This is a therapy model that we sometimes find useful when a client wants to deal with a specific problem or issue over the short term. This kind of work would usually take place over a block of 6 to 12 sessions, and the method is outlined below:
1. Non-Problem Talk – what the client enjoys in his/her life at the moment
2. Best Hopes – for the outcome of the session
3. Preferred Future – making his/her ultimate destination clear
4. Scaling – determining on a scale of 1 to 10 (where 10 would be the preferred future and 0 the opposite):
5. What helps the client to achieve their score?
6. What would ‘one point up’ on the score look like? i.e. first step towards preferred future
7. Summary
8. Invitation to Notice – for the client to be aware of what they have learnt
This method can be used on its own or as part of longer term work to help the client reach their goals.
Sean Turner MBACP (Accred), UKRCP
T: 01768 210965 – E: imago.therapy@btinternet.com
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