![]() ![]() Well-told stories activate strong emotional reactions, the kind that inspire, motivate, or ignite passion.Given that vivid storytelling provides a kind of “direct eperience” through vicarious imagination, we can lead clients to places they could never otherwise visit on their own.They also access unconscious processes to enhance their potential for promoting change. Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, a metaphor can capture and hold complex ideas that can’t be merely described or explained. Therapeutic-type stories such as metaphors offer coded information in a much more efficient package.We tend to be more likely to hold onto ideas or experiences when they are imbedded in stories. Stories naturally follow the structural properties of memory.Stories are entertaining and provocative in ways that a mere conversation can’t touch. Just hearing the words, “Once upon a time…” puts us into a trance. ![]() ‘Why is storytelling such a critical part of what we do, and what functions does it serve within the therapeutic process, regardless of the particular approach? her is a list of features to consider: This is taken frrom the outstanding book on the work of psychotherapists by Jeffrey A. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |