When a therapist and patient endeavor to get from Point A (the problem that led to therapy) to Point B (the resolution that ends therapy) via a direct, parsimonious, and efficient route, we say that they are deliberately engaging in brief therapy. The approach is intended to be quick and helpful, nothing extraneous, no beating around the bush. Another closely related term is “time-limited therapy,” which explicitly emphasizes the temporal boundedness of the treatment. Synonymous with brief therapy is the phrase “planned short-term therapy,” meaning literally a “deliberately concise remedy / restoration / improvement.” (Brief Therapy: A Psychotherapy Concept | Milton H. Erickson Foundation (brieftherapyconference.com)
Techniques I am trained in:
- Hypnosis
- OSHO meditative therapies
- Coaching
- Family constellations. Click on the highlighted words in order to find out more.