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Narrative Therapy Question Guide

Narrative therapy is a method that assists individuals in reframing their experiences and recognizing their strengths through personal storytelling. It includes various questions aimed at exploring problems, externalizing them, identifying exceptions and strengths, re-authoring narratives, and building support systems. The document also offers an invitation for assistance in applying these questions to specific situations.

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Narrative Therapy Question Guide

Narrative therapy is a method that assists individuals in reframing their experiences and recognizing their strengths through personal storytelling. It includes various questions aimed at exploring problems, externalizing them, identifying exceptions and strengths, re-authoring narratives, and building support systems. The document also offers an invitation for assistance in applying these questions to specific situations.

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Narrative therapy is an approach that helps people reframe their experiences and

identify strengths by exploring their personal stories. Here are some commonly
used narrative therapy questions:
Exploring the Problem
1. When did this problem first become part of your life?
2. How does the problem affect your daily life or relationships?
3. What name would you give to this problem?
4. Does this problem affect everyone in your life the same way, or are some
relationships less affected?
Externalizing the Problem
1. How do you feel when the problem tries to take control of your actions or
decisions?
2. What strategies have you used to push back against the problem?
3. If the problem could speak, what would it say about the power it has over
you?
4. What would life be like if the problem were no longer present?
Exploring Exceptions and Strengths
1. Can you think of a time when the problem wasn’t in charge of your actions?
What was different then?
2. Who in your life helps you resist the influence of the problem?
3. What skills or qualities do you have that weaken the problem’s influence?
4. What does this reveal about your values and hopes for the future?
Re-authoring the Narrative
1. If you were to write a new story about yourself, what title would it have?
2. What steps have you already taken that would be part of this new story?
3. How would you like others to see you in this new narrative?
4. What kind of future are you hoping to create as you move away from the
problem?
Building Support
1. Who in your life might support this new story you’re creating?
2. What would you like them to understand about your journey?
3. How can they help you maintain this new direction in your life?
Would you like help applying these questions to a specific situation?

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