Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A18-2
Keeping the Helpful Difference — Practice worksheet
Name a helpful change, the conditions that sustain it, and an early sign that adjustment is needed.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin's task-starting routine depends on written instructions arriving on time.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Maintenance can include anticipating constraints and seeking support.
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 helpful change, the conditions that sustain it, and an early sign that adjustment is 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 support makes this change sustainable? 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 support makes this change sustainable?
- 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.