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Solution-focused brief therapy
Goal-directed approach to psychotherapy
Solution-focused brief therapy
Solution-focused (brief) therapy (SFBT) is a brief form of psychotherapy developed in the late 1970s and 1980s by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg that focuses on helping clients identify goals and practical solutions rather than analyzing problems. SFBT focuses on addressing what clients want to achieve without exploring the history and provenance of problem(s). SF therapy sessions typically focus on the present and future, focusing on the past only to the degree necessary for communicating empathy and accurate understanding of the client's concerns. SFBT is a future-oriented and goal-oriented interviewing technique that helps clients generate solutions to acute problems. Elliott Connie defines solution building as "a collaborative language process between the client(s) and the therapist that develops a detailed description of the client(s)' preferred future/goals and identifies exceptions and past successes". SFBT is strengths-based, focused on clients' strengths and resilience.
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