Clinician says MBB technique helps couples, individuals manage stress and improve communication

Braxton Dunson, an LCSW and certified therapist, said he has used MBB for the past two years in both his professional and personal life to help couples and individuals manage emotional distress.

"I really enjoy using MBB in the capacity of working with individuals, and couples," Dunson said. He described deploying the method most often with couples "that are having a lot of distress in how to communicate, especially when they aren't quite sure how they, can get through fights or, disagreements."

Dunson said he also uses MBB with individuals who struggle with anxiety and depression. "The majority of my clients I tend to use with, just right off the bat, is to develop coping skills or different ways to deal with distress in everyday life," he said. He described the technique's primary benefit as helping clients "notice the body tension when it occurs and allow the body to communicate with my mind" so they can recognize stress without reacting impulsively.

According to Dunson, learning to recognize bodily changes allows clients to identify unmet needs and choose responses. "I can rest that and identify what's going on in the situation instead of feeling like I have to react a certain way," he said, describing how the practice gives people "that feeling of control and taking back your ability to make the decisions that you wanna make."

The recorded remarks focused on how Dunson applies MBB in clinical sessions with couples and individuals to build coping strategies and increase awareness of physiological signals linked to stress and depression. The transcript does not specify the broader meeting context, any formal actions, or independent evaluations of MBB's effectiveness.