Story Work (NFTC)

Have you ever wondered how the stories of your life have shaped you? Have you ever felt stuck in repeating the same patterns and feeling hopeless to the possibility of change? Everyone has a story. Everyone has lived and holds experiences that have deeply impacted their experience of the world and themselves. These stories hold so much heartache, but also reveal something of our unique beauty and what we are meant for in this world. I enjoy engaging my clients in these stories and tending to places that need to be engaged with honor, kindness, and an invitation to transformative grief and hope. Story Work or NFTC (Narrative Focused Trauma Care) is based upon the work of psychologist Dan Allender through the Allender Center.

I am continually inspired by the unfolding redemption that occurs through the engagement of story.

Our stories tell the truth of our lives and reveal so much that is desperate to be engaged. When I work with people who have done a lot of therapeutic work but still feel stuck in familiar patterns of thinking and feeling, it is often because they have not engaged and tended to some of their core stories. This process can be difficult and full of grief, but I will be with you supporting you every step of the way. I consider this to be sacred work.

  • Absolutely! You do not have to be skilled at writing to do this work. While writing a narrative is helpful to reflect upon, it is not necessary to engage a story.

  • This is a common question and place of concern. In some cultures, honor for parents is extremely important. This is a value I intend to join you in. I would offer also, that it is impossible to truly honor without honesty. This work invites us to engage and name what may be difficult but is still true which actually brings more honor to our parents. The goal of this work is not blame, but to enter in and grieve the hard and true experiences of our lives.

  • When a written story is brought, we will create space for you to first read the story aloud and reflect upon your experience in first sharing the story. Then, if it feels kind, we will begin to engage particular things in your story that may not be obvious to you, but are needing to be engaged with curiosity and compassion so more truth, honor, grief, and dignity can be brought to your story.