Evanston Family Therapy Center

05/09/2026

We have designed this online program over the course of two weekends to immerse you in narrative ideas and give you hands-on experience with narrative ways of working. The format is informal and highly interactive, so you will have lots of chances to practice putting the ideas into action. In addition to exercises and supervised practice, Jill and Gene will demonstrate the work through videotape and live interviews.

May 15-17 & May 29-31, 2026

Fri 2pm-5pm
Sat 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm
Sun 2pm-5pm CST

Zoom
(link will be shared before the workshop)

03/06/2026

The editors of the Journal of Systemic Therapies are excited to announce a Special Bilingual Issue:

“Humbling English in marriage and family therapy: Practices for justice, magical realism, and care beyond resistances in our Spanish(es)”,
by Guest Editor, marcela polanco.

It is now published and available FREE online until March 11.

Please feel free to pass this news along to friends, students and , colleagues, and direct them to this url:

Journal of Systemic Therapies 44 - 3-4 table of contents

03/05/2026

From an interview David Graeber gave about Bu****it Jobs.

https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/imagining-a-world-with-no-bullsh*t-jobs/

03/05/2026

Most work is care work

03/05/2026

The world's far from right just now, but this version of this song brings me some soothing. and motivation to keep trying.

DOC & MERLE WATSON IN CONCERT, 1980https://www.guitarvideos.com/ #!/Doc-and-Merle-Watson-In-Concert/p/131764596Doc is joined by his son Merle on guitar and ba...

02/14/2026

Join us for the Introduction to Narrative Therapy with Jill Freedman & Gene Combs - Friday, February 27, 10am to 5pm (Central Standard Time).

Registration is open on our website!
Narrativetherapychicago.com

This workshop, via Zoom, will offer participants an experience of the basic ideas and practices of narrative therapy. The focus will include the narrative metaphor, the post-structuralist worldview, non-pathologizing conversations, and the basics of helping people experience rich and meaningful stories about the possibilities for their lives. The format will include discussion, demonstration and exercises.

02/12/2026

Here's a link to the video of the presentation we did for Taos Institute's Pulsating Practices series:

Pulsating Practices: Constructionism in Action is a free webinar series hosted by the Taos Institute. In these interactive events, practitioners from around ...

01/14/2026

We are big fans of Jan DeFehr and her work!!

In this conversation, Jan DeFehr argues that ethical practice requires access to what the field itself disputes, including the risks people rarely hear about.

01/13/2026

Many of us are struggling with despair, discouragement, and cynicism as we face the multiple challenges of our current world: rising authoritarianism, climate crisis, xenophobia, economic inequality, and more. This affects us both personally and in our work. How do we keep going?

In this session of Taos Institute's Pulsating Practices conversations Jill & Gene will share some ideas from the world of narrative therapy about how to identify what people hold precious and how to circulate insider knowledge about preserving and promoting those precious purposes.

Pulsating Practices: Constructionism in Action is a free webinar series hosted by the Taos Institute. In these interactive events, practitioners from around the world showcase ways to co-construct ...

11/01/2025

More info at: narrativetherapychicago.com

08/13/2025

Chris Hoff interviewed Gene earlier this week

In episode #138 of The Radical Therapist Podcast, Chris sits down with long-time narrative therapist Gene Combs for a conversation on the past, present, and future of narrative therapy. Gene shares his journey into narrative therapy, his thoughts on neoliberalism’s impact on mental health, and why...