Becoming proficient with the Solution Focused Approach is extremely hard work. This approach requires a level of discipline and fidelity that surpasses what is needed to be effective with other approaches to psychotherapy. Not that learning other approaches is not […]
In the past few years I have spent a large amount of time reviewing videotapes of my work with clients. In the early days of my therapy career it just made sense to me that if I wanted to improve […]
From my childhood, I have one regret, only one. That regret is effort. I did not assess my talent and try to push myself to achieve what I could have. In my early years I could draw, I mean really […]
From the time of my introduction to the Solution Focused Approach I could tell it was unlike anything else I had studied in my pursuit of an education in counseling. Beyond that, I was also very aware that I was […]
This is Chapter 2 from my book, The Solution Focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship Chapter 2: Take Credit for the “Honeymoon” Phase of Your Relationship “Love is like a friendship caught […]
The most powerful thing in the world is possibilities. Nothing unlocks our potential more than simply knowing that something is possible. For years I have been curious about what is it about the Solution Focused Approach that allows it to […]
Since I was a young teenager I have had this habit of collecting quotes. Whenever I heard a saying from someone that struck me as inspirational or touched me in some way I would write it down on a notecard […]
When I was first introduced to the Solution Focused Approach one of the things I instantly began to notice and ultimately love, the fact that it literally changed the way I looked at everything in my world. I became curious […]
This past Fall I traveled to Torun, Poland to speak at a conference. I was nervous to take this trip because my grandmother had been ill for the previous few months and things were certainly up and down. Things looked […]
In recent months I have been giving a lot of thought to what makes using Solution Focused Brief Therapy in couples sessions different from other common approaches to this work such as Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and John […]
