ISTP 2026 Conference
“Theorizing in Dark Times – Art, Narrative, Politics”
June 8 – June 12, 2026 | Brooklyn, NY, USA
Conference Agenda
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Pitch an Idea: Critical Psychologies of Inequality, Exclusion, and Resistance Location: North Hall 106* link to join Session Chair: Alexandra Corral | |
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Mujerista Narrative Therapy: An Integrative Framework For Decolonization, Liberation, and Healing California Institute of Integral Studies, United States of America In this presentation, Alexandra––a mixed-Xicana MFT and Expressive Arts Therapies Trainee––uses autohistoria-teoría––an embodied method of inquiry bridging personal experiences with broader social and political landscapes––and testimonio––a healing-centered expressive arts modality––to propose an offering: Mujerista Narrative Therapy as a framework for decolonization, liberation, and healing. Through stories of becoming self-as-therapist and vignettes of nepantla moments in practice, she illuminates the acts of creative resistance that emerge through the transformative process of telling and witnessing both individual and collective histories of trauma and resilience in the time and space of the therapeutic-relationship. Alexandra draws upon knowledge, wisdoms, and practices of women of color feminisms, psycho-spiritualities, and healing-arts traditions, along with narrative, critical-liberation, and expressive arts approaches to psychotherapy to build upon pre-existing practices that dissolve epistemological boundaries and empower both clients and therapists who navigate life at the intersections of diverse worlds. | |

