Stop the Revolving Door of Students
Cut repeat visits by 50% and reclaim 6+ hours a week
with Linda Metcalf’s revolutionary training
SF Genius: Mastering Solution Focused School Counseling
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CE hours with a certified professional development program that helps you become a solution-focused expert and reshapes how you support students, teachers, and parents every day.
Choose your format, choose your dates.
Did You Imagine Your Days Would Be Like This?
Same Students, Same Problems
Repeat visitors who leave with no real change
You’re offering support, but they stay stuck
Progress feels temporary, if it happens at all
Constant Crisis Management
Teachers and parents rely on you to fix everything
There’s no space to plan ahead, only react
Your days are filled with urgency, not impact
PD Frustration
Trainings feel generic and disconnected from your work
Nothing sticks, and nothing feels practical
You’re left on your own to figure things out
You didn't became a school counselor to feel exhausted, unseen, and unsupported. You chose it because you believe in your power to help students.
Meet the Woman Behind the Movement to Make Schools Solution-Focused
For 30 years, Dr. Linda Metcalf has been the pioneer who transformed solution-focused brief therapy into a practical school counseling approach. She's the author of 11 books, including Counseling Toward Solutions, and has trained thousands of educators worldwide, and created the only comprehensive certification program for solution-focused school counseling.
Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs, Texas Wesleyan University
Licensed Professional Counselor & Marriage and Family Therapist
TEDx Speaker & International Training Expert
Consultant to schools achieving 80% graduation rates with at-risk populations
Linda's Personal Mission: Help every school counselor discover that students already have the solutions - they just need someone who knows how to help them find theirs.
"Every student is the expert on themself. Our job isn't to provide the answers - it's to ask the questions that help students discover the solutions that are inside of them."
What Changes When You Master the Solution-Focused Approach?
BEFORE
15+ hours weekly on repeat visits
Same students, same problems
Crisis management mode
Sunday night anxiety
Questioning your impact
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SF Genius
Transformation
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SF Genius
Transformation
AFTER
6+ hours reclaimed every week
Students solve their own problems
Proactive, meaningful conversations
Leave work at work
Remember why you became a counselor
The 3-Step Solution-Focused Framework
What You'll Learn When Becoming an SF Genius
Identify Their Best Hopes
Help students articulate what they want
Shift from problem-focus to goal-setting
Create Their Preferred Future
Use miracle question techniques
Create detailed visions of success
Seek the Exceptions
Discover when problems occur less
Blueprint for sustainable solutions
Additional Learning Outcomes
Crisis management with solution-focused approach
Parent conference strategies
Team meeting facilitation
Small group counseling techniques
TESTIMONIALS
What Counselors Say About the Solution Focused Approach and Learning from Dr Linda Metcalf
SF is life changing and can apply in every situation! Classrooms, students, teachers, and support staff can transform themselves, their schools, and their personal lives with SF!
Randi F | Jacksboro HS, Texas
Adopting the Solution Focused approach has helped me tremendously to change my approach in the school setting. Empowering students through their choices has been a huge addition to my school counseling tool kit!
Susan Simms | Blackfoot High School, Idaho
Using this approach, kids are happier - focusing on what to do to solve problems, instead of focusing on the problem. I am more calm and happier knowing that we are coming up with solutions that will work for them.
Carol Cave | Westover Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD
Linda's training style helped me feel like I was part of the learning process, rather than feeling like I was being lectured to.
Caleb Smith | Morehead Elementary School, North Carolina
Earn 6 NBCC-Approved CEs
Recognized continuing education credits
Easy school district approval
Professional development that actually works
No more generic CE mills
Training that fits your school calendar
SF Genius:
Mastering Solution Focused School Counseling
Locations & Training Dates
Fall 2025
Online
August 15 & 29, 2025
Live Online
2x 3-hour sessions
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CEs
Dallas, TX
September 26, 2025
Live In-Person
Full-day intensive
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CEs
Spring 2026
Online
January 16 & 30, 2026
Live Online
2x 3-hour sessions
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CEs
Anaheim, CA
February 6, 2026
Live In-Person
Full-day intensive
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CEs
Orlando,FL
March 12, 2026
Live In-Person
Full-day intensive
Earn 6 NBCC-approved CEs
MORE TESTIMONIALS
I learned about SF two decades too late! It’s the only logical approach for School Counselors to use in a school setting with the caseloads we have.
Marisa Gates | Bill Young Middle School, CA
My life and counsellor practice has been transformed since starting with the SF approach in 2017. Amazing to see the heroes inside come to life!!
Madie | South Africa
Dr. Metcalf’s training is practical, collaborative, insightful, and applicable. I’ve been applying the strategies very effectively in my career as a school counselor.
Arlene Bonilla, MSSC, LPC-I
The training and resources I’ve received from Dr. Metcalf have helped me build a solution focused dynamic within our school.
Felina Heart | American International School, Budapest
You have nothing to lose except the stress, overwhelm, and Sunday night anxiety.
We're so confident this training will transform your practice that we offer a complete satisfaction guarantee.
If you don't see a significant reduction in repeat visits by consistently applying the solution-focused approach, we'll refund your entire investment.
Solution Focused Schools Unlimited LLC is owned by Dr Linda Metcalf - a former middle school teacher, all-level school counselor, licensed professional counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist in the State of Texas. She is Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs at Texas Wesleyan University.
NBCC Approval No. SP-4930
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