Narrative Therapy

[Sharon Morris]

Just wondered if anyone has tried it? My therapist was honest with me and told me it could be worse before it gets better, but right now it is very worse.

 

[rosey]

that is the case with most forms of therapy

 

[EveHarrington]

Yes, things get worse with most kinds of trauma therapy at first.

 

[joeylittle]

Just wondered if anyone has tried it?

This will be an annoying question...

Do you mean narrative therapy, or narrative exposure therapy?

I ask because there's a fair amount of evidence supporting the efficacy of narrative exposure therapy, and it's a well-established protocol for treating PTSD. It's also heavily criticized by some practitioners as being too harsh for many sufferers. Narrative therapy is a different process, and I'm not certain if there are specific protocols for how it is best applied to PTSD, specifically. It's got solid application for the aftermath of trauma, in a general sense - but that's not the same as treating PTSD.

Just curious :)