Lucy Cotter Interview on Narrative Couples Therapy

The practices of Narrative Therapy often challenge simple explanations of objective truth. Our lives are seen as multi-storied, rich with details and diverse experiences. In narrative therapy, we seek

Video: Charley Lang: Actor vs. Narrative Therapist

Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Narrative Approach

  Jake, a gay-identified 26 year-old man enters my office for our first session and sits down on the sofa with a deep sigh.  “I’m finally ready to do it”, he says. “Do what?” I ask. “Tell you everything.  All the gory details about what my uncles did to me, about the sexual abuse that […]

The ‘Absent but Implicit’ in New Year’s Resolutions

  Our New Year’s resolutions are commitments to a new action or attitude that will bring us closer to the preferences we hold for our lives. We ask: “Who do we want to be?” “What do we want to see more of?” Whether it’s extra patience with a child, further dedication to a project, healthier […]

Narrative Couples Therapy: The Power of Externalization

The practices of Narrative Therapy often challenge simple explanations of objective truth. Our lives are seen as multi-storied, rich with details and diverse experiences. In narrative therapy, we seek

Where the Bastard Lies (or, What’s really Wrong with “Internalized Homophobia”)

Every time I hear the phrase “internalized homophobia”, I bristle. It’s a phrase that tends to locate the problem in the gay person. What makes matters even more bristle-y for me is that the phrase