Anton Yanagisawa (he/him)

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) for depression shifts the focus from symptoms to solutions. Instead of analyzing the problem's origins, it helps clients envision a future without depression. The therapist uses techniques like "the miracle question" and "scaling questions" to identify what a small step forward looks like and what resources the client already possesses. The approach is collaborative, empowering clients to build upon their strengths and past successes to create lasting change

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) tackles burnout by shifting focus from the problem to the solution. Instead of dwelling on the causes of burnout, the therapist helps the client envision a future without it. They use questions like, "What would be different if you weren't feeling this way?" to identify small, actionable steps. The client's strengths and past successes are highlighted to build confidence and motivate change. The approach is collaborative, brief, and goal-oriented, empowerin

The therapist helps the client envision a future where the anxiety is gone or manageable, using "miracle questions" and "scaling questions" to clarify their desired outcomes. The approach emphasizes identifying and amplifying existing strengths and past successes ("exceptions") when the anxiety was less present. It's about a collaborative, goal-oriented process, where the client is seen as the expert on their own life, and the therapist helps them take small, actionable steps towards their prefe

rom 2009, I've been trained and mentored in a hybrid approach of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and narrative therapy (NT). Narrative brief therapy works by viewing a person's life as a collection of stories. The core idea is that the "problem is the problem," not the person. This approach helps clients externalize their issues, seeing them as separate from their identity. The therapist and client then collaboratively re-author the client's life story, focusing on "unique outcomes" or ti

Having trained in and used both Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Narrative Therapy since 2009, I've seen how they can powerfully complement each other. While SFBT is future-focused and goal-oriented, Narrative Therapy re-authors the past.

I was trained and mentored in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 2009. SFBT is a therapeutic approach that focuses on helping clients find solutions rather than dwelling on the problems that brought them to therapy. The core idea is that you don't need to understand the cause of a problem to solve it. Instead, we work together to identify your desired future and the small, positive steps you can take to get there.