Narrative therapy works to be a non-blaming, non-pathological approach to counseling. It centers clients as the expert of their own lives and views problems as separate from people.

Narrative therapy puts a spotlight on the dominant stories that impact your beliefs, behaviors, and emotions. So, if you’re struggling with the belief that you’re too much for people, a ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 20, 2024, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: Sarah Mandel, 42, Therapist Who Wrote ‘Trauma Narrative’.