Who may benefit from Narrative Exposure Therapy?
NET can be particularly helpful for people who have experienced multiple or repeated traumatic events. The approach considers difficult experiences alongside positive events, helping to place traumatic memories within the wider context of your life.
- Multiple traumatic events
- Repeated trauma
- Complex trauma
- Traumatic memories
- War
- Torture
- Displacement
- Difficult life experiences
- Fragmented memories
- Trauma-related difficulties
What is Narrative Exposure Therapy?
Understanding the therapy
This can help place traumatic memories within the wider context of your life, rather than allowing them to remain fragmented or overwhelming.
Jess has experience using NET with adults who have experienced complex and multiple trauma, including experiences of war, torture and displacement. The pace of this work is always considered carefully.
Benefits of Narrative Exposure Therapy
A STRUCTURED WAY OF EXPLORING MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
Create a Life Narrative
Carefully explore your life experiences, including both difficult and positive events.
Understand Traumatic Memories
Consider traumatic experiences within the wider context of your life.
Make Sense of Experiences
Develop a clearer narrative around experiences that may feel fragmented or overwhelming.
Work at a Considered Pace
The pace of therapy is carefully considered, with suitability discussed before beginning.
Some symptoms to watch out for
Early signs that shouldn’t be ignored
- Catastrophic thinking
- Overestimating the potential for severe consequences
- Excessive Worrying
- Obsessive Thoughts & Behaviors
- Social Phobia or Other Phobias
- Procrastination & Behavioral Avoidance
- Physical Distress or Fear
- Panic Attacks
Hear from our clients
Stories of transformation
Frequently
Asked Questions
Questions we often asked
Q1: What does NET involve?
NET involves carefully developing a narrative of your life experiences, including both difficult and positive events.
Q2: Who can NET be helpful for?
It can be particularly helpful for adults who have experienced multiple or repeated traumatic events.
Q3: Is NET suitable for complex trauma?
Jess has experience using NET with adults who have experienced complex and multiple trauma, including war, torture and displacement.
Q4: Do I need to decide on NET before my consultation?
No. You do not need to know which therapy approach is right for you. Your needs and circumstances can be discussed during an initial consultation.
Q5: How is the pace of NET decided?
The pace is considered carefully, and Jess will discuss whether NET feels appropriate for you before beginning.