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and self-applied. The emphasis is strongly on quick forwardlooking intervention, contrasting with much traditional therapy
which looks back and seeks to find problems and causes, which
for many can become traumatic, negative, and painstakingly
slow, not to mention expensive.
Instead SFT, or 'Brief Therapy', focuses on solutions and change,
in an individual and pragmatic way.
There are clear overlaps with ideas found in NLP and
hypnotherapy.
STEPPPA (also STEPPA)
The STEPPPA method (alternatively STEPPA) is represented by
the acronym made from Subject, Target, Emotion, Perception,
Plan, Pace, Adapt/Act. STEPPPA is a coaching model (notably in
life-coaching in a business context) advocated by expert coach
Angus McLeod, which is now central to much UK formal
accredited life-coaching training. Based partly on NLP (NeuroLinguistic programming) principles, the STEPPPA process
entails:
1. Subject - validating the subject (the issue or matter) that is
the focus of the person being coached (coachee)
2. Target - validating or helping to establish the specific target
(or goal) of the coachee
3. Emotion - ensure emotional context is addressed and
resolved relating to the coachee, the issue, and the target,
which if appropriate should be re-evaluated
4. Perception - widen perception and choice in the mind of the
coachee
5. Plan - help the coachee establish a clear plan (process with
steps, not choices),
6. Pace - and pace (timescale and milestones); or perhaps a
timeline that incorporates both plan and pace

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