Certificate in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Unlock a proven, practical, and forward-thinking approach to client care with our Certificate in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). This comprehensive 5-course, 15.25 CE program equips you with the strategies and interventions that help clients move from problem-saturated stories to solution-building conversations that create real momentum toward their goals. You’ll gain mastery of the core SFBT principles, learn to apply the three-part SFBT skeleton, and practice the nuanced language that keeps sessions future-focused and progress-oriented. From using scaling techniques to track family dynamics, to blending SFBT with trauma-informed care and mindfulness strategies for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders, this training delivers practical, ready-to-use tools that empower clients to achieve meaningful and lasting outcomes. Designed for busy clinicians, the program gives you both the confidence and the clinical precision to integrate SFBT into practice and deliver measurable results in today’s outcomes-driven environment.
Start on your path to mastery. This comprehensive advanced clinical training program meets the training requirements needed to confer the SFT-PT™ post-nominal certification credential through Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC.
Program Courses
To be a successful, competent, in-demand mental health clinician, you absolutely need access to premium, specialized clinical training (with the ability to go back for refreshers), as well as opportunities for ongoing peer consultation. That’s exactly what this program delivers, plus:
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Foundations and Applications of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Skills for Trauma Treatment
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Skills to Bolster Family Therapy Outcomes
- Anxiety’s Kryptonite: Help Clients Calm With Solution-Focused Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy Skills for Depression & Other Mood Disorders
Program Instructors
Jodi Ann Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS
Want the Credential + Digital Badge?
Your enrollment includes the full Certificate Program curriculum through Online CE Credits—complete the training, quizzes, and evaluation to earn your CE certificates and your Program Certificate of Completion.
If you’d like to pursue the professional certification credential (including the post-nominal designation and a digital badge), you can do so through Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC (MWCE)—our independent certification body backed by a 30+ member advisory board.
No additional fee: If you complete the full OCEC program curriculum, you can earn certification through MWCE at no extra cost.
You can decide later—this is optional and can be started anytime.
ATTENTION: Certificate Programs are not included in the Essentials CE Plan, so please enroll and pay here. Legacy “Everything Plan” members already have access and should not pay.
Payment
Included in this certificate program (15.25 CEs) is...
Our benefits
Included in this certificate program (15.25 CEs) is…
- REligibility to receive the SFT-PT™ post-nominal certification credential and digital badge through Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC to include on your resume, website, and directory profiles.
- RComprehensive, foundational, step-by-step instruction on how to effectively deploy classic Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) evidence-based skills, developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg.
- REasy-to-follow interventions that are evidence-based and empirically derived, shown to create long-lasting positive behavior change through both goal-directed and collaborative therapeutic interactions.
- RExtensive exploration and application of SFBT’s “Eight Key Principles”, “The Trifecta”, and the “Miracle Question.”
- RCase studies and concrete clinical adaptations to apply SFBT to individuals, couples, families, and groups, as well as trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders.
- RRoadmap for leveraging client successes and strengths toward collaborative skill-building in a way that teaches the client how to build solutions independently over the long term.
- RFree admission to up to four, 1-hour consultation groups to troubleshoot your most difficult clinical cases.
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Our Certificate in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Program?
5 words: “Give them what they want!”
Clients often come in wanting us to “fix” them. You’ve probably gotten the classic mantra “Here’s what’s wrong with me, now tell me what to do to fix it!” We know from our training that our role as the therapist is to be a facilitator, to purposefully engage the client in a way that elicits their own strengths to move toward autonomous self-healing.
But, this doesn’t necessarily align with the “medical model” expectations many of our clients still have coming into therapy. Luckily though, there is a therapy approach that is centrally oriented around solution-building while simultaneously operative within the more progressive social model taught in clinical mental health education today.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a brilliant counseling approach that increases client buy-in around the counseling process (i.e. let’s talk about solutions!) while maintaining the client’s role as the expert and driver of their own healing. Boost your clinical toolset with targeted training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Apply these skills alongside any therapeutic orientation with individuals, families, trauma, and anxiety!
You can complete the training requirements of this program in about 16-17 self-paced hours. If you opt to submit your training requirements to receive your post nominal credential, you will not be required to take additional courses or pay more money just to keep your Certificate and SFT-PT™ post nominal certification credential “current.” We believe that when you’ve gained these practical SFBT skills, you don’t lose them after one year, or five years. Just as you don’t have to earn your degree over and over, SFBT skills and competence are improved over time, not lost, so long as you continue to practice these skills. If you find that you’re getting a little rusty, or just need additional help, we welcome you to attend our group consultations (up to 4 for FREE are included with your enrollment!). You can even retake one or more of your enrolled on-demand program courses at no additional cost directly from your user Dashboard.
When you earn your Certificate in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and your SFT-PT™ post-nominal certification credential through Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC, you gain a credibility marker that can help you communicate to potential clients that you’re ready and excited to help them leverage the power of transformative solution-building and collaborative goal setting. And because the certificate and your credential do not expire, you don’t have to worry about anyone telling you to stop listing them on your website, directory listings, etc.
We’re eager to help you start your SFBT learning adventure (I mean heck, we spend our entire days building solutions around here)! If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at cc@onlinececredits.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Online CE Credits grant this program's post-nominal certification credential?
No! The trainings and CEs (along with the program-level Certificate) are offered by Online CE Credits, but the certification credential and digital badge are issued by Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC, our independent certification body backed by a 30+ person advisory board.
Can I get new letters after my name when I complete the full certification?
Yes! Completion of all program courses gets you all the CEs through Online CE Credits and a program-level certificate. If you elect to complete all certification requirements through our independent certification body (Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC) you will receive a digital badge with a new post-nominal certification credential that you may advertise on your website, directories, CV, etc.
DISCLAIMER: No credential earned in the pursuit of continuing education guarantees competency to practice, and there is no expressed or written consent, direct or implied, given by Online CE Credits, Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC or their affiliates regarding your competency, ability, or legal right to practice. You must adhere to all licensing laws, rules, regulations, codes, and ethical guidelines of your applicable state professional licensing authority.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes! We offer installment plans for our certificate programs – most of them split into 3 or 4 monthly payments. You get immediate access to the program with your first installment!
Who/What is the administering body for your certificate programs?
Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC (MWCE). MWCE is owned by Online CE Credits (DBA for Mind Works Professional Education, Inc.) but is a separate legal entity backed by an advisory board that oversees program quality and certification standards.
What learning platform is used to facilitate the learning experience?
How long will these certificate programs usually take to complete?
Our programs on average take about 1.10x the total CE value to complete. You earn CE certificates along the way as you complete each module. No requirement to purchase “recertification”; Keep access to your course modules for your own review as needed!
Will a certificate or certification from Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC permit me to practice?
No! Only your state’s licensing board can permit you to practice as a mental health professional (social worker, LPC, LMFT, psychologist, etc.). Our cert programs provide knowledge credentials, not practice qualifiers! That said, many clinicians find that these credentials are fantastic credibility markers for their clients, potential clients, and employers.
Is there an appeals process for the certificate/certification process?
Our standards are objective and non-exclusionary; anyone who meets the program’s requirements can earn the credential. Thus, an appeals process has never been needed. However, if you experience any challenges with the learning platform or course content, you may email us at cc@onlinececredits.com.If you have questions or need help completing your certification requirements after completing coursework, you may contact our independent certification body – Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC – by clicking here.
Can I get a refund?
Yes! If you purchase a full program and desire a refund, you may do so within 24 hours of your order, no questions asked, as long as you have not completed any courses within the program.
Where can I learn more about the specific requirements for certificate/certification programs?
Mind Works Continuing Education, LLC (MWCE) is our independent certification body that grants post-nominal credentials, and as such, establishes the criteria for certifications. For specific information on standards and requirements, visit MWCE at mindworkscontinuinged.com.
Do I need to pay again or take additional courses after earning my certificate and/or post-nominal credential, to keep it "current?"
No! You do not need to take additional courses or pay more money just to stay “current.” Just like you earn your graduate degree once (and pay for it once), you likewise earn your continuing education certificate and credential once (and pay for it once).
Keep lifetime access to your content for refresher training and take advantage of included direct consultation to maintain your expertise in both theory and practice.