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Brief Therapy

By: Andrea J. Miller, Joshua N. Hook & Everett L. Worthington
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology

Brief therapy is a type of counseling that is time limited and present oriented. Brief therapy focuses on the client's presenting symptoms and current life circumstances, and it emphasizes the strengths and resources of the client. The therapist in brief therapy ...

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  Miller, A., Hook, J. & Worthington, E. (2008). Brief therapy. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 480-484). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n154
  
  Miller, Andrea J., Joshua N. Hook and Everett L. Worthington. "Brief Therapy." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Frederick T. Leong, 480-484. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n154.
  
  Miller, A, Hook, J & Worthington, E 2008, 'Brief therapy', in Leong, FT (ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 480-484, viewed 5 July 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n154.
  
  Miller, Andrea J., et al. "Brief Therapy." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Ed. Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. 480-484. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 5 Jul. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n154.
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