Our approach
Solution-Focused Therapy spends less time analysing the problem and more time getting clear on what you want instead, what is already working, and the next small step.
A method tailored to you, never one-size-fits-all.
In plain language
Most therapy asks what is wrong and why. Solution-focused therapy asks a different set of questions: what do you want to be different, when is the problem a little less strong, and what are you doing in those moments?
It is practical and often brief. It does not dismiss what is hard. It assumes you already have skills and resources, and helps you use them on purpose rather than by accident.
Sessions stay close to your own goals, in your own words, so the work keeps pointing somewhere you actually want to go.
We spend our time on where you want to get to.
What you already do well is the starting material.
Change is built from steps you can take this week.
In our work together
What we work on is yours to name. Here is how it tends to show up in sessions, woven in with whatever else fits you.
We describe in concrete detail what would be different in an ordinary day if things improved.
We find the times the problem is smaller or absent, and work out what makes them possible.
You rate where things are from 0 to 10, and we ask what one point higher would look like.
You leave with something specific to try, and we build on whatever works.
Is it a fit?
If some of this resonates, it may be part of how we work, always at your pace.
You feel stuck and want practical momentum, you have a specific goal or decision in front of you, you are a parent or teen who wants tools rather than long analysis, or your time for therapy is limited.
Get clear on what you want, notice and repeat what already works, build confidence through small wins, and keep therapy focused on what matters to you.
Who offers this here. Sepideh Kojori, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), draws on solution-focused therapy with children 10+, teens, adults and families, in English and Farsi, in person and online.
No single method fits everyone, most of our work blends a few, always at your pace.
Explore more
Most of our work blends a few of these, tailored to you.
Acceptance and Commitment
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Learn moreSoftening the inner critic
Learn morePresent-moment grounding
Learn moreQuestions, answered
A few of the things people ask about this approach. Anything else, just ask on your free call.
Mindful Connections Therapy
Book a free 15-minute call and we will see if we are a good fit. No pressure, no commitment, phone or video, in person in North York or online across Ontario.