Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A12-5
Specific Compliments by Consent — Review journal
Review an attempt at specific compliments by consent and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin kept a boundary during a busy week but does not want to be called strong.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Acknowledgment is most useful when accurate and acceptable to the recipient.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Identify an observable effort and ask whether acknowledging it fits the person's experience.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What kind of acknowledgment feels respectful? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What kind of acknowledgment feels respectful? My optional adjustment or support request:
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.