Therapy Approach
Solution Focused
Therapy
A forward-looking, strengths-based approach that focuses on your goals and what's already working in your life — building momentum toward the future you want, starting now.
Therapy Approach
A forward-looking, strengths-based approach that focuses on your goals and what's already working in your life — building momentum toward the future you want, starting now.
What Is Solution Focused Therapy?
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a goal-directed, evidence-based approach that concentrates on what you want to achieve rather than dwelling on problems or their origins. It's built on a powerful premise: you already have the strengths and resources you need — therapy helps you access them.
Rather than spending sessions analyzing what went wrong, we focus on what's already working, what your life looks like when things are better, and what small steps you can take right now to move toward that vision.
This approach is particularly effective for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the future — and want practical, actionable tools to create change quickly.
Core Principles
SFBT treats you as the authority on your own experience. The therapist's role is to ask powerful questions that help you discover your own answers — not to tell you what to do.
Change doesn't have to be dramatic to be meaningful. We identify the smallest possible step you can take today, and build from there. Progress compounds quickly.
Every problem has exceptions — times when it's less severe or absent entirely. By exploring those exceptions, we uncover what's already working and amplify it.
Your past does not determine your future. SFBT helps you construct a detailed, compelling vision of the life you want — and then works backward to figure out how to get there.
What to Expect
Solution Focused sessions are collaborative, energizing, and practical. Here's what a typical session looks like.
We begin each session by clarifying what you want to achieve — not just in therapy, but in your life. Clear goals create clear direction.
Using scaling questions and exception-finding, we identify where you already have strength and what conditions help you thrive.
Every session ends with a concrete next step — something small, doable, and meaningful that moves you toward your goal before we meet again.
Investment
Straightforward, transparent pricing with no surprises.
Common Questions
Most traditional therapy focuses on understanding problems and their roots. Solution Focused Therapy spends the majority of time building toward solutions. Sessions feel more energizing and action-oriented than traditional talk therapy.
SFBT is designed to be brief and efficient. Many clients see meaningful progress in 6–12 sessions. Some issues resolve in fewer; ongoing support is available for those who want it.
Yes, with the right integration. Kellie often combines Solution Focused techniques with other modalities (like RTT or Psychodynamic work) for clients dealing with deeper issues. During your discovery call, she'll recommend the best approach for your situation.
Absolutely. Virtual sessions are available via secure video call and are equally effective. Many clients appreciate the flexibility and comfort of meeting from home.