SFBT Cheat Sheet

SOLUTION FOCUSED BASED THERAPY CHEAT SHEET
THERAPEUTIC COPING WITH MIRACLE SCALING

PROCESS THE PROBLEM QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
How are you managing to the Suppose you woke up one On a scale of 0 to 10, with 10
Understand what
extend that you are? morning and by some miracle meaning you have every
the goal is.
In the past, what has helped you everything you ever wanted, confidence that this problem can
Describe what the goal cope, even if it was just a little everything good you could ever be solved, and 0 meaning no
is in detail. bit? imagine for yourself, had confidence at all, where would
Do you have any people that actually happened - your life had you put yourself today?
Scale how close the
help support you? turned out exactly the way you On the same scale, how much
client is to the goal.
How have they helped in the wanted it. chance do you give yourself that
Elicit the times when past? this problem can be solved?
the client has been How often do you rely on their What will you notice around you When the figure on the scale is
successful in working towards support? that let you know that the improved by 1 point (say from 5
the goal. What are some of your miracle had happened? to 6) what will be going on in
strengths? What will you see? your life that is not going on
KEY TOOLS How do you know when you are

frustrated, angry or upset?
What will you hear?
What will you feel inside
now?
When it is, say 8, what would
How do you cope when you are yourself? you be doing that you are not
BUILDING upset? How would you be different? doing now?
Is there something else that you Anything else? How would you know when you
RAPPORT would rather experience rather Is there anything that anyone are at a 0?
than the problem? else would notice? How would you know you were
What do you like to do for fun? How did you manage to get up making progress up the scale?
What are your hobbies? this morning (make it to this Is there anything that you have
What is your favourite memory? appointment, get through EXCEPTION noticed about yourself as you
What is your best holiday yesterday, etc.)?
destination? How do you keep going day
QUESTIONS have moved up the scale?
Do you have any siblings? after day when there seems to be When has the problem been less
Talk about your upbringing? no hope? of a problem for you? MORE THAN
How often do you spend time How is it (“What do you do so) How did you make it happen?
with your friends? that things are not worse? Who was there?
MIRACLES
Do you have any pets? How come you have not killed Did you do it all by yourself?
yourself yet? What has held you 1. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
Where did it happen?
2. If it works, do more of it.
GOALS/DESIRED back?” (if thinking of suicide) What was the result of that
3. If it's not working, do
How did you learn to cope with
OUTCOMES such an awful situation, when
happening?
something different.
Tell me about times you felt the
What needs to happen as a result you were still so young? Did you 4. Small steps can lead to big
happiest?
from this session? have to do it all by yourself?” changes.
When was the last time that you
What are your best hopes for (talking about childhood 5. The solutions is not
feel you had a better day?
today's meeting? abuse/trauma) necessarily directly related to the
What was it about that day that
How will you know things are What would it take for you to problem.
made it a better day?
'good enough' for our session to keep doing what you’ve been 6. The language for solution-
Tell me about the days when you
end? doing? development is different from
wake up feeling more full of
What are you hoping to achieve Where did you learn to do that? that needed to describe a
life?
from our session? Or did you figure it out by problem.
Did something happen the day or
What needs to happen to ensure yourself?” (follow up question: 7. No problem happens all the
night before?
that this is not a waste of your “How did you figure out this was time; there are always exceptions
Did you have a better sleep?
time? a good way to do it?) that can be utilized. 8. The future
Were you looking forward to
What difference would you like What is in your control right is both created and negotiable.
something that day?
to see after our session? now?

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SOLUTION FOCUSED BASED THERAPY CHEAT SHEET

THERAPEUTIC COPING WITH MIRACLE SCALING

KEY TOOLS How do you know when you are

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