The therapist works from a Narrative therapy basis, which means that therapy works to identify heavy storylines that lead clients to harbor negative feelings, playing out scenarios in a negative way, and creating harmful feelings toward themselves.
The therapist “co-creates” the client’s new reality, choosing from a number of storylines that the client is in control of choosing. This empowers the client to acknowledge previous storylines as possibilities to learn from.
The therapist has a straightforward, non-judgmental disposition that is balanced with empathy and strategic planning. The therapist also holds a systemic client-centered perspective, which means the client and therapist work to understand that the client is influenced by the many “systems” in their life, such as work, family, and friends, etc.
