Anne Bodmer Lutz, M.D.

Anne Bodmer Lutz, B.S.N., M.D., is the Executive Director of the Institute for Solution-Focused Therapy and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. A board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with a professional foundation in nursing, Dr. Lutz brings over 30 years of clinical experience to her work as a clinician, educator, and author.

Trained by the founders of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer, Dr. Lutz has dedicated her career to advancing and teaching solution-focused practices. She has applied this approach in community mental health, schools, colleges, residential treatment programs, and with adolescents and families coping with trauma, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.

She provides clinical supervision, teaching, and workshops for clinicians, educators, medical students, psychiatric residents, and community-based organizations, empowering professionals to effectively implement the solution-focused approach.

She is the author of:

  • Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide, featuring over 30 videos and numerous case examples demonstrating the practical application of solution-focused therapy. 
  • The Solution-Focused Mindset for Anxiety and Depression: A Workbook to Manage Emotions, Harness Your Strengths, and Feel Better Now: a practical guide for fostering hope, resilience, and emotional well-being. 

Dr. Lutz also authored a groundbreaking chapter on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in the 11th edition of Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, marking the first time this approach has been included in a major psychiatric reference.

In addition, she has developed and authored several continuing education courses at the Institute for Solution-Focused Therapy, including:

  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: An Introduction to Clinical Practice 
  • Foundations of Solution-Focused Practices Online Intensive 
  • Solution-Focused Crisis and Trauma Interventions 
  • Clients Experiencing Grief: A Solution-Focused Approach 
  • Solution-Focused Conversations in Schools: An Integration of Education and Mental Health 

Her mission is to cultivate hope in individuals and systems by equipping helping professionals with practical, strengths-based tools that foster resilience, restore dignity, and support meaningful change through the solution-focused mindset.

 contact Anne: anne@solutionfocused.net