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Ben Furman, M.D.


In 1985 Ben and Tapani founded their company Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute (Lyhytterapiainstituutti) where Ben works as a trainer of solution-focused therapy, coaching and organizational development. Ben has been also an active media personality. He used to host his own TV-program (200 episodes) and has also run his own call-in radio program, both on Finnish National Broadcasting Company YLE.

Ben has written some twenty books many of which have been translated to a number of foreign languages. He is renowned internationally as a trainer of solution-focused psychology and an active innovator of solution-focused methods and tools such as Kids’ Skills and Steps of Responsibility for helping children overcome problems and ReteamingTwin-Star and Cooperation for teaching solution-focused psychology for leaders and staff of and organizations.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Ben Furman is founder of Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute.

Non-financial: Ben Furman has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.