Empowering you to make changes and

Solution--Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a practical, strengths-based approach that focuses on what is working in your life rather than what is not.  Instead of exploring problems in depth, SFBT helps you identify your resources, successes, and possibilities so you can move towards the changes you want to see.

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SFBT is grounded in the belief that you already have skills, insights, and capacities that can support your wellbeing.  The role of therapy is to draw these forward, illuminated what is going right, and help you build small, achievable steps towards your preferred future.

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This approach is collaborative and future--focused.  Sessions explore what change would look like, how you will recognise it, and what strengths you can use to get there.  Even small shifts can create meaningful momentum.

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In our work together, SFBT may include:

• identifying what you want to move toward, rather than what you want to move away from

• noticing exceptions --- times when the problem is less present or more manageable

• exploring strengths, resources, and personal qualities

• clarifying your preferred future in concrete, meaningful terms

• developing small, practical next steps that feel achievable

• recognising moments of progress and what helped them occur

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SFBT is flexible and can be used on its own or alongside other therapeutic approaches such as CBT, narrative therapy, or mindfulness.  It is particularly supportive for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin, as well as those who appreciate focused, practical conversations that create real movement in their lives.

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References:

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de Shazer, S., Dolan, Y., Korman, H., Trepper, T., McCollum, E., & Berg, I. K. (2021). More than miracles: The state of the art of solution-focused brief therapy (Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions). Routledge.

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Franklin, C., Trepper, T., Gingerich, W., & McCollum, E. (2011). Solution-focused brief therapy: A handbook of evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press.

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Kim, J. S. (2008). Examining the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy: A meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 18(2), 107–116.

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Lethem, J. (2002). Brief solution-focused therapy. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 7(4), 189–192.

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Trepper, T. S., McCollum, E. E., De Jong, P., Korman, H., Gingerich, W. J., & Franklin, C. (2010). Solution-focused brief therapy treatment manual. Contemporary Family Therapy, 32(2), 92–104.