Why Solution Focused Therapy not Traditional?

The solution based approach to therapy is primarily, solution focused. It is a short term process that gives clients the tools to tackle their own problems. It identifies the client’s competences, skills, resources and abilities to seek solutions to problems and move the client forward in their lives. Therapeutic conversations can illicit the positive resources and actions of the client by finding exceptions to the problem, guiding the client to recognise changes and resources they have already utilised, the use of language and encouraging a concrete picture of the direction for change.  It is client led and utilises solution seeking answers via questions from the therapist, questions seeking exceptions to the problem, what the client wants to be different and many more that create hope and expectation and a pathway towards conquering the clients goal.Solution focused work encompasses collaboration between therapist and client, aiming to initiate small changes towards goals. It draws on the client’s experiences and actions in problem areas and utilizes them to help change the client’s direction, moving them forward and positively towards a preferred future goal.

Traditional therapy focuses more on identifying the pathology of a problem, reliving the experiences to find and understand the origins of the problem, drudging up the negativity and lack of resources to enable the client to move forward and find solutions. It looks for cures, a big step for those in crisis instead of the little steps of SFBT, and is based on emotions. It is past focused and can result in resistance from the client. It is therapist led and is a long term process, maybe up to  2 years or more.

Karen Taylor Hypnotherapy
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