FOUNDATIONS OF
SOLUTION FOCUSED
NARRATIVE THERAPY

Learn Solution Focused Narrative Therapy (SFNT), the model created by Dr. Linda Metcalf that combines solution focused brief therapy and narrative therapy into a practical approach for today's most challenging mental health cases. SFNT has been used globally with clinical cases including:

Trauma
Addiction
Infidelity
Anxiety
Depression

Sexual Abuse Recovery
Cancer Patients and Survivors
Family Conflict
Relationship Challenges
Bi-cultural Challenges

IN THIS 3-HOUR SEMINAR YOU WILL LEARN:

The core principles of SFNT
How to externalize problems
The SFNT mindset behind the model
Questions that uncover strengths and possibilities
How to keep problems from entering the conversation so solutions can develop
Ways to engage clients that other approaches haven't reached
How to reach clients with complex, debilitating situations

Featuring real cases, video demonstrations and spontaneous role plays

PART 1 - AUGUST 14, 2026

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

No matter how painful the story, change begins when clients reauthor the future.

ABOUT THIS TRAINING

Course Overview

This training is designed for licensed professional counselors who want a practical way to work with the cases that don't respond to problem-focused approaches. Part 1 teaches the constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy — how the model thinks, how it sounds in conversation, and how it invites clients to step out of a problem-saturated story and into one they would rather live.

Through videos, exercises, and spontaneous role plays, you will see the model at work with real clinical situations. You will leave with questions you can use in your very next session — and a new way of joining with clients in re-storying their lives, honoring their values, and taking new actions.

Built by a practitioner: Dr. Metcalf created SFNT across thirty-five years of clinical work
Used globally with clinical mental health cases, from trauma to relationship challenges
A 3-hour live session with practice woven throughout — not a lecture
The session recording is yours to revisit after the training
Part 2 continues the series with consultation on your own cases, and continued practice (participant-led).

AGENDA

Schedule

Part 1: Fundamentals

Friday, August 14, 2026

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST · Live online

9:00 – 10:30 AM : The core ideas and mindset of the SFNT model, taught through videos, role plays, and exercises
10:30 – 10:45 AM : Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM : The model at work — application through videos, exercises, and spontaneous role plays
To take with you : Practice assignments to try in your own sessions

Part 2: Advanced Practice

Friday, August 28, 2026

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST · Live online

9:00 – 10:30 AM : Discussion of the practice assignments and the outcomes participants experienced using SFNT
10:30 – 10:45 AM : Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM : Practice exercises built on participants' own clinical cases — bring a case you'd like to conceptualize through SFNT

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Linda Metcalf

PhD, LPC, LMFT / Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs, Texas Wesleyan University

"Empowering professionals through solution focused narrative therapy that guides clients into re-storying their lives, reclaiming their values and creating the change they desire."

Dr. Linda Metcalf is the creator of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy. She is the author of twelve books, including numerous foundational texts in solution focused counseling, and a dedicated educator. Drawing upon decades of rich clinical and academic experience, she translates how to work with complex cases into simpler, doable conversational ways that engage even the clients other approaches haven't reached.

Her teaching philosophy combines rigorous academic standards with compassionate, real-world application, ensuring that professionals leave her courses equipped to use what they've learned in their very next session.

Certificate of Attendance

Certificate of Attendance — issued to every participant who attends the live session
3 contact hours for Part 1 — completing both parts of the series brings your total to 6
Session recording — shared with all participants for their own use only; no reproduction permitted

Continuing education requirements vary by state and licensing board. Participants who wish to claim hours toward licensure renewal should confirm with their own board whether independently provided training is accepted.

EVENT INFORMATION

Part 1 takes place live online on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST. The session is recorded, and the recording is shared with every participant for their own use — so if you need to step away, you won't miss anything. Join us.

PRICING & POLICIES

Part 1 Registration: $129 — includes the 3-hour live training, the session recording, and a Certificate of Attendance (3 contact hours)
Part 2: completes the Foundations series. Part 1 participants can add Part 2 for $70 later, or buy the full two-part series for $199 now
Refund Policy: Full refund for cancellations made on or before 14 days before the event (July 31, 2026)

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Contact Information
Email: [email protected]

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