Solution-Focused Therapy
What is Solution-Focused Therapy?
Solution-Focused Therapy, also known as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a short-term, goal oriented therapy focused on helping you transform your life by creating solutions, rather than focusing on problems. Instead of focusing on your past and unraveling your childhood experiences, this type of therapy inspires hope and manifests change by focusing on the future. It’s a powerful approach to therapy for shaping, motivating, accomplishing, and maintaining the behavioral changes you desire.
At the core of Solution-Focused Therapy is the belief that you already possess the necessary resources and capabilities to overcome your challenges.
Our role is to help illuminate these strengths and encourage you to utilize them effectively. This therapy is designed to be brief, focusing on specific goals you wish to achieve and facilitating a quick transition to positive change.
Ready to shift your focus from past problems to future solutions and effectively tackle mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and trauma? We can help. Book a free consultation call to get started.
"The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do."
- Bill Phillips
Solution-Focused Therapy is a collaborative and fast-paced therapy that focuses on creating the future you desire. Through our discussions, we identify what works best in your life and how we can expand on these successes.
In sessions, we use powerful techniques like the Miracle Question, which invites you to envision your ideal future and the steps you might take to get there if nothing were holding you back. We also engage in Exception Finding, where we explore past successes—times when the problem was manageable or absent—as a foundation for building a resilient and joyous future. Scaling questions, where you rate your experiences and progress on a numerical scale from 1-10, are also used to assess progress and explore your goals. you to rate your experiences and progress on a numerical scale from 1-10.
By aligning with and centering on your desired outcomes and drawing on your own innate abilities, Solution-Focused Therapy can supports you in manifesting the future you deserve. creating a vibrant and hopeful future, fostering significant personal growth and greater life satisfaction.
How Does Solution-Focused Therapy Work?
Here at The Holistic Counseling Center, we integrate Solution-Focused Therapy into a customized treatment plan tailored for your specific mental health concerns. All of our therapists provide a solution-focused approach to mental health challenges because we know that healing takes time. In addition to helping you go deep into exploring the root cause of your struggles, we offer solutions that will help you find relief now, not years from now.
Solution-Focused Therapy at The Holistic Counseling Center
What Issues Can Solution-Focused Therapy Treat?
Solution-Focused Therapy is particularly effective for a variety of mental health diagnoses and symptoms, including:
Burnout
Childhood Trauma
Crisis of Faith
Emotional Abuse
Family of Origin Issues
Gaslighting
Life Purpose
Life Transitions
Parenting
Perfectionism
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Relationship Stress
Self-Sabotage
Stress Management
Work-Related Stress
Meet The Team
Solution-Focused Therapists
Kim Burris
Founder, LIcensed THerapist, LMFT
Anxiety, Life Purpose, Postpartum Depression, Shadow Work, Existential Crisis + Spirituality
Dr. Anjali Connors
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety, Trauma, Life Transitions, Psychedelic Integration + Spirituality
Perri Griffin
Licensed Therapist, LMFT
Anxiety, Shadow Work, Psychedelic Integration, Life Purpose + Spirituality
Associate Therapist, AMFT
Sinclair Mitchell
Anxiety, Trauma, Inner Child Healing, Shadow Work + Spirituality
Tessa Wendell
Associate THerapist, AMFT
Anxiety, Trauma, Shadow Work, Relationships, Motherhood + Self-Esteem
Our Offices
We offer in-person therapy from our offices in El Dorado Hills, CA (near Folsom and Sacramento), San Francisco and online counseling in California.
What People are Saying
★★★★★
“Kim is a skilled therapist who advocates for the emotional growth of her clients while holding a safe space for them to come just as they are. Her approach is gentle yet effective. I highly recommend her.”
- Erin, Folsom, CA
Ready to Work Together?
Here’s how to get started:
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Solution-Focused Therapy is unique in that it focuses on solving problems to create a better future, instead of focusing on understanding the past. It is uniquely future-oriented and brief, helping you find relief from your symptoms and feel confident in making sustainable changes in your life in just a few sessions.. This approach can help you connect with your available strengths and resources to create positive changes quickly and efficiently.
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Yes, Solution-Focused Therapy can be highly effective if you’re dealing with anxiety. This approach focuses on finding solutions to help you find relief from your anxiety symptoms quickly. By setting achievable goals and breaking them down into smaller, manageable steps, Solution-Focused Therapy can help you build confidence and develop coping strategies to find relief from anxiety symptoms. This type of therapy also emphasizes the importance of identifying and utilizing your unique and inherent strengths, values and lifestyle practices to find tools that will work for you to feel better quickly. Solution-Focused Therapy offers a positive and practical approach to managing anxiety and has been shown to produce significant improvements in anxiety symptoms.
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Absolutely. Solution-Focused Therapy is particularly effective for improving relationship dynamics. It helps individuals and couples identify what they want in their relationships and use their own resources to achieve these goals. Whether it's enhancing communication, resolving conflicts, or deepening intimacy, this therapy provides practical tools and perspectives.
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Many clients see noticeable improvements within just a few sessions due to the goal-oriented and direct nature of Solution-Focused Therapy. The specific timeline can vary depending on your unique situation and objectives, but this approach is designed to produce changes as quickly and effectively as possible. Most clients engage in solution-focused therapy for 6-8 sessions and find relief from their symptoms and feel confident in making sustainable changes in their life moving forward.
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If you’re interested in exploring Solution-Focused therapy, it’s important to work with a licensed therapist or counselor who has specialized training in this approach. All of our therapists here at The Holistic Counseling Center are licensed to practice psychotherapy and are trained in Solution-Focused therapy techniques, ensuring they are well-equipped to guide you effectively.
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If you’re ready to get started with Solution-Focused therapy, reach out to schedule a free consultation call. During this call, we’ll discuss what’s going on in your life, review logistical details like fees and schedules, and determine if our approach feels like a good match for you. If everything aligns, you can then schedule your first therapy appointment!
FAQ’s about Solution-Focused Therapy
Make an Appointment for Solution-Focused Therapy in California
Feeling ready to explore Solution-Focused Therapy with one of our therapists? Let’s chat! Click below to schedule your complimentary consultation call and our intake coordinator will reach out to discuss logistics and schedule your first appointment. We offer Online Solution-Focused Therapy to anyone in California via virtual therapy and in-person Solution-Focused Therapy for anyone in El Dorado Hills (near Folsom and Sacramento), San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
If you have any other questions feel free to send a message through this contact form and we’ll get back to you in the next 48 hours.