ABSTRACT
When people seek therapy for their problems, they are revealing what they are not very good at; what they may regard as their weaknesses. Traditionally, therapists help them to address their weaknesses and develop strengths. Thus, if their problems are due to unrealistic thinking, they are helped to develop realistic thinking. Concerning their position on client strengths, Single-session therapy (SST) therapists share similar ideas to strengths-based therapists. Thus, they believe that clients have strengths; they elicit client strengths; and they incorporate client strengths into therapy. Sometimes in SST, when the therapist encourages the client to focus on their 'problem-solving' strengths, it transpires that this focus is sufficient for the client to take charge of the process and solve their problem.
