I have been very fortunate from the beginning of my counseling journey to have a mentor. Because of this mentor relationship I feel I have the benefit of finding a consulting perspective that undoubtedly works best for me. This counseling model is solution-focused therapy, which is a pragmatic approach that focuses on solving or managing the problem through the most efficient route. Brief counseling does not espouse the notion of “cure” nor does it have character change as one of its goals (Burwell & Chen, 2006, p. 191). The article I found in Counseling Psychology Quarterly, takes the fundamental aspects of the solution-focused counseling model and equates them to how effective they are when it comes to professional treatment. The article's authors, Burwell and Chen, argue that career counseling aims to help clients become more effective problem-solving agents in their professional aspects of life. To achieve this goal, theorists and practitioners are challenged to create useful helping approaches that can help clients more efficiently and effectively. Consequently, by adopting principles and techniques of solution-focused therapy into professional counseling practice, professional counseling interventions can be very effective (2006, p. 189). Burwell and Chen's research applies every major aspect of solution-focused counseling to the principles of career interventions. . The first aspect is to focus on positive change. The SFT model states that you need to focus on positive change regarding what is causing the customer's problem. In a career counseling context, the focus must be on the future and helping the client find alternatives and strengths that will be helpful in his or her career exploration. The second aspect of SFT, which… halfway through the paper… …is philosophically and clinically congruent for career counselors as a way to promote career enrichment and professional well-being. Although the present consideration of bridging the two counseling modalities is an inductive attempt, it has presented some interesting reflections in the search for more effective and efficient career counseling approaches (2006, p. 2003). In addition to specific solution-focused consulting techniques, such as the use of; compliments, goal-oriented futures, prospects for downsizing and normalization, and reconstruction of statements only further the professional counseling process by providing the client with a real and tangible forum to help and improve their lives. Works Cited Burwell, R., & Chen, C. (2006). Applying the principles and techniques of solution-focused therapy to professional counseling. Quarterly psychological counseling,, 19(2), 189-203.