One morning, long ago, John woke up and decided he wanted to write a book on theories and techniques in counseling and psychotherapy. He thought, “Of all the classes I teach, I love teaching theories and techniques best, so I should write a textbook.” John then began using a cognitive self-instructional problem-solving strategy (see Chapter 8). He identified the problems associated with existing theories and techniques textbooks and formulated possible solutions. John decided, like any smart solutionfocused therapist, that talking about problems associated with other texts was a poor use of his time (see Chapter 11). So instead he constructed a reality wherein his new textbook was greeted.
