Narrative Therapy
Rewriting the Story You Carry About Yourself
When you’ve lived through complex childhood trauma or years of self-blame, it’s easy to absorb stories about who you are—stories shaped by survival, old relationships, and messages that were never truly yours. Narrative Therapy helps you step back from those limiting beliefs and reconnect with a more empowered, compassionate understanding of your identity.
What Narrative Therapy Is
Narrative Therapy is a collaborative, strengths-based approach that views you as the author of your own story—not the problem. Instead of labeling you or pathologizing your experiences, this approach helps you explore the stories you’ve been told, the ones you’ve internalized, and the ones you’re ready to release.
Narrative work invites you to:
Identify the dominant story shaping your self-worth and relationships
Externalize the “problem” so it’s no longer fused with your identity
Explore alternative stories rooted in resilience, creativity, and agency
Reclaim your voice and define who you are today, not who you had to be in the past
Why Trauma Survivors Often Benefit
When early experiences were chaotic, invalidating, or full of pressure, the stories we carry often sound like:
“I’m too much.”
“I have to hold everything together.”
“If I don’t overperform, I’ll be rejected.”
“My needs cause problems.”
Narrative Therapy helps you slow down and examine where these beliefs came from—and whether they’re actually true. As you create distance from these old narratives, space opens for new meaning, new patterns, and new possibilities.
How Narrative Therapy Works
Together, we explore:
How family, culture, trauma, and relationships shaped your internal storyline
The ways you adapted to survive—and the strengths within those adaptations
Exceptions to the old story: times when you were strong, capable, intuitive, or deeply connected
A re-authored narrative grounded in authenticity, self-compassion, and personal truth
This is not about rewriting history—it’s about reclaiming your relationship to it, so it no longer defines your present.
What You Can Gain
Through Narrative Therapy, clients often experience:
A stronger sense of identity
Relief from guilt, shame, or self-criticism
More freedom to express needs and boundaries
A deeper connection with their inner child or protective parts
A renewed sense of agency and possibility
Narrative Therapy helps you move from “This is just who I am” to “I get to choose who I am becoming.”