The Miracle Question

There are various catch-all solution to be found out there. The miracle question, pioneered by Steve de Shazer could be seen as one of them. However, it is merely an attempt to be a shortcut to get right to the core of the problem in therapy. The therapist asks the client to imagine what the world would be like if the problem he presented to the therapist would disappear by a miracle over night.

One might wonder whether this is very far from the Secret or Joel Osteen, and surely I am not sure.

You can read about Solution focused brief therapy which is the fancy name for the Miracle Question.

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