Solution Focused Therapy

Also called "Solution Focused Brief Therapy".

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“Now, I want to ask you a strange question. Suppose that while you are sleeping tonight and the entire house is quiet, a miracle happens. The miracle is that the problem which brought you here is solved. However, because you are sleeping, you don’t know that the miracle has happened. So, when you wake up tomorrow morning, what will be different that will tell you that a miracle has happened and the problem which brought you here is solved?” (de Shazer, 1988) =====
 * Related miracle question worksheet: https://positivepsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/Miracle-worksheet.pdf

Questions

 * "What would you like to see happen by the end of our session today? (or when we finish counseling sessions)"
 * "When is the problem not a problem? What are you doing differently then?"
 * "Of the things you did, what helped the most? What else has helped so far?"
 * “What stopped complete disaster from occurring?”
 * “How did you avoid falling apart.”
 * “What kept you from unraveling?”
 * “How have you managed so far?”
 * “What have you done to stay afloat?”
 * “What is working?”
 * "Suppose you were to compliment yourself on your effort, what would you say?"
 * "What will you do to keep this going?"

Social media

 * Facebook - Solution Focused Brief Therapy: https://www.facebook.com/solutionfocusedbrieftherapy/

Links

 * Institute for Solution Focused Therapy: https://solutionfocused.net/what-is-solution-focused-therapy/
 * Interventions worksheets: https://www.psychologytools.com/professional/therapies/solution-focused-therapy/
 * SFT sandtray prompts: https://www.evernote.com/l/ABKbQS1vFFtAn6LcCYprJSLemGogzTc2AIk
 * Therapy questions: https://ccms.buncombeschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_94115/File/Academics/Councelling/Presentations%20and%20Resources/Solution%20Focused%20Brief%20Therapy%20Questions.pdf