Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A01-1
Best Hopes Conversation — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind best hopes conversation and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin wants to leave knowing one manageable way to start the week.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. The person's own hopes guide the conversation.
The idea
The person's own hopes guide the conversation.
An ordinary example
Devin wants to leave knowing one manageable way to start the week.
What this can look like
Describe what would make this meeting useful using a personally meaningful, observable sign.
Check the fit
What would tell you this conversation was worth your time? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A preferred future can include advocacy, accommodations, and external change; optimism is not required.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What would tell you this conversation was worth your time?
Conceptual background
What is Solution-Focused Therapy? — Solution-Focused Therapy Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.