Lock in Empathy!
Lock in Empathy! What does empathy have to do with it? Motivational Interviewing is all about empathy! You can have empathy without Motivational Interviewing, but you can’t have Motivational Interviewing without empathy!I’m a parent, and as a practitioner and trainer...
Whose Problem Is It? My daughter, scissors, and a very short haircut.
Whose Problem Is It? My daughter, scissors, and a very short haircut. A kid, scissors, and a VERY short haircutStory Time!!I’m going to tell you a story about my feisty youngest daughter. When she was 4 or 5 years old, I was in the kitchen doing dishes while she was...
Why Ask Why? Why questions and Motivational Interviewing
Why Ask Why? Why questions and Motivational Interviewing When I talk about the evoking process of MI, which is essentially about helping a client connect in with their WHY CHANGE, sometimes a training participant raises their hand and says, “But in graduate school, I...
5 Tips for working with the Precontemplative client!
5 Tips for working with the Precontemplative client! The Precontemplative Conundrum!If you are like, “Precontem…what?” check out my blog post on Stages of Change here. In short, “precontemplation” refers to the stage of change when clients aren’t wanting to think or...
Just what is the relationship between Stages of Change & Motivational Interviewing
Just what is the relationship between Stages of Change & Motivational Interviewing Many people confuse the Stages of Change with Motivational Interviewing. They aren’t the same thing, but they work super nicely together. (Fun fact, they both came out around the...
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