Becoming Solution-focused in Brief Therapy

able accept acting actions already answer approach assume assumption attempted become begin behavior believe better break Brief Chapter client coke coming complaint compliments construction continue conversation convinced cooperating couple create criteria daughter decided define describe difficult direction DISCUSSION example exceptions experience explain facilitate fear feedback feel focus focusing frame further future getting give given goal going guess happening husband hypothetical solution frame idea identify impressed initially interaction invite keep listen look meaning mother notice parents past person positive possible present probably problem question relationship response seems session situation solution-focused solving someone sometimes specific statement stay step suggest talk task tell Therapist therapy things thought tion track trust usually week well-defined wife wish