Bay Area Family Therapy Training Associates

bay area family therapy training associates (baftta) is an agency that provides both clinical services for clients and training for therapists and interns wishing to learn more about narrative therapy. baftta is internationally reknown as the west-coast center for narrative therapy. narrative therapy is a cutting edge approach that values bringing forth people's own wisdom and knowledges through respectful and collaborative conversations. this work involves a deep commitment to valuing cultural diversity and respecting the complexity of each person's life experience. we strive at identifying and bringing forth people’s preferred ways of being within the unique contexts of their lives. clinical services are offered to individuals, families and schools for a wide range of problems. individual and family therapy is provided on site by permanent baftta staff while school counseling services is provided by a group of enthusiastic graduate interns in consultation with the baftta staff.