Peach Trees Grow in the Spaces Between People: Counselling Practices in the Territory of Violence |
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| Authors: | Stephen R Gaddis Elmarie Kotzé Thérèse Hulme |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Narrative Therapy Initiative, Salem, MA;2. Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand;3. , Welgemoed, Bellville, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | In this paper the authors reflect on how therapeutic practices wove a community of care and concern with a young man in South Africa who was at risk of anger ruling his life. A counselor and outsider witnesses participated in responding to the problems the young man and his family faced. The authors discuss the steps they took in the therapeutic journey and describe how their personal and professional lives were shaped by this collaboration. This work inspires and sustains their enthusiasm in seeking to understand how to best respond when positioned to counsel. |
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| Keywords: | re‐authoring outsider witnessing subordinate storyline development linking lives narrative therapy |
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