Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A04-2
Exception Finder — Practice worksheet
Recall a recent manageable exception, what was different, and which elements could realistically recur.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin started one task more easily when a friend sat nearby.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Useful differences can appear when a difficulty is less influential.
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
Recall a recent manageable exception, what was different, and which elements could realistically recur.
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
Which detail made that occasion different? 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:
- Which detail made that occasion different?
- 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.