Imagine you’re talking to someone you’ve just met. You’re telling them about your life. Maybe you’re describing a problem you’ve been wrestling with for months. You’re explaining what’s been going wrong, what you’ve tried, what you’re worried about. And then, suddenly, they say: “So… if you woke up tomorrow and the problem was solved, what would you notice first?” You might reasonably think: Excuse me? This is one of the strange things about Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. We

I know I should be writing more blog posts. It’s helpful to me as a therapist on every level—marketing, SEO, clarifying my thoughts to myself—so why can’t I do it? This is a question I hear my clients ask me frequently, and clearly, I can relate. “I know what I should do. Why can’t I just do it?” Maybe you know you should exercise more. Maybe you know you need to have a difficult conversation with your partner. Maybe you know you should stop checking your phone at night, appl