Counseling theories within a postmodernist epistemology: New roles for theories in counseling practice

Counseling theories have traditionally been considered within a modernist epistemology. Reconsidering theories from a postmodern vantage point opens up new possibilities for theory utilization in the counseling process. The author discusses 3 of these possibilities-theories as narrative structures, theoretical truth redefined as pragmatic utility, and egalitarianism in the counseling relationship-along with their implications for counseling practice.