Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A13-1
Doing More of What Helps — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind doing more of what helps and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: A quiet walk helped Devin once but is inaccessible during a pain flare.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Repeating a helpful action involves checking context and cost.
The idea
Repeating a helpful action involves checking context and cost.
An ordinary example
A quiet walk helped Devin once but is inaccessible during a pain flare.
What this can look like
Choose a previously useful action, identify when it fits, and note when it should not be repeated.
Check the fit
What condition makes this option useful rather than obligatory? 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 condition makes this option useful rather than obligatory?
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.