Using solution-focused brief therapy with an amateur football team: A trainee's case study

This case study describes the application of a solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) theoretical framework by a Trainee Sport and Exercise Psychologist working with an amateur football team. The case study describes SFBT and how the practitioner was guided by SFBT principles during each stage of service provision. It is not intended to describe a 'success story' or the neat application of a theoretical framework. Instead, it reflects a trainee's real-life (and somewhat 'messy') application of SFBT principles in a team context. It demonstrates that not everything will go to plan and emphasises the importance of adapting to the context.