Language Analysis in Solution-Focused Therapy Training: Comparing Trainees With Their Trainer

When the question of expertise arises in the field of psychotherapy, many authors question whether it is achievable or not (Hill et al., 2017; Shanteau, 1992; Shanteau & Weiss, 2014; Tracey et al., 2014), and some ask how to characterize it (Levitt & Piazza-Bonin, 2016; Norcross & Karpiak, 2017). Ultimately, we need to know what specific actions are performed by an expert psychotherapist (Hill et al., 2017); the importance of research on expert psychotherapists does not reside solely in establishing the effect that experience has on clinical performance. Experts are also models who teach and supervise new psychotherapists (Hill et al., 2015; Hill & Knox, 2013). Therefore, we need to look more closely at what psychotherapists do