Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A07-2
Why Not Lower — Practice worksheet
After acknowledging the difficulty, identify what has kept one area from becoming even less workable.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin has missed several appointments but still answers a supportive person's messages.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Existing coping can be explored without minimizing hardship.
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
After acknowledging the difficulty, identify what has kept one area from becoming even less workable.
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 has helped you keep that connection? 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 has helped you keep that connection?
- 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.