What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Imagine you wake up tomorrow and all of your problems have vanished. What does your life look like now? How does it look different from the reality you’re currently living in?

That life and vision can become your new reality through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy at Broward Therapists.

What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a short-term, goal-oriented, evidence-based therapy approach that uses positive thinking and positive practices to help you make changes so that you can live your dream life. 

SFBT believes that you know what you need to do to improve your life, and with a trained Broward Therapist asking the right questions, you will find the answers to your current situation within you.

How is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy different?

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy was created by Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer, among other colleagues, in the late 1970s. 

The two created SFBT because they wanted a therapy approach that focused more on “how” to treat the challenges clients face, rather than “why” they’re experiencing these challenges.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy also differs from other therapy methods because it concentrates on the future and solutions instead of the past and problem-solving. This emphasis means that SFBT is quick, not requiring long, lengthy sessions, allowing clients to see rapid results in their lives.

How does Solution-Focused Therapy work?

Everything in SFBT focuses on the end result. As you look to that future, a trained Broward Therapist will help you identify your goals before working through solutions on how to get there. 

Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer based SFBT on the belief that a ripple effect could occur by focusing on what’s working in your life, allowing more good to come into your life.

What are the key concepts of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

During SFBT, a highly trained Broward Therapist will teach you valuable tools and resources to use while working toward your end goal. These techniques include the Miracle Question, goal setting, positivity, scaling and the use of exceptions. 

Some of these techniques are specific to SFBT, but still immensely helpful in your journey to overall better mental wellbeing: 

• The Miracle Question asks you to think about what your life would look like if you woke up tomorrow and your problem was completely gone

• Scaling helps you see your problems on a continuum 

• The use of exceptions makes you focus on times in your life when you were happy, even if your problem was still around

What are the benefits of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

For many, the fact that Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is, well, brief is particularly enticing. Typically, most clients in SFBT range from five to eight sessions, though that number is highly dependent on the client’s needs and what our therapist believes will work best.

Who can benefit from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is proven to work for people of all ages and for a variety of different challenges, including communication issues, stress, anxiety, big life changes, relationship problems and conflict management.

Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy effective?

There are over 150 clinical trials that prove the efficacy of SFBT. Furthermore, researchers found the results to be similar to other therapy methods; the only difference was that SFBT achieved the same results in a shorter amount of time.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy at Broward Therapists

If you think Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a method that could work for you, Broward Therapists is here to help. With over 20 licensed counselors and many trained in SFBT, we will match you with the best-fit therapist and ensure you have all the tools and resources needed on your journey to better mental well-being.