- Utilize specific solution-focused strategies, including miracle and best-hopes questions to improve clinical outcomes.
- Compare the benefits of utilizing a solution-focused approach versus other evidence-based treatment models.
- Implement solution-focused interventions that shift the conversation from “problem talk” toward productive, solution-oriented talk.
- Assess the practical benefits and limitations of utilizing a solution-focused treatment approach with clients.
- Summarize the current research related to the efficacy of a solution-focused approach to treatment.
- Implement the structure and questions of the Solution Focused Approach with their clients in an ethical way.
Unlock Progress in EVERY Session with Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
We've all had those sessions.
You're sitting with a client week after week, and the conversation feels stuck. The same problems keep showing up, progress is slow, and it's hard not to feel frustrated — for both you and your client.
Week after week, it's the same cycle: stuckness, frustration, no real progress.
That's why we created this training — and best of all, it's completely free..
If you're tired of spinning your wheel, this 1-day training will show you how to:
- Use targeted questions that unlock motivation instead of circling problems
- Foster change talk from your clients — without you having to convince them
- Spot and build on client strengths — even when they feel stuck
- Use simple, proven techniques that spark hope and inspire change
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With real client videos and real-time practice, you'll walk away ready to integrate SFBT techniques into your sessions to help clients feel more hopeful that they can really change.
And now, for the first time ever, this popular training is being offered FREE to attend (normally $249.99). Join LIVE or on demand. The choice is yours.
Whether you're brand new to SFBT or looking to refresh your skills, this training from the world's leading SFBT trainer, Elliott Connie, will reinvigorate your work—and help you get clients moving again.
Don't miss out on bringing energy, hope, and real movement back into your sessions that stick with your clients.
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This is a premier SFBT training opportunity that may never be offered as a free LIVE seminar again… Don't let this opportunity pass you by — REGISTER NOW!
FREE Live Online
Training
Solution Focused Brief
Therapy
An Evidence-Based Approach to Create Rapid, Sustainable Change with Any Client
with Elliott Connie, MA,
LPC
February 18th, 2026 — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Central
Valued at $0.00
Can't attend LIVE? No problem. Get
14-days of free replays or upgrade immediately after registering for lifetime access + up to
6.25 CE Hours!
LIVE and Self Study CE credits are
available for a small upgrade. See your upgrade options immediately after registering!
In this free training, you'll gain expert guidance on applying Solution Focused Brief Therapy to break through stuck sessions and help clients create real, lasting change. From learning how to shift your mindset from problems to solutions, using simple, strengths-based questions that unlock client motivation, to watching a full SFBT session from start to finish — this training covers everything you need to transform your practice and see progress with any client, no matter their diagnosis or presenting issue.
Founder and director of The Solution-Focused University and world-renowned speaker, Elliott Connie, MA, LPC, delivers a dynamic presentation on how to use a solution-focused model to help you achieve your desired outcomes. He will offer practical skills and walk you through not only how to begin each session with a focus on hope, but also how to successfully facilitate change without requiring the client to process past failures or re-experience problems and challenges.
You'll get:
- A full day of live expert-led training
- On-demand access to the recording for 14 days*
- Interactive Q&A
- The complete set of course materials
- Opportunity to upgrade to receive up to 6.25 live or self-study CE hours
This unique opportunity for free Solution Focused Brief Therapy Training may not come again...
And at no cost, you've got nothing to lose... And SO much to gain!
See what your colleagues say about this training
"Loved how interactive and engaging he made the webinar! He asked questions of the
group and really kept everyone involved!"
— Chelsy V. — Social Worker
— Chelsy V. — Social Worker
"I appreciate how informative and inspiring this course was! Thank you for providing
an alternative approach to our current medical-model and insurance-driven types of mental
healthcare. The anecdotes and video clips were very helpful."
— Melanie L. — Counselor
— Melanie L. — Counselor
"Excellent training - one of the best I've attended!"
— Jeanne C. — Counselor
— Jeanne C. — Counselor
"This was an excellent presentation. It elicited hope in me as I go forward in my social work career."
— Bernadette J. — Social Worker
— Bernadette J. — Social Worker
"Very engaging! I liked that he asked us to engage it made the time go by fast and I learned alot more than if it was just lecture style."
— Kristen K. — Social Worker
— Kristen K. — Social Worker
"Thank you - this was a really engaging and fun course with a lot of helpful skills and theory!"
— Ryen M. — Counselor
— Ryen M. — Counselor
FREE Live Online
Training
Solution Focused Brief
Therapy
An Evidence-Based Approach to Create Rapid, Sustainable Change with Any Client
with Elliott Connie, MA,
LPC
February 18th, 2026 — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Central
Valued at $0.00
Can't attend LIVE? No problem. Get
14-days of free replays or upgrade immediately after registering for lifetime access + up to
6.25 CE Hours!
LIVE and Self Study CE credits are
available for a small upgrade. See your upgrade options immediately after registering!
What You'll Learn During This
Free Training
What Distinguishes SFBT From Traditional Approaches
- Key tenets, theory, and evidence behind SFBT
- How important is the problem?
- Why assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning don't guide treatment
- "The details drive the change"
- The absence of symptomology v. the presence of what clients most desire
- What are the two most important words in SFBT?
- Reframe questions as invitations
- How to build questions that:
- Lead to meaningful answers
- Create change that sticks
- Harness your client's strengths and resources
- Immediately replace resistance with buy-in
- Keep the client engaged throughout the session
- Core SFBT questions:
- Desired Outcome: Discover what clients want to be different in their lives
- Resource Talk: Activate the client's strengths
- Preferred Future: Elicit a detailed description of what the client wants
- Scaling: Measure progress toward the desired outcomes
- Coping Questions: Find positive resources even in difficult situations
Inside a SFBT Session: Innovative, Practical Strategies from Start to Finish
- Opening the Session
- Why your first few interactions are crucial
- How to elicit hope right away
- Key questions to instantly shift the client's perspective
- The Core of the Session
- Working with one problem at a time
- Strategies to build momentum toward the client's hoped-for future
- Tolerating silence and using it as a valuable tool
- What to do when the client is focused on problems and symptoms
- Techniques to keep the client engaged and the session meaningful
- Closing the Session
- Specific strategies for effective session closure
- Increase the likelihood of between-session work
- Video case examples: See each step in action!
- School-based SFBT
- Group therapy
- Children, adolescents, and families
- Couples
- Addictions, trauma, and severe mental illness
- Multicultural factors
- Ethical considerations
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
We will have 2 15-minute breaks and a 70-minute lunch
Click here for course objectives and outline.
FREE Live Online
Training
Solution Focused Brief
Therapy
An Evidence-Based Approach to Create Rapid, Sustainable Change with Any Client
with Elliott Connie, MA,
LPC
February 18th, 2026 — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Central
Valued at $0.00
Can't attend LIVE? No problem. Get
14-days of free replays or upgrade immediately after registering for lifetime access + up to
6.25 CE Hours!
LIVE and Self Study CE credits are
available for a small upgrade. See your upgrade options immediately after registering!
See what your colleagues are saying about the speaker!
"I appreciated presenter's knowledge and sharing examples of sessions."
— Kathleen R. — Counselor
— Kathleen R. — Counselor
"His delivery was very effective and knowledgeable. He delivered the information
confidently!"
— Teresa F. — Counselor
— Teresa F. — Counselor
"This presentation was very useful, informative, and applicable. Elliott was
transparent and passionate about the topic and helping us improve our therapy skills. He
expects much from himself and his colleague, which was refreshing."
— Alisyn E. — Psychologist
— Alisyn E. — Psychologist
"The presenter was very knowledgeable and engaged throughout. Learned alot!"
— Julie D. — Counselor
— Julie D. — Counselor
"Elliott was a dynamic, funny and expert presenter. I wish we'd had time for
more."
— Laureen Y. — Social Worker
— Laureen Y. — Social Worker
"Great presenter, great topic. Can't wait to learn more and use in my own
practice."
— Kelli P. — Counselor
— Kelli P. — Counselor
Meet Your Trainer!
Elliott Connie, MA, LPC
Elliott Connie, MA, LPC, is a Texas-based psychotherapist in private practice and the founder/director of The Solution-Focused University, an online learning community that trains and provides resources for professionals who want to master the Solution-Focused approach in their work. Over the course of his 15-year clinical career, Elliott has successfully worked with thousands of individuals, couples, and families using a solution-focused model to help them achieve their desired outcomes. He is an experienced speaker who has gained international recognition for training hundreds of practitioners throughout the United States, Australia, Europe, and Asia on the solution-focused treatment model. Elliott is the author/co-author of four books, including Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Clients Managing Trauma (Oxford University Press, 2018), The Solution focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship (The Connie Institute, 2012), Solution Building in Couples Therapy (Springer, 2012), and The Art of Solution Focused Therapy (Springer, 2009).
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expert speakers and the support of therapists like you, we've had the amazing opportunity to
provide professional training to more therapists than ever.
Yes! Just register above and then click the "Self Study" CE button on
the next page and purchase the recording package. You'll get unlimited access to the training and
will be able to earn self-study CE.
YES! The training is LIVE and you'll be able to ask questions. They may
not get to all of the questions, but Elliott will try his best to answer the most relevant and
frequent ones.
Yes! You get unlimited replay access for 14 days after the training.
Replays will be available within the week after the training ends and will be in the same place
where the live sessions took place in your account portal.
This will be on February 18th, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central.
There will be 2 15-minute breaks and a 70-minute lunch.
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