Marlene Winberg holds a PhD in Philosophy with a specialisation in the Narrative Arts, a Master of Fine Art, and a BA in Drama and Literature from the University of Cape Town.
As South African co-ordinator for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child for 25 years, she has listened to hundreds of stories told by women and children who found resilience in the face of profound hardship. These experiences, together with her lifelong work with Indigenous narrative traditions and practitioners, form the foundation of her practice and research on the therapeutic arts, healing, and science.
Her work explores how creativity and story are healing methodologies — a holistic language shared by both ancestral wisdom and contemporary science. Through writing, therapy sessions, workshops, and online courses, Dr Winberg helps people reconnect with the body’s natural intelligence and rediscover storytelling as a way to healing, coherence, and belonging.
At the heart of healing through the narrative arts lies a powerful truth:
We hold the agency to transform the stories that have shaped us.
This 6-part course encourages you to become your own best healing companion by shaping your inner voice into a compassionate narrative. The course offers you a wide variety of techniques to achieve this. and is accompanied by the book, The Story of You and Us - A Healing Journey with the Narrative Arts.
A 90-minute in-person session provides an in-depth experience with narrative arts therapy. It includes the course guide book for continued self-guided healing, and digital resources for further exploration of healing with the narrative arts.
Online therapy is increasingly popular due to its privacy, autonomy, and the ability to choose a preferred environment. Teenagers find it effective and less stigmatising, as they can do therapy in their own home. It is also more affordable.
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