Oct 28, 2026: Less Pain More Gain – NT Approaches to Trauma
Oct 28, 2026: Less Pain More Gain – NT Approaches to Trauma
Event Date
October 28, 2026
Event Time
1:00 pm
Event Location
This is an ONLINE EVENT, Hosted on Zoom, Eastern Time CANADA US
Event Description
This half-day workshop has been designed for anyone new(er) to the ideas and practices of Narrative Therapy and those interested in beginning to learn about narrative therapy approaches specifically in relation to trauma.
October 28, 2026 ~ 1:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time (Toronto)
Vancouver & Los Angeles ~ 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (PDT)
Calgary ~ 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (MDT)
Halifax ~ 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ADT)
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Facilitated Angel Yuen
Early rate $90 until October 5, 2026
Regular rate $110 thereafter
‘I thought I was supposed to dig deep in order to resolve my abuse’
‘I just thought that in order to start feeling better that it had to get worse first. I thought because I have never talked about this [sexual abuse] with anyone before, that I needed to tell you and ‘finally get it out’. And that is was all just part of the therapy process.’
‘As they say…no pain no gain!’?
(Yuen, 2009. p. 10-11)
Do any of these statements sound familiar? It’s not uncommon for people suffering from the consequences of trauma to take on such taken-for-granted understandings of the trauma healing process. But what if we were to consider an alternative notion? How about less pain, more gain?
This 3-hour online training will:
- challenge the ‘no pain no gain’ trauma healing discourse
- explore the taken-for-granted understandings of trauma and PTSD
- provide an overview of some beginning ideas about Narrative Therapy approaches to trauma
- offer ways to engage in conversations about trauma that are not retraumatizing
Prior to this workshop we suggest reading Angel Yuen’s 2009 paper Less Pain More Gain: Explorations of responses versus effects when working with the consequences of trauma.
We hope that attending this intro training will encourage attendees to join our Part 1 and Part 2 ‘Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma’ trainings in early 2027.
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About Angel Yuen (she/her)
Angel works as a narrative therapist and clinical supervisor in alternative-private practice in Durham region of the Greater Toronto Area. She also offers tailored narrative trainings and consultation to many organizations. Angel’s previous work spanning three decades included experiences in school, community, and adult and children’s mental health settings.
Angel has facilitated several narrative workshops locally, internationally and more recently 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. She also is co-editor with Cheryl White of the 2007 book Conversations about gender, culture, violence and narrative practice: Stories of hope and complexity from women of many cultures. 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).
This program will be relevant for a diversity of service providers including counsellors, therapists, community workers, child protection workers and mental health practitioners working in settings such as victim and crisis services, private practice, hospitals, women’s shelters, sexual assault centers, schools, Violence Against Women (VAW) organizations, and other community-based and social service agencies. This workshop is relevant to those working with adults (including adults who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse), young people and children.
- Anyone new to the ideas and practices of narrative therapy
- Anyone familiar with and already using narrative practices who wants a refresher and/or inoculation to narrative ideas with a focus on responding to trauma.
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 9.5 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 additional info box
Cancellations will be accepted if requested at least 14 days prior to the event via email to contact@narrativetherapycentre.com. 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.
Delve further into learning narrative ideas and practices in relation to responding to trauma.
Two 2-day online events:
- January 14 & 15, 2027 ~ Part 1: Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma
- February 4 & 5, 2027 ~ Part 2: Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma