Michael White and David Epston are the originators of what has come to be known as narrative therapy. Narrative therapy is a simple way, accentuating the main ideas
A respectful, non-pathologizing and non-blaming approach in working with people, separating people from the problem. 'The person is never the problem; the problem is the problem' and enables them to recognize their skills, resources, and Values that move it in life, to broaden and enrich the look on his / her history. To reinforce the sense of personal agency that allows you to face the problems with which you relate and define freely the meaning you want to give To their life, considering the context, relations of gender power, ethnicity, class, sexual preference and abilities that do not fit the demands of the dominant culture. Narrative practice assumes that people's identities are constructed based on the stories they tell about their lives. Stories are constructed with the union of certain events, …show more content…
This has negative effects on the relationships of people with their loved ones and with themselves. Narrative therapy conceives people as separate from problems, wishing to reclaim their lives from the influence of the problem. The therapist is interested in being a co-contributor to achieve this.
'The person is an expert in his life'
The therapist respects the context of life and the knowledge of each person to respond to their problems. The therapeutic process is one in which the resources, tools, skills and knowledge of the people that appear to face their problems appear or become visible. Only people know how each problem affects them and what negative effects it brings to their lives, each experience being unique and particular.
'Life is