Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Introduction Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a unique approach to therapy that focuses neither on the past nor the future, but on what is possible now. SFBT is a postmodern approach to therapy that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s based on the theory that small advances can lead to long-term changes. This approach was created by… creators. Clients and the counselor work together to set realistic goals that can be achieved in a relatively short period of time. The counselor works to create an environment where clients can be honest. The SFBT believes that problem analysis is not necessary in the change process. Behavior change is seen as an integral part of change in the client's therapeutic process. Both counselor and client come together to create goals that incite a change in behavior. What is the role of the customer? People inherently have the power to solve their own problems and arrive at their own solutions. Clients are expected to play an active role in their own change by being open to expressing their problems, creating goals, and ultimately evaluating their progress. Clients often use stories to explore their problems in preparation for deciding what goals they want to set and subsequently achieve. Each client has specific issues and life experiences that the lens should reflect. Clients are expected to make a great effort to discover a desire that they have deep convictions about and will put in the effort to put in the effort to change behaviors that are no longer working in their life. When the client discovers what they want changed, this can become their goal. The goal must be important to the customer and not something someone else wants changed. When… in the middle of the paper… the questions allow the client to evaluate their goals. It is common for counselors to use a scale of one to ten by asking the client to rate their progress on a problem. The consultant then investigates what the client believes needs to happen before the problem is resolved. How does change happen? Collaboration is an important indicator of the likelihood of change occurring. When consultants and the client can cooperate, resistance does not occur. “Modest goals are seen as the beginning of change.” Customers talking about exceptions to problems. No problem is constant and change is inevitable. When clients begin to truly change their opinions and become more positive about their situation, they have committed to the change. Positivity about their strengths leads to the most desirable outcome which is a short series of sessions. Small changes give way to bigger changes.