosis, and writing programme-based summaries
- Ongoing, independent case management with adults and adolescents
- Complex case management within the Lotilko Programme
- Participation in weekly team meetings, periodic organisational events and conferences
- Handling minimal but necessary administrative tasks
- Case-related consultations with colleagues
What the successful applicant commits to
- Seeing 12–18 adolescent or adult clients weekly, across 3 × 6 hours per week, building up gradually depending on the role
- Collaborating with various professional groups when needed
- Working together with a child psychiatrist, neuropsychologist, special education teacher, art therapist, social worker and lawyer
- Attending 3 hours of team meetings per week
- Participating in internal professional training, the staff group, and one conference per year representing the team
- Participating in ongoing individual and group discipline-specific supervision
- Working within the complex child psychiatric care system
- For child psychiatrists, taking on medication management within a framework of cooperation agreed with the therapists
We also aim to provide care for families for whom private care is a financial burden. It is therefore important that our future colleague can also identify with the objectives of the Pro Juventa Foundation.
Working Arrangements
The work can be carried out on an invoicing basis as a self-employed provider, or as an employee. Caseloads can be built up gradually, but an immediate start is also possible.
Given our centre's diagnostic and therapeutic profile, it is also possible to join our professional community with a higher number of hours.
Requirements
- Previous personal experience of psychotherapy (own therapy)
- A qualification as a specialist psychologist, or having begun the final year of specialist psychologist training
- In the absence of specialist training, 2–3 years spent volunteering with us
- Child psychiatric experience, if the applicant is still in training
- A qualification in child psychiatry for child psychiatrist applicants
- Knowledge of psychotherapeutic methods
Advantages
- Experience gained working on a child or adult psychiatric ward
- Experience in community psychiatry or group work, with a systemic perspective
- A qualification in family therapy
- A qualification as a psychotherapist
- Proficiency in projective tests
- Advanced English language skills
What We Offer
Professional Community and Supervision
- The opportunity to join a complex psychotherapeutic professional community
- A challenging role
- TFP-A-oriented team supervision
- MBT-A-oriented intervision group
- Murmo Mentoring Programme and Newcomer teams
- External professional, organisational and staff supervision
- Heti eset-teamek
- Mutual support, knowledge sharing and the freedom of sharing the workload
Professional Development and Opportunities
- Internal professional training
- Group leadership opportunity
- Joint case management and complex care pathways
- A continuous flow of referrals
- The opportunity to get involved in research work
- Teaching opportunities
- The opportunity to conduct assessments and therapies in foreign languages
- A diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic tools
- Strong neuropsychological expertise
Operational and Organisational Background
- Support from our foundation
- Grant funding for project plans aligned with the commitments of the Pro Juventa Foundation
- An active foundation volunteer network
- Legal and tax advice
- Assistance with obtaining the ÁNTSZ (public health authority) licence
- Professional forms and templates
- Established links with the public health system, children's homes and complex private healthcare providers
- Stable, clearly defined roles
- Organisational structure
The Selection Process
The selection process takes place in two stages. Based on the CVs, we invite promising candidates for an introductory, get-to-know-you conversation, followed by a discussion of the working arrangements together with Murmo's management.
After this, we introduce the prospective colleague to the professional community, and they either become a member of the team straight away or begin working as an associated professional. This depends primarily on the colleague's intended level of commitment and their circumstances.
The selected colleague joins the team at a set pace, in a gradually built-up system. They will have the opportunity to get to know the members of the professional community and its way of working with a minimal number of hours, and to develop the work profile that best suits their personality and professional experience.
Place of Work
MURMO Centre for Specialist Psychology and Art Therapy
1123 Budapest, Győri út 2/c.
How to apply
To apply, please send us the following documents:
- A detailed CV with a photo
- Cover letter
- Copies of certificates of qualifications and professional training
- A declaration of consent to the review of the application materials and the processing of personal data
Please send the declaration of consent as a separate Word document.
Please send your CV and cover letter to the murmomail@murmo.hu email address.
We look forward to your application if you can picture your next years in a diverse, mutually supportive professional community!
MBT-A Mentalization and MBT-A – MURMO’s Commitment to Adolescent Mental Health
What Is MBT-A and Why Is It Important?
Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A) is a structured, empirically supported approach developed and accredited by the Anna Freud Centre (AFC) in London. It has been shown to reduce self-harm and depressive symptoms in adolescents (Rossouw & Fonagy, 2012). The method combines weekly individual sessions with Mentalization-Based Family Therapy (MBT-F) and aims to help young people develop a more accurate understanding of their own and other people’s internal states, including when they experience difficulties with emotional regulation or impulsivity. Mentalization is our ability to focus on our own and other people’s mental states and understand how these influence feelings, thoughts and behavior. This ability may be impaired in certain mental health conditions, particularly personality disorders. MBT-A is an evidence-based intervention that has proved effective in treating young people experiencing self-harm, borderline personality difficulties and depression, while paying particular attention to the developmental characteristics of adolescence. International research provides increasingly strong support for early identification and intervention. Carla Sharp, director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab at the University of Houston, has demonstrated through her research that borderline personality pathology in adolescence can be treated and its symptoms reduced. At the same time, she warns that BPD is one of the leading causes of suicidal behavior and self-harm among young people and cannot be ignored.MURMO’s Role in the Development of MBT-A in Hungary
MURMO is an active partner in establishing MBT-A in Hungary. In cooperation with the Anna Freud Centre in London, the Hungarian Mentalization Association and the Pro Juventa Foundation, we organize training programs in which internationally recognized lecturers provide parallel training in methods for adults (MBT) and adolescents (MBT-A). Our team regularly participates in international conferences and supervision processes so that the latest professional knowledge can be incorporated directly into clinical practice. MBT-A training consists of a theoretical foundation course, three intensive training days and online supervision led by AFC London. Obtaining the therapist qualification also requires supervised clinical practice and video-recorded casework. Holly Dwyer Hall, PsyD, a child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist, trained mentalization-based treatment practitioner, clinical supervisor and trainer, supports our team in its work with children, adolescents and families.- MBT-I for parents within the Lotilko Program – 8 contact hours – Learn More
- Reflective Parent Group – 16 contact hours – Learn More
- Coping Skills Training for Adolescents within the Lotilko Program – 8 contact hours – Learn More
- MBT-A individual therapy
- MBT-F family-level therapeutic work
TFP-A Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents – MURMO’s Commitment to the Early Treatment of Personality Disorders
What Is TFP-A?
TFP is an evidence-based treatment for adults experiencing severe personality disorders. It was developed on the basis of psychoanalytic object relations theory and provides an empathic yet clearly structured therapeutic framework. TFP-A is its adaptation for adolescents. It is based on Otto F. Kernberg’s contemporary object relations theory and takes account of the specific features of personality disorders during adolescence, including changes in symptoms over time and the critical process of identity development.Neuropsychology Neuropsychological Assessment, Therapy, Rehabilitation and Counseling
Neuropsychological Assessment, Therapy, Rehabilitation and Counseling
A detailed assessment of cognitive abilities and the identification of personalized therapeutic and rehabilitation optionsWhat Is Clinical Neuropsychology?
Clinical neuropsychology focuses on the assessment and treatment of congenital or acquired disorders affecting cognitive functions, including perception, attention, executive functions, memory, language, writing, reading and numeracy.When May Neuropsychological Assessment and Therapy Be Needed?
Neuropsychological assessment and therapy may be required in the following conditions or when the following symptoms are present:- Atypical, slow or delayed psychomotor development (The child reaches developmental motor milestones late, their development becomes delayed or interrupted, or they experience difficulties with fine or gross motor skills.)
- Speech development or communication skills below the level expected for the child’s age (Speech or communication difficulties may affect expressive language alone or both speech production and comprehension.)
- Learning difficulties (Academic performance is below the level expected based on the child’s intellectual abilities, or their previous performance declines. Difficulties with reading, writing, spelling or numeracy may be suspected.)
- The child performs below their peers in tasks involving attention and executive functions
- The child has difficulty retaining newly learned information
Neuropsychological Assessment for Adults
Our center also provides neuropsychological assessments for adults, which may be indicated in the following cases, among others:- Adult ADHD
- Epilepsy
- Age-related cognitive decline
- Head or brain injury