Narrative Financial Therapy

This chapter provides an introduction to narrative financial therapy (NFT), which is an integrated theoretical approach to financial therapy that both mental health and financial planning professionals can utilize. The NFT approach integrates aspects of the six-step financial planning process with empirically supported narrative therapeutic techniques. This integration provides the underpinnings to a manualized approach. Concluding the chapter, a case study is presented to demonstrate the approach, explore potential ethical considerations, and introduce future considerations.