The Art of Showing Up in Session
Earlier this week I did an online lecture and we had a huge amount of people show up. I think we had right at about 2,000 people, which was crazy cuz [...]
May 6, 2023
April 30, 2023
Sharing isn’t Always Easy for Clients
I'm right in the middle of hosting my annual conference, the 2023 SFU conference and we've had some amazing experiences during these few days. We've, we've been visited by Tiffany Haddish. [...]
Community is the Key to Growth
This past week was epic. I mean, this past week was unlike any week I'd ever experienced in this profession before. We did something called the Solution Focused Brief Therapy 5 [...]
How Gratitude Makes us Better Clinicians
You know, I think one of the most important factors (of mental health and our clinical work) that we don't talk about often enough, is gratitude. I think every session that [...]
Clients Don’t Come to Therapy For Problems
Something that's been coming up a lot recently in my events is people asking about "why" or even "how" we do this desired outcome part in the session to start off [...]
Accessibility and Representation Matters | How We’re Making Therapy Accessible
When I went to graduate school, my biggest dream was to use my story, my life, my language to help people and inspire them to live happier, better lives. And then [...]
March 25, 2023
Why the Problem Isn’t Important
I'm here at the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington DC and there's been something on my mind the past few days that's been happening more and more in my teaching. [...]
Do Not Forget & Live From Your Heart
In my travels around the world, I've been to some special places, some amazing places, and I've also been to some somber places. I've been to the prison where Nelson Mandela [...]
What to Leave at the Door When Working With SFBT Clients
Hello and welcome to episode three of Don't Forget with Anna Francis. I'm Anna Francis, the c e o of the E c u, and a registered counselor in New Zealand. [...]
The Past Tells Stories of Your Strength
Perhaps one of the biggest myths about Solution Focused Brief Therapy is this idea that it's all about the future, and that's all we focus on. In fact, I often have [...]