Strength-Based Therapy is a positive and client-centered treatment method that is based on the individual’s strengths, capabilities, and internal resources, rather than his problems.
What it helps with
How it works
Early on
You and your counsellor look at what has helped you through hard times before, like a friend you lean on, a value you hold or a habit that steadies you.
As you go
Together you set a small goal and plan how to use a strength toward it, such as using your patience at work. Between sessions you try it and notice what happens.
Over time
You look back at what went well and adjust the plan as you go. You and your counsellor decide together how long to keep going.
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Where
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Strength-Based Therapy is a positive and client-centered treatment method that is based on the individual’s strengths, capabilities, and internal resources, rather than his problems. This approach allows the patient to become aware of the positive things about himself and learn to make use of them in order to address his problems. At No Fear Counselling, we use Strength-Based Therapy to help our clients grow more confident, build resilience, and make long-term changes.
All individuals have special strengths, even when facing problems. Strength-Based Therapy allows the client to find these strengths, build on his past achievements, and implement useful techniques for reaching his goals and becoming healthier.
The Strength-Based Approach to Psychotherapy is founded on the principle that every individual has potential for growth, adaptation, and recovery from adversity. It differs from the traditional psychotherapeutic approach, which emphasizes the problem rather than the solution by helping the client realize and utilize the existing resources of the person.
It helps the client realize his own capabilities and become hopeful, resilient, and confident in his own abilities.
Practical and goal-oriented approaches are used by strength-based therapy to help individuals learn about how they can use their strengths in daily life. The therapist will focus on exploring past experiences, values, coping mechanisms, and relationships to understand the resources that can be useful for the client’s progress.
Goal setting, reflecting positively, and solution-focused questioning can be some of the activities that take place during such therapy.
Strength-Based Therapy can help people:
Strengths-Based Therapy may assist those struggling with:
It is also helpful for those who wish to develop confidence and harness their inner strengths.
Strength-Based Therapy is utilized at No Fear Counselling to assist our clients in identifying their strengths and using them to tackle their difficulties in life. All therapy plans are customized depending on your goals and values.
As per your requirements, Strength-Based Therapy can also be used along with other types of therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or Mindfulness.
We all have qualities which are capable of assisting us in becoming whole again.
Strength-Based Therapy can assist you in gaining self-confidence, resilience, and a step towards a healthier and happier lifestyle.
No Fear Counselling provides Strength-Based Therapy in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley, Victoria, Kelowna, Penticton, in addition to Online Counselling in Canada.
Schedule your complimentary consultation and learn how Strength Based Therapy can help you reach your potential.
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FAQs
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You talk with your counsellor about what you want to change and what already helps you. Your counsellor may ask about times the problem felt a little smaller, or what got you through a hard time before. You can still talk about what is hard. Together you name your strengths, values and supports, then plan small steps to use them in daily life.
You do not need to know your strengths before you start. When you feel low, stressed or burned out, it can be hard to see what you are good at. Your counsellor helps you notice small things, like getting out of bed on a hard day or caring for someone else. You go at your own pace and share as much or as little as you like.
The two are similar: both look at what is already going right, not only at the problem. Solution-focused therapy often centres on small next steps toward one goal. A strength-based approach may spend more time naming your strengths, values and supports, and how to use them across your life. Your counsellor may blend the two.
Yes, strength-based therapy is mostly conversation, so it can be done by video. You can meet with a counsellor in person or online from anywhere in BC. Our intake team suggests counsellors who fit what you need, your language, your budget and where you want to meet.
It may be, depending on your plan and your counsellor. Many extended health plans cover Registered Clinical Counsellors and Canadian Certified Counsellors (RCC/CCC), so please check your own plan first. Our team includes RCCs, and we offer sliding scale rates for eligible people. You can find more on our fees and funding page.