Questions? Call for Help Now
Questions? Call for Help Now
Solution-focused therapy (SFBT) focuses on helping individuals identify and amplify their existing strengths and resources to create positive change in their lives, rather than delving deeply into problems.
SFBT is future-focused and emphasizes finding solutions to current issues rather than dwelling on past problems or traumas.
Featured facility: Irvine
Building on clients’ existing strengths to help them reach their goals
The Miracle Question invites individuals to imagine a future where their problems are miraculously solved. Therapists ask clients to envision waking up one day and finding that their issues have disappeared overnight.
By exploring this hypothetical scenario in detail, clients gain insight into their desired outcomes, goals, and the steps needed to achieve them.
With scaling questions, therapists ask clients to rate their current level of satisfaction or progress on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 representing the worst possible scenario and 10 representing the desired outcome.
Through discussion and reflection, clients identify what has contributed to their current rating, as well as what they can do to move closer to their goal.
Exception seeking involves exploring times when problems were less severe or absent altogether. By exploring this, clients gain insight into their strengths, coping strategies, and resources that have helped them overcome challenges in the past.
Through this process, clients discover their inherent capabilities and develop strategies to replicate positive outcomes in the present and future.
SFT is a goal-oriented approach to counseling that focuses on identifying and building solutions rather than dwelling on problems. Developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg in the 1980s, SFT emphasizes clients’ strengths, resources, and goals, empowering them to create positive change in their lives through brief and focused interventions.
In addition to helping with depression, anxiety, addiction, and adjustment disorders, SFBT also helps with:
It’s also highly regarded because of its brief and focused nature, its emphasis on clients’ strengths and resources, and its potential for producing rapid and lasting change. SFBT is also highly collaborative and empowering, allowing clients to take an active role in identifying solutions and creating positive outcomes in their lives.
Insurance coverage for Solution-Focused Therapy sessions may vary depending on your specific insurance plan and provider. It’s important to check with your insurance company to determine coverage details, including any copayments or limitations on the number of sessions allowed. Some insurance plans may cover SFT as part of mental health benefits, while others may require pre-authorization or out-of-pocket payment.
Alter accepts most insurance plans. Call (866) 989-3395 for your free consultation now!
You can search for therapists and counseling centers offering Solution-Focused Therapy through online directories, mental health organizations, or by asking for referrals from your primary care physician or trusted individuals. It’s essential to find a therapist who is experienced in delivering SFT and with whom you feel comfortable working.
Alter’s therapists are the best in the industry for using SFBT and other therapies. Call (866) 989-3395 for your free consultation now!
Call Now for Program Availability
Contact our admissions team to learn about our programs and to check availability at our facilities, or submit your insurance to verify coverage.
We accept most major insurance providers including the ones displayed here.
Submit your insurance to confirm coverage.
We accept most major insurance providers including the ones displayed here.
Submit your insurance to confirm coverage.
Our facilities have been awarded prestigious recognition and certifications by adhering to rigorous guidelines and exceeding quality standards with consistent, safe & effective healthcare services.
We are on a mission to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions.
34270 Pacific Coast Hwy
3rd Floor
Dana Point, CA 92629
Questions? Call now to speak confidentially with an admissions counselor.