Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A18-5
Keeping the Helpful Difference — Review journal
Review an attempt at keeping the helpful difference and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · 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.
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
Name a helpful change, the conditions that sustain it, and an early sign that adjustment is needed.
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 support makes this change sustainable? 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 support makes this change sustainable? 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.