Frequently Asked Questions About Narrative Coaching

Traditional coaching asks what you should do. Narrative coaching asks who you're becoming — and what dominant story is shaping that.

The focus is identity-level clarity, not just behavior change. Instead of goals and strategy, we work on the beliefs, meanings, and narratives influencing your decisions — so that change feels aligned, not forced.

Narrative coaching is not therapy.

Coaching focuses on identity, meaning-making, and forward movement. Therapy often focuses on diagnosis, mental health treatment, and healing clinical conditions.

That said, narrative coaching can work beautifully alongside therapy.

Many clients:

• Are currently in therapy and want additional identity-focused support

• Have completed therapy and are ready to integrate what they’ve learned

• Want space to explore personal growth outside of a clinical framework
  

If you are experiencing acute mental health challenges, therapy with a licensed provider is the appropriate first step. Narrative coaching can complement that work really nicely, but it does not replace clinical care.

Reframing personal narratives means examining the stories you’ve internalized about yourself, your past, and your potential — and consciously reshaping them in a way that feels truthful, empowering, and aligned with who you are becoming.

It’s not about pretending hard things didn’t happen. It’s about changing the meaning you carry forward from them.

This process often leads to greater clarity, self-trust, and emotional freedom.

Narrative Therapy is a therapeutic approach developed by Michael White and David Epston that explores how the stories we tell about our lives shape our identity and experience.

Narrative Coaching draws from these principles and applies them in a non-clinical, growth-oriented setting. It focuses on reflection, reframing, and identity development rather than diagnosis or treatment.

Narrative Work is a broader term that includes storytelling, meaning-making, journaling, and guided reflection practices that help individuals understand and reshape their personal narratives.

My work is narrative-informed. I draw from narrative therapy principles while operating within a coaching framework focused on personal growth and identity transformation.

Traditional coaching often focuses on goals, strategy, productivity, or mindset shifts.

Narrative coaching focuses on identity.

Instead of asking, “What should you do?” I ask, “Who are you showing up as to have the life you really want — and what story is shaping that decision?”

This work explores:

• The beliefs and narratives influencing your decisions

• The meaning you’ve made of past experiences

• The identity you are consciously stepping into
  

The result isn’t just behavior change. It’s identity-level clarity that makes change feel aligned rather than forced.

As a narrative advisor and story coach, I support personal growth through storytelling and identity work. This makes my work especially suited for women navigating burnout, reinvention, or major life transitions. 

My approach integrates:

• Personal narrative exploration

• Emotional healing

• Identity-based transformation

Although I don’t coach speaking tactics or stage delivery, I do help women get really clear on the stories they want to tell (and unpack the ones they want to share but still feel hesitant around) so when they’re on a mic or in a room, they’re not overthinking what to say, they’re just…being themselves.

Rewriting personal stories during life transitions involves becoming aware of the narratives shaping your identity — and consciously choosing which ones you want to carry forward.

Effective methods include:

• Narrative reflection and guided journaling

• Identifying dominant stories and alternative stories

• Reframing beliefs with compassion rather than force

• Integrating new identity stories through intentional action
  

These methods are central to the narrative work I guide clients through in coaching, workshops, and group programs.

Results vary depending on the individual and the depth of the work, but clients often report:

• Greater clarity about who they are and what they want

• Increased self-trust and emotional steadiness

• Relief from feeling stuck or disconnected

• Stronger boundaries and aligned decision-making

• Confidence in sharing their story authentically

This work doesn’t promise instant transformation. It supports meaningful, sustainable shifts in how you see yourself — and how you show up in your life.

Yes. I offer workshops that focus on personal storytelling, identity, and narrative reframing.

These workshops are designed to support women who are navigating life transitions, emotional burnout, or identity shifts, and who want space to reflect, reconnect with themselves, and rewrite the stories shaping their lives.

Workshops may be offered virtually or in person, and often include guided reflection, journaling prompts, and shared conversation.