Solution-Focused Cognitive and Systemic Therapy: The Bruges Model

Solution-Focused Cognitive and Systemic Therapy: The Bruges Model is the first book in English to lay out the Bruges Model, a meta-model that incorporates solution-focused therapy in an analysis of the therapeutic alliance and common factors that account for the majority of the efficacy of any therapeutic endeavor. This book is divided into three parts, covering each of the common factors: client factors, therapist and relationship factors, and placebo factors. Each part summarizes the state of our theoretical knowledge, then dives into specific clinical and educational applications in specific populations and contexts.

Luc Isebaert, MD, is the director of Korzybski International and head of the teaching staff of the Korzybski Institutes of Bruges, Paris, and of the Netherlands. He is the developer of the Bruges Model.