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As Steve de Shazer said: ‘If the client cannot answer the question, the therapist has either asked the wrong question or asked it in the wrong way.’ Evan George explores where this thought takes us.

Why do we ask about people's 'best hopes' in Solution Focus? Evan George argues for 'hope's' importance.

‘What are the main advantages of SFBT and what added value does it offer over many other forms of therapy?’ Oddly enough this is the first time that we have been asked this question. Evan George responds.

Simple but not easy is a description of Solution Focused Practice that we often hear. Evan George offers 5 ideas about why is may not be as easy as it looks.

Questioning the client's 'readiness' is common in therapy discussions. However in Solution Focused Practice it is not a question that occurs to us. Chris Iveson sets out our thinking.

Chris Iveson’s story takes us back to the early days of the Solution Focused approach, when 'exceptions' were at the very heart of the approach and yet Chris's refusal to give up on his client is as important now as it was then.

The extent to which distress has been seen as an inevitable part of the change process has limited access to therapy. Evan George offers an alternative perspective.

Stepping straight into the Solution Focused world for those who have been using a problem focused approach is, for many, not easy. Here Harvey Ratner is suggesting a Stepping Stone, a possible staging post to facilitate the shift.

How do Solution Focused practitioners think about 'problem-talk'? Evan George responds to the question 'do some people need to talk about their problem in depth?'.

What do we do about making next appointments? Does it make a difference. Evan George shares some thoughts.