Solution-focused therapy

is based on short-term counselling and, as the name indicates, the focus is on solutions rather than on the problems. It also emphasises behaviour change. It is very goal directed and uses children’s strengths as a foundation on which to build their confidence in their ability to make positive changes in their lives.

This form of therapy thus involves developing a vision of the future, determining what skills, resources and abilities children already possess, and then enhancing those in order to attain the desired outcome.