Denver Center for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Denver Center for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is the foundation for all the services we provide: Therapy Services, Therapist Training, and Agency Consulting.

We are a full service training center, offering therapists and other helping professionals services ranging from one class or consultation up to full international certification as a solution-focused practitioner through IASTI.

Relationship questions help clients think from another person’s perspective. What might that person notice?What would th...
08/05/2026

Relationship questions help clients think from another person’s perspective.

What might that person notice?
What would they see that tells them things are better?

That outside view can open new possibilities.

Just finished up the first two weeks of the 16th annual Denver Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Summer Intensive. Between...
07/25/2026

Just finished up the first two weeks of the 16th annual Denver Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Summer Intensive. Between the in-person and online groups, we had an amazing total of 54 professionals from three countries and 11 states. The recurring theme from this year was “find the human” and “people before forms.”

Looking forward to the Train the Trainers days next week!

A number scale can easily become clinical and impersonal. Using scales that fit the client’s real life can be much more ...
07/09/2026

A number scale can easily become clinical and impersonal. Using scales that fit the client’s real life can be much more effective.

A mountain.
A video game level.
The client’s own language.
The more personalized, the more useful.

Scales are not meant to become a troubleshooting tool or a way to push further. They are a way to help the client explo...
07/07/2026

Scales are not meant to become a troubleshooting tool or a way to push further. They are a way to help the client explore signs that change is occurring. That distinction keeps the work from sliding back into problem-solving.

Love to have you join me for this important topic!
07/01/2026

Love to have you join me for this important topic!

A client who says they cannot get out of bed, but still made it to the appointment, has already shown something importan...
06/30/2026

A client who says they cannot get out of bed, but still made it to the appointment, has already shown something important.

The struggle is real.
And so is the small success.
Both can be honored.

Exception questions shouldn’t feel like an investigation. There is a much more gentle and respectful approach: -simply n...
06/24/2026

Exception questions shouldn’t feel like an investigation. There is a much more gentle and respectful approach:
-simply notice small exceptions that are already present
-validate the client’s struggle
-become gently curious about the exception

It is a very different posture.

“Suppose” can be a very gentle word. It does not argue with the client. It does not force optimism. It simply opens a sm...
06/22/2026

“Suppose” can be a very gentle word. It does not argue with the client. It does not force optimism. It simply opens a small space where another possibility can be explored.

I have never been a fan of the “trauma” culture in the psychotherapy and substance-misuse treatment field. While I honor...
06/19/2026

I have never been a fan of the “trauma” culture in the psychotherapy and substance-misuse treatment field. While I honor and acknowledge the existence of trauma, I have no desire to make it the focal point of how I see and think about people. I don’t want to be “trauma-informed.” I want to be “human-informed.” I want to see the amazing person who is still very much present despite incredibly painful events/circumstances. Likewise, when we look for the problem-focused concept of “triggers,” I don’t find it to be helpful. Instead, I love the more solution-focused concept of “glimmers.”

Sometimes the most useful question is not the most dramatic one. The Fast Forward intervention is natural, versatile, an...
06/12/2026

Sometimes the most useful question is not the most dramatic one. The Fast Forward intervention is natural, versatile, and hopeful while still honoring that change may take time. That balance matters.

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