The strategic approach: Introduction

Last update By C. Moretto Friday Mar 13 2009 23:11

Caspar David Friedrich - The traveller above a sea of mist - 1817

The strategic approach can be defined as “the art of solving complex human problems with simple solutions”.

Despite the fact that human problems and sufferings may seem complex and long term, this does not mean that the solutions must be as complex or lengthy.

The strategic approach addresses

“how” human systems build their problems,

“how” these problems are maintained for a long period of time, and

“how” it is possible to fight them using brief therapy and focalized interventions.

From this perspective, the objective of a strategic therapist or consultant is to solve problems and disorders as fast as possible - not only for patients and their family but also for companies where situations can seem stuck or objectives unreachable - and that the results are stable through time.