1029 E Myrtle Avenue; Phoenix, Arizona 85020, USA

(602) 674 0355

I enjoy learning more about the practice of Narrative ideas.  My clinical work consists mainly of groups and individuals in the justice system, whether incarcerated or on probation.  I am interested in expanding my knowledge in the areas of domestic violence, substance abuse, and finding joy in my work. I also offer a poetry page with a prompt for those who use writing as a way to explore their lives.

My work is currently focused on helping people co-construct meaningful and empowering relationships and community, with special attention to the myriad effects of patriarchy on women and men. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California; and I consult, teach, and supervise using postmodern approaches. The Narrative community has been vital to my work and sense of well-being in the world, and I welcome further ongoing connection.

I believe Narrative Therapy, combined with other theories' elucidations (i.e. Attachment Theory, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Self Psychology) serve clients very well in their journey to look at themselves and discover solutions to their problems. I work mostly with children and Narrative Therapy is a good vehicle to help empower them to help themselves. While working as a school counselor, I also have a private practice. As a school counselor, I want to get to know therapists who use Narrative Therapy so I can refer children to them. I also specialize in Conflict Resolution and do mediation work. 

Charles Jasper

I am interested in utilizing narrative practice as a means to clarify the mind and yield a clearer sense of purpose. My work centres on integrating Narrative with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and with the practices of yoga!

(323) 463 4630

Stephanie Paravicini

 2476 Balfour Court, Napa, CA

(707) 226 6280 

Continue to explore and share the ways in which one can assist in finding creative ways of dealing with challenges and problems, and develop alternative story lines.  Be mindful and accountable of practices of power both in the consultation conversations, as well as in people’s particular life circumstance.

Sarah Catherine Stuchell

#1. Pepperdine University Community Counseling Center, 18111 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 401, Irvine, CA 92612
#2. Loma Linda University Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic, 164 W. Hospitality Lane, Suite 15, San Bernardino, California  92408

 (949) 223 2570 or (909) 558 4934 extension 83607  

I am currently working towards my PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and have co-created Narrative Voices, a group that meets to build community and stay grounded in narrative practices and theories.  (I would love for anyone to join if they are interested, please email or call me!)  I am passionate about pop culture (mass media/television, etc.), institutional power, social discourse and social justice.  I am also fascinated with the rich diversity in the moral and spiritual aspects of our lives, and the luster of meaning and purpose that results in (re)connecting with these aspects.  I hope to connect with others who share these passions in hopes of healing our cultures, both locally and globally. 

David Nylund

 6000 J St, CA

 (916) 278 4152  

I am interested in narrative practice and its intersection with community work/activism.  I have done a great deal of work in the area of narrative practices with youth including authoring the book, “Treating Huckleberry Finn.  I am particularly interested in using cultural studies methodologies in clinical practice, including the use of popular culture texts. Lastly, since I am a full-time professor of Social Work, I am interested in post-modern pedagogical practices.

Jeffrey Zimmerman

21760 Stevens Creek  Blvd. #102, Cupertino, CA 95014

(408) 257 6882

I have been involved in narrative work since 1986, as a teacher, writer, and practitioner. This way of working has always fit my ideas about people and social justice. I am interested in inviting people to our training center for mutual sharing of experiences. I also see clients in Cupertino and San Francisco.

(303) 355 6682

Nova Southeastern Uni, 3001 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

+ (1-954) 262 306

I am a feminist therapist with a clinical practice committed to the empowerment of women and girls. My clinical practice, training services and community work focus on individuals who experience marginalisation based on gender, age, race and ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and status as a psychiatrically labeled person. I am especially interested in linking with narrative practitioners who are utilizing narrative theory in community work.

 I’ve been studying, learning, and practicing narrative ideas since 1994.  I have a therapy practice in Decatur, GA USA, and also work at a hospital-based agency that provides therapy for people with problems of substance use.  My particular interest in narrative ideas centres around problems of substances, couples therapy, family therapy, cross-cultural therapy, people with histories of trauma and abuse, and people struggling with the effects of anxiety and depression. I enjoy practicing narrative therapy in ways that connect with a variety of people, problems, contexts and circumstances.  I look forward to linking with others and finding out how people apply narrative ideas in their respective locales and cultures.  

1407 N. 13th Street, Boise ID 83702, USA

(208) 345 1022

I provide therapy and supervision in private practice. narrative therapy has been a rich source of possibilities for discovering the multi-storied constructions of life, and the re-authoring experiences. I am honoured and privileged to continue a journey of almost two decades of learning narrative therapy from Michael White and other gifted teachers through workshops, reading, and with the people who consult me. The Narrative Consultation group here in Boise provides a lively source of narrative ideas. I enjoy talking with other narrative therapists about these collaborative approaches.

306 Maine St., Brunswick, ME   04011

 My interests in connecting with other narrative practitioners are communication and community. I think the possibilities of growing narrative ideas and practices multiplies as practitioners grounded in narrative approaches share experiences.
My personal interests in narrative practices include my practice of narrative family therapy, and my interests in writing about narrative practices and narrative theory. (publications- Living Conversations, 2002 co-authored with Christopher Behan, and “Good Answers to Bad Invitations” International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, 2005)
Beyond that, I’d like to be able to re-connect with some of the people who I have met over time at Narrative events.

8301 Rosette Lane, Hyattsville, MD, USA

I am a Brazilian marriage and family therapist, living in the United States, and working with a diverse population of immigrants in the Great Washington Area. Narrative therapy has allowed me to maintain conversations about the immigration process, which may include isolation from family and from a supportive community, difficulty in obtaining services, confusion about the various cultural norms, language skills, as well as cross-cultural and identity issues.  I have organized a monthly narrative reading group that has been active since March 2005.

1006 South East Street, Massachusetts

(413) 253 5779

15 Frost Lane, Hadley, MA 01035, USA

(413) 549 7860

I am now retired from teaching and practice, but maintain a lively interest in narrative ideas.  I hope to continue writing in this area, and am very interested in learning about the work of others from around the world., and exchanging ideas.  My particular areas of interest include narrative/postmodern ideas and:  Gender, sexuality, GLBT studies, culture, politics and justice, and ethics, the meaning of self.

Rather than assuming that I have expert knowledge, I form a partnership for the purpose of eliciting change. I collaborate rather than direct and the responsibility for the direction of the conversation is shared. As an over 36 year survivor of a traumatic brain injury, I must continually work at recovering.  The example I present encourages clients to explore & struggle with their own problems.  I go on to invite practitioners to focus on acceptance.

Walter H Bera, PhD

Kenwood Therapy Center, LLC, 2809 South Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, USA.

(612) 377 9190

Nancy Hertz

1068 S Lake St. #109, Forest Lake, MN 55025

(651) 982 4792

nancyhertz@mail.com

I enjoy using Narrative Therapy in that I am honoured by hearing other’s stories and how they affect their lives. I work with survivors of domestic abuse, children, adults, teens and couples. I have started a program for offenders.  I would enjoy connecting with other narrative providers to continue to do good work.

Ken E. Potter

Warren Street Family Counseling, 33-35 Warren Street, Concord

(603) 226 1999

kpotter@wsfca.net

I have been vitalized by the ideas and practices of Narrative therapy since encountering Michael and David’s work in 1989.  I have worked hard on developing and furthering these practices in my own work, teaching and supervision. My encounters with others in this work has re-vitalized me on several occasions and I look forward to growing these associations.  I am also a partner of a Narrative Ideas group from New England that has been working together in a regional way, so I look forward to international collaboration.

539 Islington Street, Suite 5 Portsmouth, NH

(617) 312 8883

I believe these ideas can change our world. I look forward to connecting to others who are refreshed by these ideas and are compelled to practice in collaboration, while attending to the political nature of therapy. I’m connected to “Deconstructing Addictions,” but I’d love to broaden my interaction with others who are interested in these ideas through “Connections,” and hope to be a partner with those who would like to develop these ideas further.

944A Alto St, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

(505) 699 4312  (mobile and work)

efox1280@yahoo.com

Trained initially in community organization and then in family therapy, I have always practiced in the multiple contexts of race, class, gender, ethnicity and other systems, and from a non-pathologizing, strengths-based  perspective. In the Seattle Narrative Group I was able to strengthen my critical thinking and narrative practice skills. I now weave EMDR, narrative practices and Mindfulness Meditation together to help clients re-author their lives including changes in neurobiology. I  am by nature collaborative and would welcome mutual exchange with other narrative practitioners near and far. I think it takes a village to work with any given clinical situation.

240 E. Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 146122

(585) 544 5342

 www.centerfornarrativepractice.com

 I am in independent practice and work with couples, children, teens, families, individuals and communities around a great variety of problems, including but not limited to sexual abuse, peer abuse, conflicts in relationships, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse.  I enjoy teaching narrative ideas and organize trainings at my center. I am also able to be hired out for trainings. Please explore my web site for more information and check out the art gallery!

Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D.

Eikenberg Institute for Relationships, 311 West 50^th Street, New York, New York 10019, USA

(800) 675 8892

My main interest is in working with therapy and the dynamics of oppression. Much of my work is devoted to examining the intersection between the various dimensions of diversity including race, class, gender, sexual orientation and the process of therapy. I am also interested in providing education, supervision, and training to beginning and experienced therapists.

I teach pastoral care and counselling from narrative perspectives, and I use narrative approaches in my own writing and clinical work (pastoral counselling and spiritual direction). One of my doctoral courses is "Liberation Theology and Narrative Therapy". I would enjoy networking with others who have similar interests or who are looking for local practitioners.

4654 Collingville Way, Columbus, Ohio  43230

As a social worker and family therapist, specializing in GLBT adolescents and families, narrative practice has come to constitute the pathway through which I come to understand their struggles, disappointments, love for one another, and stories for re-claiming connections.  Having recently crossed over from practitioner and clinical director to full time faculty member, I long for conversations with like-thinking others about practice not bound up in the constrictions of pathologizing, westernizing, and language-limiting possibilities.

Samuel T Selekman

(216) 586 9318

Hans Van Laake

(503) 431 2215

William D. Lax, Ph.D.

167 Main Street, Suite 207, Brattleboro, Vermont

 (802) 258 9120