Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A01-2
Best Hopes Conversation — Practice worksheet
Describe what would make this meeting useful using a personally meaningful, observable sign.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Describe what would make this meeting useful using a personally meaningful, observable sign.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What would tell you this conversation was worth your time? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What would tell you this conversation was worth your time?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
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.