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Changing Lives Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Elliott
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Changing Lives Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Elliott

Elliott, MA, LPC, entered the mental health field with the belief that people don’t have to suffer, and over a 12-month period at his job at the time, he proved this to be true: 100% of the kids struggling with substance abuse graduated from their program when working with Elliott and avoided prison. To contrast, other therapists had only around a 50% success rate.

The approach to treatment he was using? Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.

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What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?
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What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Differing from treatment methods commonly discussed in graduate school, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an approach to supporting clients that focuses on problem-solving.

Mental health professionals often focus on working through the specific problems their clients are experiencing; however, SFBT shifts the approach so clinicians help clients in identifying the best solutions to issues and incorporating an effective plan of action to achieve those solutions.

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3 Benefits of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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3 Benefits of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) focuses on the solutions to problems, diverging from more traditional methods of therapy where you analyze the problems you or a client encounter.

If you’re looking to increase your accessibility as a mental health professional by offering more therapy options to the people you serve, SFBT could be an excellent addition to your practice.

Here are three benefits of SFBT!

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