Porter, S, Pitt, T, Eubank, M, Butt, J and Thomas, O (2025) An Expert Understanding of the Single Session Mindset. Journal of Systemic Therapies. ISSN 1195-4396

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Abstract

Following Moshe Talmon’s (1990) ground-breaking work on single session therapy, the philosophy and practice of single session therapy has expanded across the world. Critically, and regardless of context and approach, single session therapists support adopting a ‘single session mindset’ (Cannistra, 2022; Hoyt, Young & Rycroft, 2021). Our study sought to clarify expert’s understanding of this mindset with empirical evidence. Ten world leading figures in single session therapy were interviewed against this aim. Reflexive thematic analysis highlighted a single session mindset is founded upon nine core beliefs and seventeen attitudes which are intentionally embraced, before and during single session work. This mindset aligns the therapist and client towards the possibility of creating change within a single session. The findings provide empirical clarity on the concept of the single-session mindset, offering valuable insights for practitioners attempting to implement brief methods into practice and for trainers who are helping others to do so.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences; 1701 Psychology; 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science; 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Guilford Press
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2025 10:58
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2025 13:57
DOI or ID number:	10.1521/jsyt.2024.43.3.02
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25628

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