Narrative Therapy

The idea that we develop stories about our own lives has always resonated with me. I enjoy identifying our own internal narratives and challenge those which may not be congruent with our current self or journey. The idea that people are separate from their problems resonates with me as in our most trying times we can feel entangled with those which most challenge us. Narrative Therapy allows for the externalization of problems through creative experiences.

Narrative therapy and story-work heavily influence my work with clients. I am committed and invested in continuing to engage my own narrative and past wounds so as to hold well the stories of others. Together we will tend to the narratives and themes of your heart more so than the outward behaviors of your experience. If we don’t tend to what has been wounded and forgotten, behavioral management will only get you so far.

Narrative therapy is effective at helping clients who have experienced trauma. Mild traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a condition that affects people who have been exposed to a severe or life-threatening event. Narrative therapy helps clients to process their experiences and work through the trauma they've faced. It uses storytelling as a way to heal, which allows the client to use their own voice and create meaning from their experience.

Narrative therapy allows people to explore the experiences of their lives and the meanings they have placed on those experiences. It is a respectful, non-blaming approach that centers people as the experts in their own lives. Narrative therapy sees people as separate from their problems and behaviors, allowing clients to examine their choices from a healthy and helpful distance.

I have over 9 years of experience in the fields of abuse, trauma, and interpersonal violence. I find narrative therapy to be a helpful tool in supporting clients enhance the stories they share about themselves and their experiences. Revisiting and "re-writing" these narratives can be helpful in addressing the guilt and shame we may carry with us as a result of traumatic events.

Narrative therapy helps us to externalize our problems so that they become tangible. Often, when we feel have issues, it can be easy to see ourselves as a fundamental problem, even the antagonist of our own story. I want to assist you in developing an awareness of the story you are living, to deconstruct unhelpful narratives, and to build your story in a way that emphasizes meaningful story that gives you purpose each day to embrace being you.

How we see ourselves and the world around us is contingent upon our experiences and narratives. Narrative Therapy is a good way to acknowledge why we are operating in the world as we do and it offers opportunities to make shifts, if so desired, by altering our narratives.

Coming from a professional history of writing, and trained in the White/Epston variety of narrative work, I offer most of my clients the opportunity to see their life's trials, tribulations, successes, and celebrations through a storied lens, one that can be edited and re-told by the client.

I have been practicing Narrative Therapy since 2016 and have been engaging in continuing education for many years. I am trained in TRAUMA ART NARRATIVE THERAPY and Basic Principles of Narrative Therapy.

Narrative therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on the stories we tell ourselves about our lives. It emphasizes that these stories shape our perceptions and behaviors. By identifying unhelpful narratives, therapists help clients construct new, more empowering stories. This process can lead to increased self-awareness, reduced self-blame, and greater resilience. Narrative therapy empowers clients to become the authors of their own lives, rather than passive victims of circumstance.

Stories are the way we make sense of our lives. It's why we love movies, TV and books! Sometimes we feel we are part of an uninteresting story or are stuck in a negative story. But you can be the one who chooses your story. Let's work together to identify and build upon the story of a better and healthier life.

People relate to one another through stories. Since the beginning of time stories have helped people make sense of their experiences. Stories can help people make meaning of the difficult, and traumatic things they have experienced. I utilize elements of Narrative Therapy and Narrative Exposure Therapy to support my clients with telling their story and finding meaning, even in their worst experiences.

Narrative therapy is a form of counseling that views people as separate from their problems. This allows clients to get some distance from the issue to see how it might actually be helping them, or protecting them, more than it is hurting them. With this new perspective, individuals feel more empowered to make changes in their thought patterns and behavior and “rewrite” their life story for a future that reflects who they are, what they are capable of, and what their purpose is.

Narrative therapy is an open and creative perspective on healing and growth. 'People aren't problems, problems are problems' is a classic one-liner. I've been practicing narrative since I was first trained in it nine years ago, and I have five years experience training other clinicians in it as well.

I encounter most concepts in life through a narrative lens and this has informed my work and study. I have pursued various opportunities to work under and research various Narrative Therapy practitioners and techniques. It is a goal of mine to continue to do this moving forward.

The idea that we develop stories about our own lives has always resonated with me. I enjoy identifying our own internal narratives and challenge those which may not be congruent with our current self or journey. The idea that people are separate from their problems resonates with me as in our most trying times we can feel entangled with those which most challenge us. Narrative Therapy allows for the externalization of problems through creative mediums.

Narrative Therapy allows room for the client's full life in the therapy room. Narrative therapy realizes that the client is the expert on their own life, and it is the therapists job to ask good questions that help thicken the story line and increase the client's own agency. Narrative therapy was my introduction to trauma therapy and I weave the principels of it into all the work I do.

Narrative Therapy is one of the models I was trained in.

When working with both couples and individuals, we will examine the story that you have built about yourself and your relationship, and the role that this story plays in keeping you stuck in conflict or disconnection. These stories are informed by the systems we are embedded within. In therapy, we will deconstruct these narratives so there is more space for you to decide who you would like to be in your relationship with yourself and your partner.