DIRECTIONS ACT Counselling services use both Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Humanistic Counselling models.

In SFBT the important issues are:

1. How does the person want things to be different; and
2. What will it take for that to happen?

SFBT focuses on the future and the person’s strengths and resources as a way of helping them recognise how to use their resources to bring about changes.

Humanistic counselling values all aspects of the person: thinking; feeling; emotion and intuition.

The right of the person to be self determining is valued highly at DIRECTIONS ACT. Clients are seen as people, who are entitled and encouraged to make their own choices. Furthermore:

1. We believe that clients have control of their lives
2. We believe that clients are capable of making life changing decisions
3. We believe clients can overcome addiction
4. We believe in harm minimisation
5. We believe that crisis provides an opportunity for growth