I am grounded in a narrative frame of reference that understands people, organisations, and communities as shaped by the stories they live within. Stories influence identity, culture, belonging, leadership, and the ways challenges are understood and responded to. By listening carefully to lived experience, narrative practice creates space for new meanings, alternative possibilities, and more life-giving ways of being.

Central to this approach is a deep respect for local knowledge. Individuals, teams, and communities are recognised as experts in their own lives and contexts. Rather than imposing external solutions or fixed interpretations, the work is collaborative — honouring wisdom that already exists and supporting people to name what sustains them, what constrains them, and what they hope to grow.

Narrative practice also pays close attention to dominant stories — cultural, organisational, theological, and societal narratives that shape what is seen as normal, possible, or acceptable. Some of these stories nurture dignity and belonging; others create shame, silence, or exclusion. Together, these influences are gently examined and alternative narratives explored that support agency, responsibility, and wellbeing.

Woven throughout is an ethic of care that attends carefully to power, relationship, and impact. This includes creating spaces where voices are honoured, dignity is upheld, and people are supported to act with integrity and accountability. Care is understood not as fixing, but as relational presence — holding complexity, encouraging reflection, and fostering shared responsibility.

Across individual, organisational, and faith-based contexts, this approach invites deeper listening, ethical engagement, and the co-creation of stories that make room for meaningful change.