SFBT In Trauma Informed Care
There are many shared values between SFBT and Trauma-Informed Care; both start from a position of client safety and empowerment, a future orientation, and strong engagement between clients and their practitioner. Thus, solution-focused interventions are entirely congruent with trauma-informed care.
If You Suffer From Depression… Try Wordplay
Wordplay might seem a bit lighthearted to be associated with depression, but it isn't.
Fixer or Floater, the Choice Is Yours
Fixers and Floaters can get caught up in a relationship of inter-dependence. Breaking the cycle helps both.
How Do I Help Others Think Outside the Box?
In response to a question I was asked recently. Short answer: You don't. But this is a nuanced question, with many interpretations, so I given a longer answer, several in fact. But maybe my 'box' is too restrictive.
Practising Gratitude to Lift Your Mood.
Practising gratitude means recognising the good things in your life, and acknowledging and thanking others who may have helped or contributed, directly or indirectly.
Therapy vs Coaching
People often ask about the difference between therapy and coaching. A more useful question to ask would be "How are they similar"
Difficult Colleagues, What to Do
Difficult people at work? We all know they exist, and mostly we work round them. But this general epithet 'difficult person' hides deep roots that are sometimes difficult to deal with. Eberybody has to rub along together at work, right? After all, most of us work in teams and being a team-player is understood to be a tstandard requirement...right? Well, of course not.
How Our Need to Make Up Meaning Can Deceive Us
Our need to make up meaning for things is so automatic we don't generally question it. Our minds provide an endless parade of interpretations and meanings in the personal soap opera we call thinking. There is another way, but you may not like it.
Trouble Sleeping
Many people who have trouble sleeping miss out by failing to do anything about it. Never underestimate the importance of sleep. But, if you are having trouble sleeping you already know how important sleep is, right? We now sleep, on average, 20 per cent less than we did a century ago. Back then we were more likely to sleep and wake in time with the natural rhythms of day and night. Researcher Stanley Coren has shown that a reduction of just 10 per cent can lead to sleep deprivation and ...
