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LIVE Demonstration Conference

~ When the World Walks Into Your Therapy Room ~

Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
May 1-3, 2026
More details coming soon! 

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World Class Presenters ~ Live Narrative Therapy Demonstrations ~   

Connection. Appreciation. Celebration.
Growing the future of narrative therapy ideas, practice values ~ together . . .

~ Confirmed Conference Presenters ~​​

​​​​​Rosa Elena Arteaga (Mexico/Canada), Christine Dennstedt (Canada), Todd Disney (USA),  Julia Gerlitz (Canada), Lorraine Hedtke (USA), Helene Grau Kristensen (Denmark), Stephen Madigan (Canada),

David Marsten (USA), Todd May (USA), David Nylund (USA) + guests​

Workshop presentations are skill based, practice focused, highly interactive and ~ narrative practice is demonstrated LIVE 

 

Daily Post-Conference Gatherings

Kick back, exhale, chit-chat, share a drink, laugh a lot, and ~

connect with super cool therapists from around the globe.​​​

 

LET'S GET YOU STARTED

May 1-3, 2026 Conference Registration

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​​COMING SOON!

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Discount Hotel Booking Coming Soon: 

 

Granville Island Hotel​​​​

Sylvia Hotel

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​​CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES​​*

 

3-day  Professional Rate: $600.00

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* In the spirit of community building there are no single-day registrations​​​​​​​

Group/Agency Rates and Questions:

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Contact Communications Director

Sasha Hawkins at:

training@vancouverschoolfornarrativetherapy.com​

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* Due to conference space and size limitations ~ there are no refunds. ​​

​Learn the latest Narrative Therapy 'inside the therapy room' practice skills on topics that matter to you most  . . .

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  • Responding to Trauma and Abuse​

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  • Gender Violence 

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  • Narrative Group Work with Trauma and Abuse

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  • Death, Loss & Relational Grieving

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  • Relational Interviewing and Couples Therapy (NIRI)

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  • Michel Foucault’s Philosophy in Narrative Practice

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  • Narrative Practice and Psychedelic Medicines

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  • Live Supervision (Gender Violence and Complex Trauma)​​

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  • Live Supervision (Developing Narrative Therapy Questions)

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  • Death, Loss & Love​

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  • Narrative Therapy with Children and Families

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  • Disordered Eating

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  • Therapeutic Letter Writing​​​​​​​​

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  • ​Socio-cultural influences in work with Families

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  • Reauthoring Structures of Power Relationships

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  • Narrative Therapy with Trans Youth and Families

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  • Poetics, Politics and Identity

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The Gunnar Martinsen Scholarship

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VSNT faculty lost their very close friend and narrative colleague Gunnar Martinsen of Bergen Norway who died on July 1st, 2022. To celebrate and remember his wonderful full-hearted passionate spirit, we will be offering five scholarships to this year's VSNT narrative conference.

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Please contact VSNT to be considered for a scholarship opportunity. 

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