Uncovering Spiritual Narratives

Coyle, Suzanne M.

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“…2 The value of using such an approach is that the case is imbued with beliefs, values, and emotions of a therapist and a client. These components critically contribute to deciphering the meaning of life stories, which is a central aspect of narrative therapy (Coyle 2014).…”

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A Case Study Method for Integrating Spirituality and Narrative Therapy

Coyle

2024

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Theological/spiritual reflection in psychotherapeutic practice has increased in recent years. Approaches for reflection and integration vary depending on the practitioner’s spiritual and theoretical beliefs. The integrative approach utilized in this paper is derived from a phenomenological perspective of the author, who was schooled in pastoral theology and later family therapy. Considering the pastoral theologian Seward Hiltner’s perspectival approach, this integrative approach creates a conversational method, integrating the client’s concerns with specific narrative therapy interventions or practices and the theological/spiritual concepts of immanence–transcendence. Finally, this case study’s methodology offers constructive questions that clinical practitioners can apply to specific psychotherapy approaches as well as theological concepts.

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A Case Study Method for Integrating Spirituality and Narrative Therapy

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“…One of the aims of narrative therapy is to help individuals create new meanings and new life goals and, as a result, create new hopes and possibilities in their lives (McVeigh, 2016). Narrative therapy also deals with spirituality at the point of creating new meaning and life purpose, because spirituality has a role in shaping individuals' actions and experiences (Coyle, 2014).…”

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“…Although narrative therapy is not a spirituality-based approach and limited literature exists regarding how to deal with spirituality in this approach, narrative therapy can involve spirituality as it directly deals with the phenomenological areas of the individual. Narrative therapy studies individuals' beliefs within its scope related to spirituality and its functions, such as adding meaning and purpose to one's life (Coyle, 2014;McVeigh, 2016). In addition, narrative therapy focuses on interpersonal relationships, and spirituality has a great role in interpersonal relationships, as expressed in the definition of narrative therapybased spirituality.…”

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“…In addition, narrative therapy focuses on interpersonal relationships, and spirituality has a great role in interpersonal relationships, as expressed in the definition of narrative therapybased spirituality. Narrative therapy indirectly focuses on spirituality through people and their relationships with their environment, the meanings in these relationships (Coyle, 2014), and individuals' life goals (McVeigh, 2016). This review study will examine narrative therapy's perspective on spirituality, its relationship with spirituality, the use of spirituality in narrative therapy techniques, and what kind of process can be followed when working with spiritually or religious-oriented clients while re-authoring their stories, thus aiming to contribute to the existing literature in this way.…”

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Spirituality in Narrative Therapy: A Review Study

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2022

Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

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This review study aims to examine narrative therapy’s perspective toward spirituality, the relationship between narrative therapy and spirituality, and the use of spirituality in narrative therapy techniques; the study also reveals what kinds of processes can be followed when working with spiritually or religious-oriented clients using a case example. Narrative therapy is a postmodern therapy approach that aims to understand individuals’ identities, personalities, lives, and relationships through the stories they create. This approach gives importance to understanding the meanings individuals ascribe to both their own life stories as well as their personal relationships. Spirituality plays an active role as a part of individuals’ stories by adding meaning and purpose to individuals’ lives and their relationships and for this reason has an important place in narrative therapy. Narrative therapy places emphasis on both understanding the meanings individuals ascribe to their stories as well as re-authoring these stories in a functional way using certain techniques. Spirituality plays a role as an important resource in re-authoring the individual’s story through narrative therapy’s techniques. By emphasizing the role of spirituality in narrative therapy, this study will both contribute to the literature on narrative therapy as well as provide a perspective on how spirituality can be used in this approach.

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“…The use of story has become popular in a number of fields including education (Rossiter, 2002), qualitative forms of research (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000), religious and congregational practices (Espinoza, 2013), psychotherapy (White & Epston, 1990), and almost every other social discipline (Spector-Mersel, 2010). As story aids in the creation and sharing of identity (Spector-Mersel, 2010), it has also been suggested that story is an ideal technique for use in the provision of spiritual care (Coyle, 2014). Likewise, the use of art has long been considered an effective approach in spiritual care (Gantz, 1987; Perkins, 1979).…”

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Art, Objects, and Beautiful Stories: A “New” Approach to Spiritual Care

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J Pastoral Care Counsel

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The use of story, and the use of art or various arts-based techniques have become popular in a number of helping professions, including spiritual care. There remains a gap in the literature, however, in which an approach comprised of both story and art or objects is explored. This paper addresses this gap by discussing the experience, theory, benefits, and technique of combining story and art or object-based techniques for the provision of spiritual care.

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Uncovering Spiritual Narratives

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A Case Study Method for Integrating Spirituality and Narrative Therapy

A Case Study Method for Integrating Spirituality and Narrative Therapy

Spirituality in Narrative Therapy: A Review Study

Art, Objects, and Beautiful Stories: A “New” Approach to Spiritual Care

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