Beyond Technique in Solution-Focused Therapy

Eve Lipchik, MSW, a certified member and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, cofounded ICF Consultants, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1988. Previously, she was a core member of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, where she participated in the development of solution-focused therapy. In addition to her private practice, she teaches, consults, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She is the editor of Interviewing and has been published in numerous books and journals, including Psychotherapy Networker, Journal of Systemic Therapies, and Family Process.

I. Theory and Practice
1. A Theory of Solution-Focused Therapy
2. The Therapist–Client Relationship
3. Understanding Clients
4. Emotions in Solution-Focused Therapy
5. The Process of Clarifying Goals
6. The Team behind the Mirror and the Consultation Break
7. The Summation Message and the Suggestion
II. Applications
8. Couple Therapy
9. Family Therapy
10. Working with Involuntary Clients
11. Long-Term Cases
12. The Solution-Focused Approach to Crisis