Solution-focused therapy – is an approach to psychotherapy based on solution-building rather than problem-solving. Although it acknowledges present problems and past causes, it predominantly explores an individual’s current resources and future hopes – helping clients to look forward and use their own strengths to achieve their goals. This is a very popular therapy.

Some of the basic philosophies and assumptions.

These are:

• Change is both constant and certain.
• Emphasis on what is changeable and possible.
• Clients must want to change.
• Clients are the experts and outline their own goals.
• Clients have resources and their own strengths to solve and overcome their problems.
• Focus on the future – history is not essential.