In this way, the conditions are created to allow clients achieve effective and rapid results. It has been shown to be successful in challenging contexts such as addiction, depression, child-protection, abuse, relationship conflict and family breakdown. Solution Focused approaches involve:

*    Focusing on resources rather than deficits
*    Looking for what is right rather than what is wrong
*    Negotiating effective goals and creating preferred futures
*    Building expectation of change rather than dwelling on unwanted pasts.
*    Finding the client's own way of changing