Adolescence is one of the most important stages of psychosocial development during which adolescents use “narratives” to understand their experiences. Narratives are tools that enable individuals to make meaning of and organize their fragmented life experiences into a coherent whole. In this context, the family, as the primary social environment, plays a fundamental role in shaping adolescents’ narratives, as family interactions and emotional relationships provide the main context for constructing adolescents’ narratives of lived experiences. Despite this importance, there is still no systematic and coherent understanding of the characteristics and themes of adolescents’ narratives about family.

This study aims to examine adolescents’ narratives about family, extract their main themes and patterns of meaning, and then develop and validate a counseling program for mothers based on these narratives, in order to enhance parents’ understanding of adolescents’ lived experiences and improve family relationships. The study will be conducted using a mixed-methods (qualitative–quantitative) approach. In the qualitative phase, using a narrative research approach and thematic analysis, data will be collected through semi-structured interviews with adolescents aged 15 to 18 and analyzed to extract the main themes. Based on the findings, a counseling program for mothers will be designed. In the quantitative phase, the program will be validated by experts in family and adolescence using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR).