Solution-Focused Narrative Therapy

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Maggie Slaska, PhD

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

CA 89883, PA MFC 10036

My approach is informed by training in Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with an emphasis on working with trauma and resiliency. I also draw upon training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Gottman Couples Method.

I view therapy as a conversation—a collaborative, back-and-forth dialogue and a nonjudgmental and accepting space. Together, we can slow things down, consider new perspectives, and clarify what you want next. I use questions and prompts from Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches to help you work through problems, recognize strengths and possibilities, and move toward solutions and preferred outcomes.

Faculty, San Diego State University

Associate, The Taos Institute

Trainer and Clinical Supervisor, License to Freedom and Narrative Initiatives San Diego

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an evidence-based approach that is effective with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma, communication problems, social anxiety, substance abuse and many other concerns that bring folks into therapy. Combined with Narrative therapy, which helps to develop new perspectives on problems, this theoretically integrated approach can help to explore your preferred outcomes and help you in the change process by creating small, manageable steps to get to you where you want to be next. To read more about Solution-Focused Therapy, click here.

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Narrative Therapy

Talk is not just talk- our words and language define our perspective, delineate what we can see or not yet see. How we think and talk about something determines the range of possibilities and which solutions we can envision to problems.

Narrative therapists often say, “The person is not the problem, the problem is the problem.” This is a powerful, yet simple statement. It means we can talk about a problem as something that may affect you; yet the problem does not define who you are nor does it necessarily determine the future. To read more about Narrative Therapy, click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use my insurance?

I am in-network with Aetna, Quest Behavioral Health, Carelon, Oscar and United Healthcare and some Blue Cross plans. If you want to pay using your insurance, you can sign up and book here.

Can I use my EAP (Employment Assistance Program) benefit?

I am contracted to work with Spring Health and Modern Health. EAPs offer employees sessions at no cost. Contact your your company's HR rep or EAP App to be connected.

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