It has worked well in my therapy. For example, when my husband and I were doing couples therapy, T would mention other couples and how they had handled certain situations and give vignettes of other couples'experiences on the other side, after they had made it through--little anecdotes of hope. It really, really helped us. Was one of the most important things, having hope. And getting alternative ideas to problem solve. There were a couple of examples from our own situation that were creative and uplifting, something we did that was evidence of success. I always hoped T would tell those stories to other couples he was treating, and that they would help those couples, just as the stories he told us had helped us.