A good practitioner doesn’t just listen for empathy — they listen strategically. Here’s what the Solution-Focused Ear listens for, what it ignores, and why that distinction drives faster follow-through.
Most practitioners believe they’re doing MI. But the fidelity benchmarks are more demanding than the workshops let on. Here’s why the 2:1 ratio is a heavy lift — and what the Solution-Focused approach offers instead.
Most health professionals have been trained in Motivational Interviewing. The key to higher follow-through isn’t just doing more MI — it’s knowing when to shift to a Solution-Focused stance. Here’s the clinical decision framework.
When a patient presents a barrier, the instinct is to analyze it. But staying inside the problem story is often what causes the Conversation Gap. Here’s why focusing on exceptions — not obstacles — is the evidence-based path to follow-through.
When a client is stuck in a problem narrative, the trained instinct is to fix it. Dr. Deborah Teplow on the three small moves that work instead: acknowledge, ask coping questions, and look forward.
Close the “follow-through gap” in health coaching by learning how to anchor every session to a visible sign of progress and an immediate next step.
Discover why traditional goal-setting often fails and how helping clients build a “preferred future” activates the neural pathways needed for lasting behavior change.
Foundations in Solution-Focused Health Coaching Certification is now approved by ACE for 0.70 continuing education credits and recognized by Indiana University School of Medicine. CE credits that change what happens in your next session.
Discover why traditional motivation-building can stall with reluctant or mandated clients — and how a Solution-Focused approach creates genuine engagement from the very first question.
When you paraphrase a client’s words, you’re making a choice — not just a communication decision. Research into the microanalysis of therapeutic conversations shows that how practitioners handle client contributions directly predicts follow-through. Here’s what the evidence says.