hobajing

Each of us is much more than one choice or age or event or group but sometimes the messages of a singular experience can be so loud that it renders the rest of our lives, our knowledge and our successes invisible. That’s called a Problem Story, and its power can make it feel like no other story will ever be heard or told.

At Hobajing Narrative Practice, we support others in deconstructing that power and making known all the influences that are keeping pain, frustration or suffering alive. We combine your expertise [afterall it is your story] with yarning, Narrative Therapies and the occasional poking, to bring the Problem Story out into the open and expose it for what it really is.

What are Narrative Therapies? Well, have you ever taken a friend out to your favourite creek or hiking trail? Somewhere you’ve been a hundred, maybe even a thousand times where you can name every branch, every crevice, every stone and of course, you know the way so well that you never sink into a hole or fall over a log. You know the history of the land and how the weather, the people and the fauna have impacted the landscape for good and for bad.

And then your friend notices something different. Something you don’t even see at first and maybe even insist is not there, but they point it out and it starts to shine. Something you can’t believe you have either missed for so long or thought had no importance at all. Narrative conversations are just like that friend, bringing other parts of the landscape to the forefront and learning how it was shaped and what is shaping it now. Narrative Therapy unravels the multi-stories of life and provides opportunities for both Counsellor and Client to view from different vantage points. Our yarning approaches are also influenced by our Aboriginal identities, Single Session Solution-Focused Therapy, Life Experiences and Indigenous Community Practices.

Live sessions are available face to face in Robertson NSW or by phone, Zoom or Teams. There are also offline options with a three day or seven day turnaround using Slack, email, Dropbox and even snailmail. All delivery modes are available for counselling and live delivery is available for cultural supervision and professional supervision. Our practice also offers group training in mental health work practices such as Vicarious Trauma and the Barriyay Method and we can deliver your specific organisational material.

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