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Yvonne Dolan, M.A., is the Director of the Institute for Solution-Focused Therapy. She is an internationally acclaimed author, lecturer, trainer, and therapist, specializing in Solution-focused Brief Therapy and Ericksonian hypnosis. Her books have been translated into seven languages. She is the past president of the Solution-focused Brief Therapy Association.

 


Biography

 Yvonne  has been a psychotherapist for 30  years. She is co-founder and past-president of the Solution-focused Brief Therapy Association (SFBTA)  and  conducts training seminars on SFBT throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe,  Asia and South America. Her work is an integration of solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnotherapy and  reflects a life long interest in the linguistics of hope and its practical applications to  clinical and everyday life situations..

She is co-author  with the late Steve de Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg and colleagues of  More than Miracles: The  State of the Art of Solution-focused Brief Therapy ( Haworth/Taylor & Francis, 2007);  Resolving Sexual Abuse: Solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian Hypnosis for Survivors (W.W. Norton, 1991);  A Path With a Heart: Ericksonian Utilization with Resistant and Chronic clients,  (Brunner-Mazel, 1985, distributed by Taylor & Francis);  One Small Step: Moving Beyond Trauma and Therapy to a Life of Joy  ( 2000, Excel Press), Tales of Solution: A Collection of Hope Inspiring Stories  (with Insoo Kim Berg, W.W. Norton, 2001); and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: It’s Effective Use in Agency Settings (with Teri Pichot Haworth Press, 2003. She also has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters.

Yvonne studied for over 20 years  with  the late Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, original developer's of the SBTA approach, and taught the Advanced Intensives in SFBTA and "Train the SFBT Trainers" Seminars  at their Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee regularly over the past dozen years. 

In workshop settings, Yvonne is known for her unique combination of practical techniques, detailed handouts,  hands-on practice sessions and lively demonstrations, punctuated by gentle humor.

 



Contact Yvonne

Yvonne's email is yvonne@solutionfocused.net. You may also call her at 708-782-2021 ext. 1

 

 

 

 


Institute for Solution-Focused Therapy, PO Box 9261, Highland, IN 46322, phone & fax 708-782-2021