Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution focused brief therapy is utilized by incorporating positive psychology principles to help clients construct solutions. This type of therapy focuses on the development of practical solutions to produce desired behavior change.

If you want to get right to the point, our work with solution-focused therapy is for you. Working towards your miracle is the center of our focus, and we address obstacles that keep you from reaching that dream. I've been using this as long as I have been practicing, having my foundational skills from my MSW Education, and have employed from the simplest issues to complex cases

Especially helpful when the problem defies easy definition or resolution.

Solution-focused therapy uses targeted strategies to help you reach your goals (not the therapists) by identifying and utilizing your own ideas and abilities. I have advanced training with these strategies.

Having a hard time deciding if it's time to move mom into memory care? Let alone which one? I have so many resources, checklists, information, and strategies to help you. Stuck on trying to decide if you want resuscitation and need to complete your advanced directive before an upcoming surgery? Let's talk about the pros and cons. Therapy doesn't have to go on and on and on. Sometimes we can together identify exactly what you need and do that. You are always welcome to come back as needed.

I can provide a unique perspective on any issue you are experience. I will listen and support you, but also assist you in coming up with solutions that could help you reach your goals.

I provide brief solution-focused therapy with almost all medication management appointments. We will review current stressors, learn coping skills, reflect on your current self, and create goals to move your life forward in the direction you want.

Therapy is a necessary evil. Most of the time people simply do not have enough time to do the “deep” work necessary for personality transformation and simply require an immediate solution using what is available, especially in this recession. We can do a lot more with a lot less, we can focus on what works, stop doing what doesn’t work and try something new. Sometimes we can find a solution without necessarily drawing all the connections and solving the problem, allowing for fast intense change.

I have graduate-level education in SFBT, and have utilized techniques associated with this modality throughout my professional career.

I don't beat around the bush with clients, and some sessions may be more difficult than others. Using empathetic confrontation, I will help you navigate through unhelpful thoughts and ultimately find a solution that works for you. We will develop a collaborative treatment plan, which we will review every 3 months to ensure we're on track.

Helping patients feel empowered is my number one goal when working with someone, and solution focused therapy is a great modality to do that. Utilizing solution focused therapy along with CBT helps the patient stay on track with their therapeutic goals and see results in real time, which in turn builds confidence for them to keep moving ahead in therapy and challenging additional problems.

SFBT uses specific strategies to help you make the change you want, on your terms (not the therapist). I received specific training in these strategies.

In London, she participated in an intensive Solution-Focused and Narrative Therapy training at the Brief Institute.

It is very important to work towards a solution so we have goals to focus on. It is important my clients continue to do work outside of therapy to help themselves.

Solution Focused Therapy is goal oriented and short-term in order to help clients find solutions.

I'm a big believer in Solution-Focused Therapy. It’s all about focusing on your strengths and building on them. Instead of getting tangled up in the problem, we explore your desired future and work towards creating it. This approach places you, the client, as the expert of your own life. I'm here to help illuminate the path, encouraging you to harness your own resources to devise effective solutions. Let’s start finding those small steps that lead to big changes together.