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Would it be okay if we cancel our session on Monday and get in touch
again in the fall?
Best regards,
Thomas and Mia
And P.S. Thank you so much for your help; we9ve both been very
happy with it and really appreciate it.
I9m smiling—happy and relieved that it was Peter who had the last word. I never
send letters after our last conversation, because it9s important to me that the
person I9m talking to has the last word.
I don9t know how Thomas and Mia are doing today. Fall has come and gone, and I
haven9t heard from them. That9s totally fine, too.
Final Reflections
This isn9t a story about methods and content that guarantee the person we9re
talking to will live happily ever after.
Rather, I hope that my article can inspire you to write letters so that you can write
your way toward becoming the narrative therapist who is important for you to be.
What did I, as a therapist, fail to do enough of in the conversation? What do I feel
would have been better than what I did? What questions can bring me closer to
the dignified gaze that those we speak with deserve from us? What surprising
words and phrases can I capture and write down now that the words can stand
still before me in writing?
These are the kinds of questions that drive me.
Six Points of Attention
If you9d like to try a similar practice, here are six points of focus I9ve found helpful
in my practice of therapeutic letters:
For Me, Starting a Conversation Without a Letter Feels Like I9m Only Half a Therapist
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, October 2026 Special Release, p. 23-47
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