How does narrative therapy aim to facilitate change?

Narrative therapy facilitates change primarily through the process of re-authoring one's narrative. This approach encourages individuals to explore and reshape their personal stories, helping them to identify and challenge limiting beliefs and negative patterns. By viewing their experiences as narratives that can be rewritten, individuals gain agency over their lives, allowing them to define their identity and values in a more constructive way.

This therapeutic method emphasizes the distinction between the person and their problems, enabling clients to step back from their difficulties and objectify them. The practice of re-authoring emphasizes empowerment and resilience, fostering a sense of hope and possibility for the future that often leads to meaningful change in how individuals perceive themselves and interact with the world around them.