When it is used
Use it when a client is focused on a problem and the practitioner wants to elicit a concrete preferred future.
Miracle Question for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Miracle Question is a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy live-session intervention for practitioners working with clients who are focused on a problem. It helps elicit and preserve a detailed client-generated description of what life would look like if the problem were sufficiently resolved.
Try a sample live-session note and review the preferred-future description.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What it captures
It captures client language, observable signs of change, experience-near details, and signs others might notice.
Relevant limitation
It is a live-session intervention aid and does not require assignment, scoring, or standardized goal fields.
Is the Miracle Question a worksheet?
No. In this configuration it is a live-session intervention aid with lightweight note capture.
Does it produce a score?
No. The result is a narrative preferred-future description, not a numeric score.
What if the client's answer is abstract?
Capture what was said and, where source-supported, prompt for more concrete details without forcing completion.
What is saved to my account?
The Miracle Question tool itself is saved. Demo notes and fictional sample content are not saved as real client data.