Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends

White and Epston's therapy assumes that people experience problems when their life stories do not sufficiently represent their lived experience. Narrative comes to play a central role in therapy, inviting a reflexive posture and encouraging a sense of authorship and reauthorship of one's experiences and relationships.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 12 April 2024
Publisher: WW Norton & Co

White and Epston's therapeutic approach is founded on the premise that individuals encounter challenges when the narratives they or others have created do not adequately capture their authentic lived experiences. Consequently, therapy becomes an endeavor to narrate or restory the lives and experiences of these individuals. Through this process, narrative assumes a pivotal role in the therapeutic journey. Both authors offer captivating illustrations of storied therapy, which prioritizes a person's lived experience, fostering a reflective stance and promoting a sense of authorship and reauthorship of one's experiences and relationships in the telling and retelling of one's story.

White and Epston's therapeutic approach is founded on the premise that individuals encounter challenges when the narratives they or others have created do not adequately capture their authentic lived experiences. Consequently, therapy becomes an endeavor to narrate or restory the lives and experiences of these individuals. Through this process, narrative assumes a pivotal role in the therapeutic journey. Both authors offer captivating illustrations of storied therapy, which prioritizes a person's lived experience, fostering a reflective stance and promoting a sense of authorship and reauthorship of one's experiences and relationships in the telling and retelling of one's story.

White and Epston's therapeutic approach is founded on the premise that individuals encounter challenges when the narratives they or others have created do not adequately capture their authentic lived experiences. Consequently, therapy becomes an endeavor to narrate or restory the lives and experiences of these individuals. Through this process, narrative assumes a pivotal role in the therapeutic journey. Both authors offer captivating illustrations of storied therapy, which prioritizes a person's lived experience, fostering a reflective stance and promoting a sense of authorship and reauthorship of one's experiences and relationships in the telling and retelling of one's story.

Weight: 289g
Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781324053644