Narrative Therapy in San Diego

What Is Narrative Therapy?

Narrative Therapy is a collaborative approach that views you as the expert in your own life. It’s based on the idea that we make sense of our experiences through stories—but sometimes those stories become dominated by pain, shame, or stigma. In therapy, we help you step outside the problem, examine it with curiosity, and reshape your personal narrative in ways that reflect your strengths, values, and capacity for change.

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How Narrative Therapy Helps

Narrative Therapy empowers you to challenge the limiting beliefs and labels that may have shaped your identity. It’s especially helpful for those feeling defined by trauma, addiction, or mental health struggles.

• Reframing the story around addiction, loss, or mental illness
  
• Reducing internalized shame and self-blame
  
• Reclaiming a sense of agency, purpose, and identity

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Narrative Therapy at Golden Coast Rehab

Our therapists use Narrative Therapy to help clients see themselves through a more compassionate lens. Whether you're overcoming addiction, healing from trauma, or rebuilding after a difficult chapter, we guide you in identifying moments of strength, resilience, and hope. In our San Diego outpatient setting, Narrative Therapy becomes a powerful tool for personal transformation and lasting recovery—because you are not your problem, and your story isn’t finished yet.