Strategic Therapy & Interventions of New York

The strategic approach: Introduction

Last update By C. Moretto Thursday Mar 27 2008 01:01

The strategic approach can be defined as “the art of solving complex human problems with simple solutions”. Despite the fact that human problems and sufferings may seem complex and long term, this does not mean that the solutions must be as complex or lengthy.

The strategic approach addresses “how” human systems build their problems, “how” they exist for a long period, and “how” it is possible to fight them using brief therapy or focalized interventions. From this perspective, the objective of a strategic therapist or consultant is to solve problems and disorders as fast as possible - not only for patients and their family but also for companies where situations can seem stuck or objectives unreachable.

Thus, with this premise, the strategic approach is an intervention that is:

• brief,
• targeted on the problems or the objectives,
• and oriented towards:

                                1. the extinction of the symptoms or the resolution of problems

                                2. a change in the subject’s perception of self, others, and the world, and

                                3. the achievement of goals or objectives.