The aim of this study is to contribute to the reflection regarding the heterogeneous constitution of social constructionist psychotherapy, characterized by different vocabularies and postures. This article analyses the relationship between the social constructionist discourse and Solution-focused Therapy concepts and practices, which are described by some authors as sharing the emphasis promoted by social constructionism. Through a selection of the literature and conceptual and comparative analysis, we identified points of similarity - especially the emphasis in potentialities and action and the abandoning of the quest for essential descriptions about the client's reality - and also differences - the directive and specialist therapeutic stance, the focus on behavioral changes and the individualist concept of self sustained by Solution-focused Therapy. We concluded that Solution-focused Therapy can be a useful discursive option and we invite a reflection about its implications in each therapeutic context.
Constructionism; Psychotherapy; Solution-focused therapy
