Do this exercise in pairs. The other person says: “I’m too embarrassed to talk about my problem, but I need help now, because things can’t go on like this any longer!” You respond, “Suppose there was a solution,” to which you then add, “What difference would that make for you?” or “How would you know?” or “How would that help you?” This exercise shows that it is not necessary to know what the problem is to help a person examine his or her goal and possible means of achieving it.
