Joint Construction of Narratives in the Psychoanalytic Setting: The Role of Shifting Perspective

Self-narratives of the client serve as a starting point in verbally oriented psychotherapies. Therapeutic work involves the reconstruction of the clients' self-narratives, with both client and therapist taking an active role: the therapist helping to elaborate and transform various aspects of the client's story by asking questions and offering interpretations etc. The therapist's involvement in constructing the client's self-narratives results in what is considered a joint construction of n...