Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A02-2
Preferred Future Scene — Practice worksheet
Sketch a small scene from a more workable day and name what you would be doing differently.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin imagines beginning breakfast without immediately checking work messages.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A preferred future can be described through ordinary details.
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
Sketch a small scene from a more workable day and name what you would be doing differently.
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 be the first ordinary detail you notice? 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 be the first ordinary detail you notice?
- 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.