Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A14-2
Try Something Different — Practice worksheet
Identify a stuck response and design one safe, reversible alternative without predicting success.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin repeatedly rewrites a plan and considers asking one clarifying question instead.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A small variation can be explored when a repeated strategy is not helping.
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
Identify a stuck response and design one safe, reversible alternative without predicting success.
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 would you learn from a modest variation? 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 would you learn from a modest variation?
- 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.