An ethical objection about brief therapy is that the therapist runs his/her own agenda and fails to listen to the client. Brief therapy requires the therapist to be direct (B. Hardy, personal communication, April 30, 2015). For instance, the therapist rushes the client from talking about the problem to talking about the solution right away. The forceful change of thinking disrupts the client’s venting process and leaves the client feeling dismissed. Although, brief therapy requires changing client’s problem language to solution language, therapists should be sensitive to the client’s needs as well (Nichols & Schwartz, 2007). In doing so, the client will not feel pressured to discuss the positives or view the therapist as being aggressive.
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