Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A09-2
Coping under Constraint — Practice worksheet
Name a difficult condition, what has helped you get through, and what outside change or support is still needed.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin manages an unpredictable work schedule and needs more reliable childcare.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Coping questions recognize survival and context without praising endurance of harm.
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
Name a difficult condition, what has helped you get through, and what outside change or support is still needed.
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 should not remain your responsibility to solve alone? 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 should not remain your responsibility to solve alone?
- 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.