Results of Last Session Interviews in Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Abstract

This paper reports the results of analyses of the responses of 91 adult clients who reported that their goals had been reached in therapy. The therapy conducted used the Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach developed by de Shazer and colleagues at the Brief Family Therapy Center of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clients were asked about what was helpful, what would have been more helpful, if the physical arrangements were adequate, how helpful the therapist was, how they would describe the therapy to friends or relatives, whether between-session suggestions were helpful, and whether they would recommend the therapy to a friend or relative. Results suggest that clients found the therapy helpful, had few suggestions for improvement, found the physical arrangements acceptable, described therapy in terms non-specific to SFBT, found the therapists quite helpful, found the suggestions helpful, and would recommend the therapy to others. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.