Developed in the 1980s, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a relatively new therapeutic approach that changes the way the client perceives their situation. (Corey, 2012) SFBT is considered an optimistic therapeutic approach. SFBT is goal and future oriented and focuses on solutions to the problems the individual is facing rather than the problem itself. (Corey, 2012) This positive approach assumes that each individual is competent and has the ingenuity to solve their problems with the resources they already have. (Corey, 2012) Therapists who use this approach help their clients identify and use the strengths and resources they already have, instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak. (Corey, 2012) These therapists dialogue with their clients about future achievements they would like to achieve. Iveson admits that the most difficult part of using the SFBT therapeutic approach is changing one's perspective from focusing on one's life problems to focusing on one's strengths and goals for the future. (2002) Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) focuses on solutions rather than problems, as well as the client's future hopes and goals. (Corey, 2012) This orientation directs the conversation toward the successes the client has experienced in their life rather than the failures. (Corey, 2012) This positive and optimistic way of thinking can lead to a feeling of empowerment in the client. Through discussion and help from the therapist, the client is able to identify behaviors that have worked for them in the past to resolve their problems. (Corey, 2012) In the simplest way, the therapist encourages clients to continue doing what works and to stop doing what is not working. (Corey, ...... middle of article ...... behavior and perceived somatic and cognitive difficulties. Children and Youth Services Review, 31(4), 791 – 797. Corey, G. ( 2012). Group Counseling Theory and Practice (8th ed.) USA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning. Gingerich, WJ & Peterson, LT (2013). Social, 266 – 283. Iveson, C. (2002). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 8 (2), 149 – 156. Kim, J. S., & Franklin, C. (2009). schools: a review of the outcomes literature. Review of Children and Youth Services 31(4), 464 – 470. Weiss, EL, Coll, JE, Gerbauer, J., Smiley, K., Carillo, E. (2010) The military genogram: a solutions-focused approach to building the resilience of military personnel and their families. 18(4), 395 – 406.