The Use of Digital Narratives to Enhance Counseling and Psychotherapy

Abstract

Technological advances have impinged on every aspect of contemporary phenomenological experiences, including counseling and psychotherapy. The author explores the intersection of narrative therapy, specifically the traditional memory book, with the advances in information technology in the formulation of the digital memory book. The digital memory book is examined relative to the underpinnings of humanistic psychology and the postmodern paradigm that accentuate that people essentially construct their reality and inherently have the potential to influence their well-being. The potential for the digital memory book to complement therapeutic interventions is posited, and implications for counseling and psychotherapy are highlighted.

KEYWORDS:

• digital memory book
• narratives
• therapeutic intervention
• creativity
• counseling