Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a present and future-focused, goal-directed therapeutic approach that focuses, as the name suggests, on solutions. Instead of leading with the problems that brought clients to therapy in the first place, SFBT focuses on what clients want to achieve without exploring the history of the issue. SFBT is founded on the belief that clients know what they need to do to improve their lives and the approach provides coaching and questioning to help clients find the best solutions. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is used in the treatment of a variety of issues, including addiction, relationship problems, behavioral problems, abuse and depression. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s Solution Focused Brief Therapy experts today.

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

— Genniffer Williams, Licensed Professional Counselor in Euless, TX
 

Solution Focused is another favorite of mine. Working on manageable, measurable goals that support you feeling successful and reminding you of strengths you already have is my jam.

— Annie Buxbaum, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Santa Rosa, CA

Solution-focused therapy is a goal-directed collaborative approach to psychotherapeutic change that is conducted through direct observation of clients' responses to a series of precisely constructed questions.

— Ryan Pescaia, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in Houston, TX
 

I offer a problem-solving approach to help clients develop new perspectives and strategies for issues that may not require a long time in counseling to resolve. These are often life adjustments, quite common for many of us, that need some extra help to find doable solutions. We will identify short-term goals and assess progress throughout the counseling process.

— Amanda Chapman, Licensed Professional Counselor in Johnson City, TN

Together, we will explore potential solutions to your problems. All potential solutions that I discuss with you will be evidenced based. This means that various scientific studies on the “solution” have taken place making it scientifically proven to work for most people. If whatever we come up with doesn’t work for you, we’ll discuss other potential evidence based solutions so that you have an array of coping skills you can use to deal with life’s stressors.

— Darryon Spencer, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
 

Solution Focused Brief Therapy is a commonly used treatment to help clients create coping strategies to effectively managing stress that can cause or worsen more serious mental health issues. It is a collaborative, strength-based, goal-directed, present and future-oriented, and inclusive approach. In SFBT, you identify your goals for therapy, focus on exceptions and coping strategies/solutions to the problem, and move forward one step at a time on your path to achieving them.

— Mona Stribling, Psychologist in , FL

I believe that Solution Focused Brief Therapy helps clients rely on their strengths on how to move forward, and strays away from highlighting their past and what they are not able to achieve. This approach emphasizes that clients are experts of their own lives and that they do have what it takes to make the changes they desire.

— Margaret Shouse, Licensed Professional Counselor in Northbrook, IL
 

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.

— Tamara Statz, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Saint Paul, MN

It can often be helpful to explore past wounds that have left their scars as far back as our childhoods. However, sometimes the goal of therapy is to solve an immediate problem. If you prefer, I can work with you in a brief, solution-focused approach that gathers your strengths to overcome obstacles in your life.

— Brian Hayes, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Atlanta, GA
 

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy or SFBT focuses on finding solutions in the present time and exploring an individual's hope for the future to find quicker resolution to their problems. This method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate counseling and questioning, you are capable of finding the best solutions for your future.

— Cheryl Perry, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in Charlotte, NC

We know what we know… well, most of the time. But translating knowledge into action for change is something else. Sure, we will talk about your issues, but talk only goes so far. We will work on actionable processes to help you get past thoughts, behaviors and feelings that contribute to anxiety, depression, PTSD, BiPolar Disorder, and chronic debilitating daily stress. A change in thoughts, brings about change in feelings and results in changed behavior.

— Suzy Oswald, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
 

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a goal-directed approach that centers on the client's present and future, rather than the past. It empowers individuals to envision their desired future and aids them in identifying and leveraging their strengths and resources to bring about meaningful changes and achieve their goals, often in a relatively short timeframe.

— Jennifer Gray, Licensed Professional Counselor in Portland, OR

Another theory that I have studied in the course of my graduate work. I also work to active incorporate this theory into my practice with my clients by focusing on solutions and seeking to highlight the strengths and positive attributes of my clients.

— Tabitha Rupard, Licensed Professional Counselor
 

Just as this sounds, we are working together to come to a solution that address your need.

— Heidi De Leon, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Long Beach, CA

Do you have big feelings that make it difficult for you to handle stress? Would you like to feel more trust with yourself and others, and less stuck? Solution Focused Brief treatment allows for a dynamic model of change where you are in control and are empowered.

— Rebecca Lavine, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Cambridge, MA
 

Solution focused brief therapy is a goal-directed, future-oriented, collaborative therapeutic approach to help clients focus on solutions rather than the problems. I specialize in solution focused brief therapy to incorporate my client's strengths into the therapeutic process and empower them to make tangible, positive changes in their lives.

— Angela Pham, Occupational Therapist in Los Angeles, CA