`Having studied solution-focised therapy (SFT) at university, I found this book a good introduction. It is very well written, easy to read and gives a good overview of the basic elements of SFT... The book is full of examples and also transcripts from some actual SFT sessions. This encourages counsellors to do those things which actually work in practice. It is about looking at the solution, and how the problem may be solved rather than why it went wrong' - Andy Nott, Accord

`The book gives a clearly written overview of the components and competent practice of SFT, illustrated with well-chosen examples of session dialogues. It will prove a useful introduction [and] for those of us who already use an SFT approach, it provides, in addition, a context for this model within the brief therapy and social constructionist traditions... This book is the most readable and well-argued introduction to SFT that I have yet seen' - Counselling at Work

`This is an easy-to-read and informative book emphasizing respect for, and the autonomy of, the client' - Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

This eminently practical book clearly identifies and explains the main skills needed to practise solution-focused brief therapy and shows how to integrate these new skills successfully into existing practice.

Solution-focused therapy is a well-structured and demonstrably effective approach. It is increasingly popular with counsellors under continuing pressures to provide therapy that is time-limited and cost-effective. Using carefully chosen case studies and examples to illustrate the techniques involved, Bill O'Connell here draws together theory, skills and practice in one volume.