I have spent more than a decade working to become effective with the Solution Focused Approach. In that time, I have seen an uncountable amount of clients, traveled the world teaching other to use this approach, and have written a […]
The most obvious observation when observing a Solution Focused conversation is that the questions are central to this way of work. However, I think there is something even more central that is a bit harder to see but impacts all […]
Perhaps the most transformational thing about psychotherapy is it leaves a makr on a client, each approach does this in a different way but that is the purpose of the session. The Solution Focused Approach does this in a particular […]
A few months a I posted something on my blog that explained my belief that the Solution Focused Approach as not being stregnth-based. This post prompted many people to send me emails and responses to that post on my social […]
There are many myths about the Solution Focused Approach, many of which are propagated by misinformation readily available on places like YouTube. It was this spreading of inaccurate information that motivated me to teach the true essence of this approach. […]
I frequently hear several comments as I travel around the world teaching the Solution Focused Approach but one comment stands above the rest. This one comment always makes me feel validated, as if my teaching is making a difference. In […]
Over the years I have heard so many people say that one of the reasons that they do not like the Solution Focused Approach is that is does not address the client’s problem. Of course, we in the SFBT community […]
This may be my shortest video yet, however, it may be the most important one. I was teaching this week (the reason for video was shot selfie style) and someone asked which problems is this approach is most effective with, […]
Very often people observe a solution focused session being conducted by a skilled professional and think they are watching something magical. They attribute the skill of being able to do this work with some mystical skill that the professional possesses. […]
The conundrum of the Solution Focused Approach is that it is equal parts simple and complicated. In this video I offer an explanation as to why and what we can do about it. Also, in the video I mention a […]
