The Solution Focused Approach is very different from traditional forms of more problem focused psychotherapy and often does not fit with our original training in this field. As a result, this approach can be hard to learn and even harder […]
I have made no secret about it, my childhood years were not easy. When I look back on those years what was most difficult is not what most people would think. It was not the many punches I took from […]
First, a good question is one that produces a useful response from the client. As I travel and teach clinicians to use Solution Focused language in their work it has been made clear to me how hard this approach is […]
People often ask me what drives me and how I keep moving forward. I never really know how to explain what drives me. However, I can say that a few of the things that keeps me going is focusing on […]
In the past few years, as I have pursued my professional goals, I have written many blogs, books, book chapters, articles and so on. However, this one is one of the most emotional I have ever written. This because, this […]
Traveling around the world teaching professionals to use the Solution Focused Approach has taught me a few things, perhaps even more than I have taught. One such thing is there are some people that have an initial response to the […]
One of the struggles I experienced in the early days of working as a psychotherapist was feeling the pressure that it was up to me to solve the problem for the client, not only that, I wanted to solve everything […]
If you have been following my blog for any length of time, or read any of my books, you have probably already surmised that I am a purest in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. This is not because I think this […]
From the time that I was introduced to the Solution Focused Approach I was told it is a strength-based approach. However, this description has never felt quite right to me and somehow feels like an inaccurate characterization of what a […]
Several years ago I was attending a conference workshop being taught by one of my mentors (and closest friends) Chris Iveson when the topic of being a purist came up as another event attendee posed a question to Chris. His […]
