Upcoming Events & Trainings
Registration is open for the following narrative trainings and programs. CEUs are available.
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OUTTRAGED: A Narrative Therapy Framework for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence
Dates and Times: Monday, April 20 & Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10 am to 5 pm ET
Location: online via Zoom
Instructor: with Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo
Registration Fees: $280.00
Join us in exploring how narrative therapy can support meaningful change and contribute to a more just world in how we respond to gender-based violence. Developed by internationally acclaimed narrative therapist Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo, OUTTRAGED is a collective, narrative-based methodology to support men and boys in moving from positions of perpetrating gender-based violence to becoming agents of change and violence prevention. Rooted in the narrative ethic of separating people from problems and problematic ideas, OUTTRAGED invites practitioners to engage with men and boys as competent and capable — rather than deviant or hopeless — opening up non-blaming, non-judgmental, and non-punitive spaces for honest reflection, constructive dialogue, and new possibilities for action.
What is Narrative Therapy?
Dates and Times: Friday, May 1, 2026, 10 am – 5 pm ET
Location: online via Zoom
Instructor: with Amy Druker, MSW
Registration Fees: Early Bird (available until 2/1/26) — $125.00; Regular (after 2/1/26) $140.00; Student/Senior — $75.00
This introductory workshop offers a foundational exploration of the narrative worldview and its applications in therapy and community work. Participants will be introduced to the central ideas of narrative practice — including how stories shape our lives and identities, how broader social and cultural contexts influence those stories, and how narrative therapy invites people to relate to problems as separate from themselves. Through teaching, discussion, and a live interview demonstration, participants will gain an understanding of key narrative practices such as Externalizing, Deconstructing, Double Listening, Unique Outcomes, and Re-authoring, as well as the ethics and politics that guide this collaborative, respectful, and socially just approach to working with people and problems.
Folx Tales 2026
Dates and Times: Friday June 5 & Saturday June 6, 2026, 9 am – 5 pm ET
Location: The NonProfit Center 89 South St, Boston, MA 02111
Registration Fees: $100 - $400
Folx Tales is a two-day, in-person gathering that offers an immersive experience of the Narrative Worldview through community, conversation, and shared reflection. Rather than a traditional conference, participants are invited into rich narrative conversations with one another while exploring preferred ways of bringing narrative ethics and practices into their lives and work. Guided by this year’s themes of Solidarity, Radical Tenderness, and Relational Rigor, the gathering centers listening practices, relational meaning-making, and collective storytelling that stand against judgment and evaluation in favor of resonance, care, and connection. Participants can expect to leave with a deepened relationship to narrative ideas, renewed experiences of solidarity, and fresh possibilities for sustaining themselves in work that is meaningful, challenging, and values-driven.
Narrative Therapy in Practice
Dates and Times: Friday, June 12, & Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10 am – 5 pm ET
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: with Suzanne Gazzolo, PhD, LCPC, and Matt Mooney, PhD, LICSW
Registration Fees: full course fee — $280.00, fee when registrant has completed NTI's What Is Narrative Therapy? training — $255.00
This two-day training is for people wanting to learn how narrative therapy ideas are put into practice in therapeutic settings. In particular, we explore externalizing practices and skills in the context of deconstructing and re-authoring therapy conversations. Clinical examples and experiential exercises will help support participants’ learning. Through practice interviews with one another, participants will try out these ideas in collaborative and hands-on ways. Participants can expect to learn how narrative practitioners work to help people separate their lives from problems and identify new steps they can take that fit with their hopes and values.
Linking Therapists’ Lives Through Shared Practice: A Narrative Consultation Group 2026-2027
Dates and Times: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 through Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: with Suzanne Gazzolo, PhD and Matt Mooney, PhD
Registration Fees: $1,750, or $1,200 if participant has previously taken Linking Lives
This narrative practice group is for therapy practitioners interested in furthering their relationship with the narrative worldview and building community around shared values and purposes. We are excited to offer a program with a focus on presenting and witnessing each other's work. We ask that you have completed a year-long Narrative training program or an equivalent prior to participation. Matt and Suzanne were inspired to offer this program after over 10 years of weekly learning and consulting together with other colleagues committed to developing skills and relationships aligned with the narrative worldview.
Narrative Certificate Program 2026-2027
Dates and Times: Friday, September 18, 2026 through Friday, May 21, 2027
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: with Suzanne Gazzolo, PhD; Guadalupe Morelos, LICSW; and Matt Mooney, PhD, LICSW; and ongoing inspiration from the legacy of Stephen Gaddis, PhD
Registration Fees: $3,800; a 10% discount is available if paid in full upon registration ($3,420) - Payment plans are available.
This year-long Narrative Certificate Program is for people interested in developing a rigorous personal understanding of the Narrative Worldview and its social justice ethics and practices. The goal of this course is to help participants establish a solid foundation for their narrative practitioner identity and preferred ways of helping. Drawing from participants' personal and professional lived experiences, the course emphasizes a peer experiential-learning philosophy and community-building orientation.
Next Steps for Narrative Learning 2026-2027
Dates and Times: Friday, October 9, 2026 through Wednesday April 7, 2026
Location: online via Zoom
Instructors: with Suzanne Gazzolo, PhD; and Matt Mooney, PhD,
Registration Fees: $2,000, or $1,750 if participant has taken NTI's Narrative Certificate Program
This year-long advanced Narrative Learning Program is for people who wish to further develop a personal understanding of the Narrative Worldview and its social justice ethics and concepts, with a focus on practice and consultation about clinical work. From our personal experiences and from what we’ve learned from participants in the Certificate Program, when we return to our particular work contexts, we can often become isolated and disconnected from our relationship with the narrative worldview. The goal of this course is to help participants stay connected to and further nourish their narrative practitioner identity and preferred ways of helping.