Brief Therapy Solutions

Brief Therapy Links and Resources

This page provides links (just click on the logo where available) to other services providing therapy and training similar to that provided by BTS.

People looking to contact a Solution Focussed/ Competency Based counsellor will also find contact details on this page. Would you like to make a suggestion for inclusion on this page?

The choice of a counsellor is a personal matter and is subject to many social, cultural and situational influences. If you are investigating this site with a view to contacting a therapist here are some links and contact details that may be helpful to you. Some of these services may be free and some others may involve a consultation fee. Don't forget to check these details out before committing.

In addition you will find links to numerous sites that present articles, outlines or critiques the underpinning theories and philosophy and to the practice of Brief Solution Focussed Therapy and Collaborative problem Solving approaches: It’s up to you to decide on a scale from 1 to 10 how useful they are for you.

KEY:		Resources and References
		Counsellors Available (Australia)
		Recommended Site or Reading
		"The Brief Therapy Institute of Sydney is a therapy and training centre in Parramatta. The Institute offers a professional brief psychotherapy (counselling) service with ongoing quality control and accountability. Our aim is to have a centre that offers high quality (and relatively short-term) counselling to people facing a range of emotional or relationship difficulties and also uses ongoing professional training, research and consulting activities to help keep us on the cutting edge of counselling practice."
		"UnitingCare Burnside (Burnside) stands in the Uniting Church tradition of compassion and concern for justice. Our role is to facilitate the development of children and families most in need through quality services, research and advocacy. UnitingCare Burnside offer a range of services across Sydney and New South Wales with varying degrees of Solution Focused flavour about them. This organisation has a focus on children and families in the community context."
		"Our Credentials St. Luke's has a team of over 12 experienced practitioners who have conducted learning opportunities throughout Australia and overseas. We regularly present at state, national and international conferences. We have conducted consultancies and learning opportunities in most Australian States."
		The Steve DeShazer and Insoo Kim Berg site. Both well respected for their contributions to the development of Brief Solution Focused Therapy.  Contains links to many sites as well as references to the many books and articles both authors have contributed to the field.
		This site offers extensive literature and reviews of “What Works” in psychotherapy. This site also provides updated reviews on research of interest and comments on some of the rubbish to be found in the literature. An excellent site for establishing a context to the skills used in direct practice.
		This site provides substantial  reference lists on brief therapy as well as references to.
		A forum for sharing solution focussed practice in organizations.
		Of interest here is the international research being conducted on brief therapy.
		Brief Therapy Practice site provides in formation and links on brief therapy in practice.
		Where some would argue was the beginning of Brief Therapy starting with the early work of Bateson.
http://www.explosivekids.org		Foundation for Children with Behavioural Challenges: Literature and links for understanding serious behaviours. Outlines concepts in relation to Collaborative Problem Solving.