Fredrike Bannink

Drawing on nearly 30 years of clinical practice, Bannink compiles solution-focused questions and protocols that are formulated to elicit the client's expertise on the issue(s) that brought him or her to therapy. Categorized for general use and for use with specific types of clients—such as children, couples, and families, and those who have suffered trauma or who might benefit from...

Practicing Positive CBT: From Reducing Distress to Building Success reveals a new therapeutic approach that combines traditional CBT with Positive Psychology and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. By shifting the focus of therapy from what is wrong with clients to what is right with them and from what is not working to what is, Positive CBT creates a more optimistic process that...

This set of guidebooks aims to help therapists working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, or trauma by offering them solution-focused (SF) viewpoints and skills. The books invite all professionals to change their focus from what is wrong to what is right with their clients, and from what isn't working to what is working in their lives. Each of...