March 27, 2026 -Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma: Elevating Agency, Resistance and Responses
March 27, 2026 -Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma: Elevating Agency, Resistance and Responses
Event Date
March 27, 2026
Event Time
10:30 am
Event Location
This is an ONLINE EVENT, Hosted on Zoom, Eastern Time CANADA US
Event Description
10:30 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time | Convert to your time zone here
Facilitated by Angel Yuen
Early rate $160 until February 27, 2026
Regular rate $180 thereafter
All registrants of this workshop receive a free spot to the 1.5 hour webinar and/or recording
on March 4, 2026 titled 'Responding to Trauma: Double-storied Accounts'
I have found that discovering people’s multiple responses to trauma has been most helpful in providing them with an alternative and safe territory of identity to stand in. In this context, space is opened up to speak about the unspeakable … that is, if the person themselves so wishes.
(Yuen, 2009. p. 14)
Narrative Therapy approaches assist people in reclaiming their lives from the effects of trauma and suggest that there is always another story. These are often subordinated stories of connection, hope, cherished values, acts of resistance, skills in living and the many unacknowledged ways in which people respond to hardship.
In this one-day workshop narrative ideas and practices will be shared that assist in elevating agency, resistance and responses.
This training will:
- provide an overview of the ideas that shape Narrative Therapy
- explore the taken-for-granted understandings of trauma and PTSD
- challenge the ‘no pain no gain’ trauma healing discourse
- offer ways to engage in conversations about trauma that are not retraumatizing
- offer questions to co-discover people’s responses and acts of resistance to violence and oppression
Participation and engagement will be possible via exercises in breakout rooms and wider discussion.
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About the facilitator…
Angel (she/her) works as a narrative therapist, supervisor and consultant in alternative-private practice in Durham region of the Greater Toronto Area. Angel’s previous work in the public sector spanning three decades included experiences in school, community, and adult and children’s mental health settings.
Angel facilitates narrative workshops locally, internationally and virtually. Within these spaces she continually is honoured to share hopeful stories, skills and wisdom of the people who consult with her. As a member of the Dulwich Centre international faculty in Adelaide, Australia Angel is part of their team for the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work program. Angel is the author of the 2019 book titled’ Pathways beyond despair: Re-authoring lives of young people through narrative therapy. Angel has also published the following papers re: narrative ideas and responding to trauma: Discovering Children’s Responses to Trauma: a response-based narrative practice (2007) and Less Pain More Gain: Explorations of responses versus effects when working with the consequences of trauma (2009).
- All practitioners seeking hopeful and effective ways of working together with people struggling with depression
- Anyone interested in or already familiar with narrative therapy ideas and practices
- Please note that there will only be a small beginning segment re: ideas that shape narrative therapy. Therefore if you are new to narrative therapy, we suggest attending the March 4, 2026 1.5 hour webinar* titled ‘Responding to Trauma: Double-storied Accounts’ or viewing the recording of this video that will be available on-demand. [* NOTE: All registrants of this workshop receive a free spot to the webinar and/or access to recorded video]
Lunch from 12:45 to 1:30 PM [ET] and there will be a morning and an afternoon break
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 4.5 hours of narrative therapy training. Certificates can be used to qualify for eligibility for continuing education credits from professional colleges and licensing boards. Please contact your own college or association to confirm requirements.
STUDENTS – At checkout in ‘discount code’ enter STUDENT10. Also in the ‘additional info’ box please include your student info – i.e.: Name of institution and program of study
For groups of 3 or more, please register together in one transaction and at checkout in ‘discount code’ enter GROUP10. One main person can be registrant, and please type info (name, email, address) for other group members in the ‘additional info’ box
Cancellations will be accepted if requested in writing at least 14 days prior to the event. A 10% admin fee will be deducted from the amount to be refunded.
We regret that a refund cannot be offered after the cancellation date, but a colleague may be substituted for attendance.
For anyone new to Narrative Therapy the prerequisite for this is the webinar titled ‘Responding to Trauma: Double-storied Accounts ’ on March 4, 2026. Those who already have a beginning foundation of the ideas that shape narrative therapy would be suited to participate in this full-day workshop.