Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A20-2
Solution-Focused Group Exchange — Practice worksheet
In pairs or a group, offer one preferred-future or exception question after permission and let the speaker decide what fits.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: A group member wants help noticing useful exceptions rather than receiving ten suggestions.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A group can exchange questions without prescribing solutions for one another.
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
In pairs or a group, offer one preferred-future or exception question after permission and let the speaker decide what fits.
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
Which question expands choice for the person speaking? 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:
- Which question expands choice for the person speaking?
- 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.