Training is available in Narrative Therapy for counsellors, social workers, mental health professionals and group workers, in collaboration with other training centres, such as Dulwich Centre https://dulwichcentre.com.au/training-in-narrative-therapy/ and CCWT https://www.ccwt.edu.au/course/CLNT33
Upcoming Workshops:
Tuesday 17th Feb, 2026 1-day online Using Narrative Therapy to Respond to Domestic and Family Violence 9.30am-4.30pm AEST (Enrol using CCWT link https://www.ccwt.edu.au/course/CLNT33)
Wed 22nd & Thurs 23rd April, 2026 2 days in-person Sydney Introduction to Narrative Practice (co-facilitated by David Newman) 10am-5pm AEST. Darlinghurst Community Space, 277 Bourke St, Darlinghurst. Email Loretta for enquiries.
Friday 15th May, 2026 1-day online Using Narrative Therapy to Respond to Domestic and Family Violence 9.30am-4.30pm AEST (Enrol using CCWT link https://www.ccwt.edu.au/course/CLNT33)
Tuesday 8th Sept, 2026 1-day online Using Narrative Therapy to Respond to Domestic and Family Violence 9.30am-4.30pm AEST (Enrol using CCWT link https://www.ccwt.edu.au/course/CLNT33)
In-house training: workshops designed for the needs of your service are available to be delivered in-house throughout Australia, or overseas. Workshops run from 1-3 days, depending on the requirements of the service. Training has been delivered within Australia to various headspace teams, Reconnect teams, counselling teams at NGOs an NDIS program. Loretta has also presented at NSW Health conference and a DCJ conferences.
Narrative therapy is endorsed by the Australian Government as best practice for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients under the Better Access initiative.
Some examples of previously facilitated workshops are:
- Introduction to Narrative Therapy
- Advanced Narrative Therapy
- Building Effective Supervision Practice
- Working with People Who’ve Been Subjected to Sexual Assault/Trauma
- Responding to Family Violence Through a Narrative Therapy Lens
- Reclaiming a Sense of Agency After Multiple Abuse
- Narrative Therapy and Mental Health
Loretta has facilitated training workshops across translation in Türkiye, Greece, Qatar and China and in English in Singapore and India. Loretta has presented via webinar for organisations in Brazil and USA.
For more details, contact Loretta Contact

Two free online video presentations of Loretta’s work are available on the Dulwich Centre Website, under Friday Afternoon Free Videos www.dulwichcentre.com.au
- Acts of Resistance, Acts of Reclaiming: working with those subjected to abuse
- Utilising Narrative Ideas When Meeting with People Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts
Loretta has published a book in 2025 through Dulwich Centre Publishing