Dynamic Narrative Therapy: A Bold New Idea, or Therapy’s Greatest Hits Mashup?

Dynamic Narrative Therapy (DNT) is the newest band on the family therapy scene, blending the greatest hits of modernist structure and postmodern freestyle.

But is it the next big thing or just a remix of familiar favorites?

Family therapy has always been a bit of a balancing act—juggling individual needs, family dynamics, and the broader cultural pressures that weigh on relationships.

Now, enter DNT, which promises to blend the logical structure of systemic therapy with the free-spirited storytelling of narrative therapy. On paper, it’s the perfect duet.

But in practice? Well, it’s complicated.