The type of psychotherapy I practise is called Solution Focused Psychotherapy. It is a modern psychotherapeutic approach which I use to help people feel better and to achieve their goals. The use of psychotherapy is not new, and most people will understand it as a way to help people overcome stress and emotional problems. You might have heard it called “talking therapy”, because the therapist and client talk together to create strategies to overcome their difficulties.
In Solution Focused Psychotherapy we look forwards rather than backwards, focusing on solutions for the future rather than dwelling on problems of the past. We don’t analyse the problem or why you have it but instead we help you find the solutions. This is the crucial component of this forward-facing approach, because we don’t expect you to constantly relive the things that have brought you to this point; on the contrary, reliving, retelling and re-experiencing painful or traumatic memories can be very unhelpful to bringing about positive change.
The Solution Focused process means we will:
1. Discuss where you are currently and
2. Determine where you want to be and then
3. Help you make the necessary changes
– and we avoid problem-talk.