Guide Story
Recovery Coaching Program for Facilitators
Traditional treatment helps clients stabilize. Story of Self helps them transform. It’s more than simply managing symptoms, it’s about rewriting identity, reclaiming purpose, and reigniting a belief in what’s possible. By integrating Story of Self into your program, you offer something deeper than therapy, you offer a future worth living for.
Over 90% of people who start Story of Self finish it.
That kind of engagement is rare in recovery, but when it happens, it means something. Clients aren’t just showing up. They’re locked in. They’re not watching the clock or waiting for it to be over. They’re doing the work because they want to finish what they started. They stay longer, dig deeper, and commit to the process because the story matters now.
Narrative and expressive writing have been widely studied as tools for psychological healing and growth. Research shows that when people make sense of their life experiences through storytelling, they often gain emotional clarity, increase resilience, and finally stop living like their past is still in charge.
Expressive writing improves mental and physical health.
Storytelling fosters identity reconstruction and post-traumatic growth.
Narrative therapy techniques help clients reframe and reinterpret their life experiences, leading to greater self-understanding and a clearer sense of identity. These are key factors in long-term recovery and resilience. (Neimeyer, 2000; Adler et al., 2016).
Meaning-making is linked to increased engagement and treatment outcomes.
Story of Self is built on this research. It gives clients a clear, structured way to process their story, challenge the beliefs holding them back, and shift how they see themselves. The result isn’t just insight. It’s real, lasting transformation.
Life Transformation Program Results
A 10x Return on What Matters Most
Story of Self has been quietly transforming lives and strengthening programs across recovery and mental health. It helps clients stay longer, go deeper, and live what they’ve learned.
This isn’t about replacing your model. It’s about elevating it. The framework fits naturally into existing treatment and brings meaning, direction, and ownership into the process.
If you’re questioning the investment, consider what it brings. Story of Self drives deeper commitment, increases referrals, and expands care. It’s a direct path to greater impact—for your clients and your program.
Story of Self is more than a curriculum. It’s a catalyst for lasting change.
While most modalities focus on symptom management, this framework goes deeper. It helps clients move from short-term stability to a clear sense of who they are and why it matters.
Clients stay longer, engage more deeply, and complete more consistently. Programs benefit from lower dropout rates, stronger alumni networks, and increased referrals. Staff re-engage as they witness real transformation.
Every dollar invested delivers tangible value. Better retention. Higher completion. Clients who leave ready for what’s next. This is where treatment becomes transformation.
How Story Works
Go Beyond The Traditional Programs
Each version of Story of Self gives you a powerful edge, but it’s the intention behind the implementation that makes it transformational. Whether you’re offering a virtual step-down, a hybrid enhancement, or a fully integrated narrative model, Story of Self turns treatment into a turning point.
Story of Self
Fully Online
Program + Community
(Self-Guided & Virtual Support)
Advantages:
- Flexible + Scalable: Clients can access the program anytime, anywhere—ideal for additional programing or post-treatment support.
- Self-Paced Mastery: Participants move through modules at their own speed, enhancing ownership and accountability.
- Low Overhead, High Impact: No staffing or scheduling needed; counselors can focus on clinical care while clients deepen their personal transformation.
- Community Access: Connection to an online network of peers walking the same journey—fostering purpose and belonging beyond treatment.
- Powerful Coaching: Clients can receive coaching from Certified Story Coaches.
Story of Self
Hybrid
Coaching or Groups
Advantages:
- Best of Both Worlds: Combines the convenience of online content with the relational power of live interaction.
- Deepens Therapeutic Alliance: Facilitators guide group or 1:1 reflection, applying insights directly to clients’ stories and healing journeys.
- Enhances Engagement: Blended format keeps clients active between sessions, increasing retention and progress.
- Supports Busy Teams: Reduces facilitator prep time—therapists guide reflection, not curriculum delivery.
- Builds Continuity: Allows for smooth transition between levels of care or re-engagement with alumni groups.
Story of Self
Fully Integrated
Into Your Clinical Program
Advantages:
- Cohesive, Identity-Based Framework: Aligns with your treatment model while adding a transformational layer that ties clients’ past, present, and future together.
- Increases Retention + Completion: Clients connect emotionally and meaningfully with their journey, staying in treatment longer and finishing stronger.
- Empowers Clinicians: Staff are trained as Story Guides, equipped with a new language of transformation that complements existing modalities (CBT, DBT, ACT, etc.).
- Measurable Impact: Built-in narrative assessments track shifts in identity, motivation, and purpose over time.
- Differentiates Your Program: Stands out in a crowded market by offering something deeper than stabilization—true transformation.
How to Learn More
Go Beyond: Experience More With Story Of Self
Book a Call
1-Hour Lunch & Learn
A powerful introduction to the principles behind Story of Self. Learn how story transforms identity, boosts engagement, and deepens therapeutic breakthroughs.
Perfect for teams looking to be inspired and informed.
Free Leadership Training
Designed for clinical directors and program leaders, this invitation-only experience shares how Story of Self increases retention, elevates outcomes, and creates staff alignment.
Free ½-Day In-Service
2-Day Story Workshop
A deep-dive, hands-on training where you don’t just learn the Story of Self—you experience it. Ideal for professionals ready to integrate narrative transformation into their practice. Each offering is a door into a new way of doing the work you love. Because when we help people change their stories, we change everything.