‘Helpful conversations’. Being Solution Focused.

“Building solutions is different to solving problems, a preferred future is different to an unsatisfactory present.”

Paul Hanton

As a Solution Focused (SF) practitioner, I believe that everyone I see is uniquely competent and has the capability and capacity to work out their own solutions; I aim to have helpful conversations with people to that end. I do not assess, diagnose or pathologise people, I am more interested in what is working, what has worked, and what might work in the future. This ‘philosophy’ is equally applicable to; individuals, groups, customers of training & consultancy and supervision.

I also recognise that there are social injustices in this world. As a white male I recognise my own privilege and my best hopes are not to add to social injustice.

Now that I have retired from paid employment I have space to take on people for SF supervision and/or Addiction Practitioner supervision and/or leadership mentoring (anywhere in the World), and some limited training, feel free to contact me.

“I meant to write before Christmas to thank you for all the wonderful supervision you’ve given me over the last I think three years. I think I’ve said to you that it really was the best supervision I’d experienced before and I’ve had heaps of it. I really enjoyed it and found it very stimulating and thought provoking. Thank you so much”.

“Paul has been a leading figure in the development of solution focused brief therapy in the UK… He will be a major asset to the growing group of solution focused practitioners in New Zealand.”

Chris Iveson – BRIEF

I am pleased to be able to offer a range of skills and abilities in the following areas:

Solution Focused Approaches Training

One & two day basic, plus more advanced.

Solution Focused Therapy Training

One & two day basic, plus more advanced.

Solution Focused Supervision and AOD Supervision

Individual & groups.

Solution Focused team building

Teams of any size.

Solution Focused individual and team coaching

Individuals or any team.

If any of these areas are of interest to you please feel free to get in touch with me.

The title of this website ‘Helpful conversations’ was inspired by a friend and SF colleague Greg Vinnicombe who had a business and website called ‘useful conversations’. Greg died in 2015 and is sorely missed in the international Solution Focused community.