Expectation: The Very Brief Therapy Book

In this powerful and practical book about utilizing the power of expectation in working with clients, Battino describes his own private practice as one where he rarely sees clients more than one or two times. This book is about all of the things that are designed to work in a single-session mode: creating the expectation that each session will be the last drives an impetus towards change that is vital in the therapeutic process.

This immensely powerful and practical book is about utilizing the power of expectation in working with clients. It is the author's contention that creating an environment where the client expects to change is the foundation of doing effective very brief therapy. His own private practice is one where he rarely sees clients more than one or two times. Clients know in advance that this is the way that he works, and so their expectation is that during each session they are going to get down to the hard stuff, and resolve their concerns insofar as it is possible. This means working as if each session were the last one. So, this book is about all of the things that are designed to work in a single-session mode. There will, of course, still be clients who will need many more sessions but creating the expectation that each session will be last creates an impetus towards change that is vital in the therapeutic process.