What is Narrative Family Therapy? | MFT Models 

It's the "Therapist isn't an expert but more of a guide" for me. I always viewed therapy as the place where therapist tell you what's right or wrong. It's enlightening to know that isn't the case and an approach like this teaches that we all can provide the answers for ourselves. Sometimes it just takes a "co-author" to get us there. Excellent video! Thank you! Until next Monday!

I'm currently in a Master's Counseling program and this was so helpful to pair with the class reading on therapeutic techniques (they're super saturated and sometimes easy to get lost in, not to mention the long and boring outdated videos from the 1980s on counseling that we have to watch) but the way you explained this was so smooth to digest and understand. Thank you Steph, we future counselors appreciate you!

I love your videos!! I recently graduated from my MFT program and I can say that the videos are a lot more informative on the models than some of my classes were 😅 I would LOVE to see a video on: 1. How to interrupt talkative clients as new therapist 2. Your experience with grad school 😊

Thank you so much for these videos. You’re helping me understand so much better summarizing each theory. Ive studied for couple months now while dealing with PTSD, stress, and test anxiety. It’s been a couple years since I graduated from my masters program. I did not pass the exam the first time but I am going to take my second attempt tomorrow. I’m going to pass this test tomorrow I just know it! Everyone please send me good vibes so I can stay calm and retrieve the answers 🙏🏽✨ I am knowledgeable and confident. I am obtaining my Dreams and goals. Please Pacha mama protect me and keep me in the light so I can overcome challenges and move through this obstacle/ opportunity!

Thank you so much Steph for posting these! I am in Grad school to be MFT, and this always so helpful when I am on a fully online classroom. You rock!

As always this was amazing. Through my journey in grad school, you have been my 1st place to come to see many breakdowns.

So I definitely came to your channel for your Northcentral MFT review. Two hours later, I'm diagnosing myself and er'rbody in my circle as I plunge down the rabbit hole of all your awesome videos! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and please keep doing what you're doing. P.S. NCU needs to sprinkle some coins into your account because I'm SOLD!!!

Thank you for this video! Sometimes I struggle with all of the reading in grad school and these types of videos really help me retain information better :)

Thank you for this! I am in grad school to be an MFT right now and this really helped with my family/couple cases for my internship!

Thank you for taking the time to create these insightful, easy to understand videos. Blessings in your practice.

I’m seeing if I will enter a masters program, just did all my interviews. I really like how you brought out that NT is a way in reconstructing the stories we tell ourselves. It’s fascinating how many of these models seem to be applied theatre techniques as well!! I aspire to be a drama therapist working in family practices so your channel, concise and remarkable in its clarity, has been a great starter pack for me :) KEEP IT UP!

I’m accruing my hours for my LCSW and your channel has helped significantly in shaping my therapeutic style and figuring out which modalities I’d like to expand on. I’ve learned a lot from your videos, so thank you for sharing your work

Thank you very much for creating this channel. I am an MSW student, I've watched most of your videos, and I am learning a lot by watching them. Thank you again!

thank you for all your videos! Studying for my exam and your breakdowns are so real-world they help solidify concepts easily!

In my practicum now and have been watching you since before I went to grad school. Thank you so much for all you share.

I love the way you make these theories so simple. I have really understood them.

Thank you so much for making these, you are incredible and SO appreciated!

I am in my masters program MFT. This was so helpful. Thank you

Oh my goodness. I love your videos! I'm currently studying for my exam and you break down the models in a way that I understand them more than I have reading them. Thank you!!!

Thank you for the explanation of Bowen's therapy. I am studying for my exam and this video helped!

I’ve had an undergrad degree for almost 3 years now, these videos are really saving my time going through all my notes! I plan on going back to school for a master’s.. wish me luck!

I love you Seph, you helped me tremendously to understand this approach

First, I'd like to say I love these tutorials. I am a current MFT student, and your tutorials have really helped me in my studies for clarity in many theories. My question is have you created a tutorial on teletherapy? I was wondering what your method is or what you feel works best when explaining to clients the process and what to expect.

Thank you for this excellent explanation of Narrative Therapy, much appreciated!

Love all your breakdowns! I keep going to your videos for your theory explanations!

So good to see people becoming MFTs! A much needed therapist but often overlooked in the Human Service field!

This is SO great and helpful, thank you!!!

You should be a professor. You are so clear and make all the concepts easy to understand. AMAZING.

Loved this -really clear, thoughtful and impactful. I really appreciate it! Thank you. Studying an MAAT & this was so helpful after reading a confusing chapter!

And again taking a complicated subject and bringing simplicity to it bravo!!!

Thank you so much for this video! I understand Narrative therapy so much better now. ❤️ Thankful for your page.

I love your videos! Thank you for the time and effort you put into making these concepts make sense.

18:15 this explanation is perfect. You are so knowledgeable Thank you

Always excited when looking for a model and you cover it

You’re explanation of social constructionism helped me understand it better. Thanks 😊

This was SO helpful! Thank you!

Your videos help me out so much! I’m applying to family and marriage therapy programs right now and have found your videos to be super helpful. I would also be interested in a solutions focused video :)

I love that I asked you to do this and you did. Love your channel ❣️❤️❤️

I really really like your presentations, articulate and you know you stuff. Thank you!

Thank you very much ,Steph

Awesome video. Thank you . I’m researching narrative because I’m going to practicum next week and I’m using narrative therapy for my role play. Black gurls rock🦋. Thank you once again beautiful 🌹

I do not subscribe to many channels but yours is worth revisiting. Very well put together.

Thank you.

Thank you for all these videos - they are so helpful and informative!!!!!

thank you , thank you! this has amazing content!

I am Thanking God for you right Now. This is my music page but I am a Therapists and I am testing soon. I thank you so much!!!

Thank you!

Thanks so much! as always your videos are super helpful!

This is so useful!! Thank you!

Thank you! Im currently writing a paper for my MSW! needed this. SENDING BLESSINGS!

Thank you

Wonderful!! Thank you for summarising this so beautifully ❤ and I find it so helpful b

omg. these videos are helping me get through grad school. These lectures are better than my 3k class.... THANK U

Narrative is my favorite, but mixed with SFBT. I met Dr. Epston last year and heard him talk live 2 days in a row.

awesome videos ! Getting ready to take National MFT exam (2nd time) You are so great in explaining different therapies. Key words) I have a lot more confidence in taking exam in one month ! (gulp)

Therapeutic alliance is certainly about an active and collaborative process and dialogue where a therapist's main role is to ask a client powerful, deep, thought- provoking and forward moving questions aimed at self- discovery, empowerment, choices , actions , commitment and acceptance of responsibilities. A therapist can also challenge clients and provide occasionally a feedback, assist clients in deconstructing certain meanings, finding purposes and faulty logic. However, it is ultimately the client who is responsible for her change, improvement and life enhancing outcomes !

I love this I need this

Hey, I'm a psychology student and i have to say these are really helpful!! Could you please do a video for pre-marital counseling?

Really helpful. Thank you!

Thank you so so much I have a better understanding of this theory. I have a 6 page paper on postmodern. It was very very useful

So helpful! Thank you for sharing

This was SO helpful***thank you :) :)

Came here for a postmodern take on therapy and wasn’t disappointed!

very helpful summary....as usual ;)

This was sooooo helpful! A video on Solution Focused Therapy will be helpful please!!

Great video. Hope to see more regarding the models of therapy. You mentioned that you utilized the AABTS study method. What package did you purchase to study? A video regarding MRI therapy would be great if you have time. Keep the awesome content coming.

Thank you so much for these helpful videos! Do you have one on comparative therapies?

I love your videos! I recently graduated with my masters in MFT 🎉 And studying for the National exam😢 but I watched your videos on how you studied for the exam. Could you do a video on Collaborative?

Hi! Really enjoying your descriptions of therapy methods. Did you do one on Collaborative Therapy?

I love your videos can you do one on Psychodynamic family therapy

Solution base I am interested

Subscribed. Gracias.

The lack of trust part in a relationship 💯

Thank you so much for sharing your understanding and helping us on the MFT journey. I love the quote can you share where it came from?

I absolutely love this video! Can you please do a review of Contextual and/or Collaborative?

This is excellent. Question: What is the Theory of Healthy and Unhealthy Functioning and the Theory of Change within Narrative Family Therapy? Thank you in advance.

Can you break down the DSM V, ( to the very last compound) thank you !

I am loving these videos. I like to print the transcript and highlight key points and it also allows me to cite the videos in papers. Unfortunately, the transcript for the Narrative video doesn't match the video. Is there somewhere else I can find it?

I have really been enjoying your videos! I did find the background music a little distracting though, would you consider lowering the volume on the music for future videos?

Great job! Thank you. I can't wait until the next one. What will you be doing?

Hi Steph, do you have a video on social constructionism generally?

Please, make a Collaborative Therapy video!

What would you say are the biggest differences between Collaborative and Narrative? I keep getting confused between them!

Hey Steph can you go more in depth about Collaborative Therapy?

Do you have one on collaborative therapy?

Hey can you do a video on Collaborative language therapy? Also thank you for the videos they have been helpful for me on this journey

Video on CBT please! Love your channel by the way!

Please make videos explaining DSM diagnosis

I can't find a video on collaborative therapy. Do you have one?

Hi! would you ever consider doing a video on Imago Relational therapy?

HI! I really appreciate your videos, you are excellent at teaching and explaining. Thank you for offering this to us! BTW, the transcript and closed captioning for this video is incorrect, is this something you are able to correct? I love transcripts/captions as I have auditory processing difficulties. Thank you :)

Hello Steph! Could you do videos on other modalities such as DBT or Solution Focused,. Also, what modality would you use for Trauma ?

Hello Steph How are you? Could you do a video on the breakdown of how to get your license. More study tips for those who are preparing for the exam? And can MFT do therapy in different states?

Can you do a video on gottman’s theory as well

Please do a video on Contextual thx 😊

Steph, I love these, very helpful. Just a heads up it's David Epston not Epstein

Can narrative therapy be used with DDP and PACE? I'm a MSW student and looking for an intervention that can be used with a family. My classmates must role play as the child and parent while I role play as the Social Worker in a family therapy session for an assignment.

HI! I really appreciate your videos and teaching style. These videos are super helpful. Thank you. Also, I am wondering if you are able to eliminate or reduce the volume of the background music? I find it hard to concentrate on what you are saying with the music playing. I thought I could possibly just read the captions or the transcript instead of listen to audio, but both of them are wrong, I think there is a glitch and they are transcribing a different video. Anyway, thanks again :)

What if the story you tell yourself is all wrong, like in the case of weddings turning into divorce, tho that could be true, it discourages a person from getting married even though they may want that. How would one work through that conflict? I subscribed because I agree with the social constructivist theory you shared.

Hi Steph Anya, I love your videos! I rely heavily on the closed captioning as a hard-of-hearing individual and the captions for this video don't make any sense. When I saw that it was nonsensical, I clicked on another one of your videos, and that one was working fine. So, I'm wondering if it has something to do with this video specifically. If you could try the captions for this video on your end and if they are messed up for you or others as well, maybe see if you could fix them, I would greatly appreciate it! I'd love to be able to watch this video on Narrative Family Therapy. Thanks!