A technique in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy used to critically examine and reframe beliefs. It is assumed that the counseling psychologist (psychotherapist) is in a position of ignorance, but asks the patient a series of questions that help the patient independently realize the causes of his difficulties and find ways to solve them. Also, a series of questions can be aimed at researching the problem, finding the causes, testing problematic beliefs, analyzing the positive and negative consequences of attitudes, alternative understanding of the situation, etc.