Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

An exploration of the transformative power of storytelling.

Therapy is about story and storytelling. The therapeutic session provides a safe space for clients’ stories to unfold and become transformed. In Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope, the author draws from his own upbringing in Uganda, where stories were woven into everyday life for teaching, survival, and understanding the natural world. The book bridges traditional storytelling with narrative therapy, illustrating how stories shape personal identity and foster healing. It emphasizes how the stories we tell about ourselves—and those told about us—inform our sense of self, relationships, and belonging.

Through client narratives and personal reflections, the book explores themes of trauma, resilience, spirituality, and cultural identity, and offers insights into working with diverse populations. It underscores the transformative power of storytelling in therapy, encouraging readers—especially therapists—to connect with their own narratives and the stories of others as a path to healing.

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Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

An exploration of the transformative power of storytelling.

Therapy is about story and storytelling. The therapeutic session provides a safe space for clients’ stories to unfold and become transformed. In Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope, the author draws from his own upbringing in Uganda, where stories were woven into everyday life for teaching, survival, and understanding the natural world. The book bridges traditional storytelling with narrative therapy, illustrating how stories shape personal identity and foster healing. It emphasizes how the stories we tell about ourselves—and those told about us—inform our sense of self, relationships, and belonging.

Through client narratives and personal reflections, the book explores themes of trauma, resilience, spirituality, and cultural identity, and offers insights into working with diverse populations. It underscores the transformative power of storytelling in therapy, encouraging readers—especially therapists—to connect with their own narratives and the stories of others as a path to healing.

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Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope: Rewriting Stories of Trauma in Clinical Work

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An exploration of the transformative power of storytelling.

Therapy is about story and storytelling. The therapeutic session provides a safe space for clients’ stories to unfold and become transformed. In Narrative Practices for Resilience and Hope, the author draws from his own upbringing in Uganda, where stories were woven into everyday life for teaching, survival, and understanding the natural world. The book bridges traditional storytelling with narrative therapy, illustrating how stories shape personal identity and foster healing. It emphasizes how the stories we tell about ourselves—and those told about us—inform our sense of self, relationships, and belonging.

Through client narratives and personal reflections, the book explores themes of trauma, resilience, spirituality, and cultural identity, and offers insights into working with diverse populations. It underscores the transformative power of storytelling in therapy, encouraging readers—especially therapists—to connect with their own narratives and the stories of others as a path to healing.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781324020073
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 07/28/2026
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hugo Kamya, MDiv, MSW, PhD, is professor in the School for Social Work at Smith College. He lives and conducts his clinical practice in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is a psychologist, clinical social worker, couple and family therapist, and is the recipient of AFTA’s 2003 Cultural and Social Justice Award.

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