The Role of a Narrative Therapist
A comic about some expectations that societal ideas of therapy sometimes visit upon us, by Evren Salja.
TRANSCRIPT
What Society tells us counselling is…
BEHOLD! The PSYCHOANALYSIS X-RAY GOGGLES!
An x-rayed chest on a screen with arrows pointing to “issues”:
Caution: “broken”, “attachment issues'“, “self-esteem”
Red label: “Problem Person!”
Red starburst shape containing the word “TRAUMA!”
Diagnostic screen recommends: “breathing exercises”, “acceptance”
Yellow sign: “Want to feel like Sherlock Holmes and just KNOW people’s problems without them ever even having to speak?
What it can and ought to look like…
Two people wearing backpacks stand at the beginning of a wide path that branches off into many different paths into the distance.
One person: “Hey, would you join me for this? I’d like a hand, and you have some things in your pack that I don’t.”
Second person: “Of course! Ready when you are :) [By the way], you’re not stuck with me.”