Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A08-1
Half-Step Forward — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind half-step forward and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin would like to open the task list without completing it all.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Small progress can be defined without pressure for dramatic change.
The idea
Small progress can be defined without pressure for dramatic change.
An ordinary example
Devin would like to open the task list without completing it all.
What this can look like
Describe a half-step improvement and one sign another person might notice if you chose to tell them.
Check the fit
What is a small enough step to be credible? 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 is a small enough step to be credible?
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.