Miracle Question-What is it?

Solution-focused Brief Therapy

Used to get the client thinking about the future
Solution to the problem is the clients job-not ours
Meet the client where they are at-how do they receive information?

When would we use it?

After the initial assessment and consultation, the counselor would have
enough background information on the client to understand why they are in
counseling and what issues are most important to them. The counselor
would then discuss the problem and ultimately ask the miracle question as a
tool during the session.

How would we use it?

Open phrasing of the questionWhat if this no longer existed?
Or
Tailor the question to the client Be blunt if the client can handle it
What is your view of the perfect outcome?
Be simple if the client needs it
What if you woke up and this problem didnt exist?
Be expansive if the client needs visualization
Imagine yourself going to bed tonight. You wake up to the problem to the
problem being completely resolved without any effort or conversation on
your part. How would you react to this?