What is Solution-Focused Therapy?

SFT is a future-oriented approach that shifts the focus from problems to solutions. It emphasizes your strengths, resources, and past successes to help you envision and achieve your desired future. This therapy is based on the belief that you already possess the skills and knowledge needed to create positive change in your relationship.

How Solution-Focused Therapy Works:

In SFT, our therapists will guide you and your partner to:

• Define Your Goals: Clearly articulate your desired outcomes for your relationship. What would you like to be different? How would you like your relationship to look and feel?

• Identify Exceptions: Explore times when the problem was less present or manageable. What were you doing differently during those times? What strengths and resources did you utilize?

• Utilize Scaling Questions: Assess your progress towards your goals using a scale of 1 to 10. This helps you track your progress and identify areas for improvement.

• Develop Action Plans: Create concrete steps and strategies to move towards your desired outcomes. This may involve trying new behaviors, communicating differently, or utilizing your strengths in new ways.

• Focus on Solutions: Maintain a focus on what is working well and build on your successes to create lasting positive change.

Benefits of Solution-Focused Therapy for Couples:

• Goal-Oriented Approach: Provides a clear direction and focus for therapy, empowering you to work towards your desired outcomes.

• Empowering and Strengths-Based: Emphasizes your strengths and resources, building confidence in your ability to create positive change.

• Increased Hope and Optimism: Focuses on possibilities and solutions, fostering a sense of hope and optimism about your relationship.

• Improved Communication and Problem-Solving: Develops skills to communicate effectively and collaborate on solutions.

• Enhanced Relationship Satisfaction: Creates a more positive and fulfilling relationship by focusing on your strengths and desired future.

Is Solution-Focused Therapy Right for You?

Solution-Focused Therapy can be beneficial for couples who are:

• Motivated to create positive change in their relationship

• Seeking a goal-oriented and future-focused approach

• Wanting to build on their strengths and resources

• Open to exploring new solutions and possibilities

Next Steps:

• Learn more about our therapists trained in Solution-Focused Therapy

• Schedule a consultation to discuss your relationship goals and how SFT can help

• Explore other couples therapy approaches offered at New Horizons