Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) (or simply ‘solution focused therapy’) is a goal directed collaborative change oriented approach conducted by analysing direct observation of clients’ responses to constructed questions. SFBT is based upon social constructionist thinking and looks at what a client wants to achieve by examining the history and presenting problem in detail. This approach emphasises that present and future life experiences during which some aspect of a goal was occurring can be identified and used to co-construct effective solutions. Thus clients are enabled to create positive directions for change in their lives- constructing a concrete vision of their preferred future.