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Goals

6 techniques · 4 approaches
BRIEF
Best Hopes
Best Hopes
The signature London BRIEF opening question for a first session: "What are your best hopes from our working together?" It replaces the tradi…
BRIEF
Miracle Question
Miracle Question
The classic SFBT question: suppose a miracle happens overnight and the problem is solved, but the client does not know because they are asle…
MI
Exploring Values and Goals
Exploring Values and Goals
A technique of directly exploring what matters to the client. Values are the compass of change in MI: when behavior diverges from values, in…
SFBT
Best Hopes
Best Hopes
BRIEF shifted the opening of the session from "What brought you?" (the problem) to "What are your best hopes?" (the solution). This is an ev…
SFBT
Miracle Question
Miracle Question
The central tool of SFBT. The client describes the desired future in detailed, concrete, observable, behavioral terms. Not an abstract goal …
UP
Motivation Enhancement
Motivation Enhancement
Working with ambivalence by analyzing short-term benefits and long-term costs of emotional avoidance and clarifying life goals.
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