Flourish

Session 1

1. To enunciate the difference between symptom oriented vs narrative oriented therapy
2. Understand the need for particularity and need for engagement with story 
3. Engage the bias of one’s interpretations of stories of shame

Session 2

1. Development of a redemptive arc regarding one’s own story 
2. Addressing the therapeutic bias of countertransference
3. Learning how lament disrupts therapeutic despair 

Session 3

1. The use of parable and metaphor in accessing spiritual issues
2. Framing narrative issues in spiritual language
3. How to honor the faith story without coercion or control