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Relationship Questions — Practice worksheet

Imagine what a trusted person might notice about a small improvement, then compare that guess with your own priorities.

15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate

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Fictional example: Devin thinks a friend would notice more relaxed conversation after work.

Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Other perspectives can clarify change without assuming others know best.

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

Imagine what a trusted person might notice about a small improvement, then compare that guess with your own priorities.

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

Whose perspective is useful, and where might it differ from yours? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.

Prompts for this resource

  1. My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
  2. My response to the practice task above:
  3. Whose perspective is useful, and where might it differ from yours?
  4. 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.

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