Lesson Plan
Narrative Therapy Roadmap
Guide the student to map personal challenges through narrative therapy and craft a personal metaphor, then explore and reflect on that metaphor to empower new perspectives and coping strategies.
Metaphor-based narrative therapy helps students externalize challenges, build self-awareness, and develop resilience by reframing experiences as stories, promoting emotional processing and empowerment.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Preparation
20 minutes
Step 1
Session 1 – Welcome & Rapport Building
5 minutes
Step 2
Session 1 – Introduction to Narrative Therapy
10 minutes
Step 3
Session 1 – Personal Story Mapping
25 minutes
Step 4
Session 1 – Debrief & Metaphor Brainstorm
15 minutes
Step 5
Session 2 – Check-In
5 minutes
Step 6
Session 2 – Metaphor Elicitation Dialogue
15 minutes
Step 7
Session 2 – Deeper Exploration & Analysis
15 minutes
Step 8
Session 2 – Metaphor Reflection Journal
15 minutes
Step 9
Session 2 – Closing & Next Steps
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Your Story, Your Power
What Is Narrative Therapy?
Why Your Story Matters
The Power of Metaphor
Metaphor Examples
Today’s Focus
Script
Worksheet
Journal
