Stages of Narrative Exposure Therapy
Life Experiences Interview
In this initial session, you will begin to explore with me your life experiences and how it has been impacting your present life.
Psychoeducation & Lifeline
Here, you will begin to learn more specifically about how your past traumatic experiences have been impacting your well-being. Then, we will organize your past memories in chronological order and visually represent them using elements of nature.
Narrative Reconstruction
In this phase, you will be exposing yourself to your past experiences in a safe environment. We will pay attention to both “hot” and “cold”memories, allowing room for processing the past and present. This stage typically lasts 10-12 sessions,
Autobiographical Reading
In this last session, you will listen to what is now a crafted narrative of your life, allowing you to own your story!