MI Center for Change: Who Are We? What Do We Do?

Hey! You may know me already, or you may be new to MI Center for Change, but I figured I could tell you a bit more about myself and my organization! Even if you know me, you might not know these fun facts!

If you want my official resume, I’ll pop it down at the bottom of this message. 

My name is Hillary Bolter, and I’m the founder of MI Center for Change. I am a Motivational Interviewing trainer!

Who Am I? Random Facts!

• I used to love rock climbing, before my prefrontal cortex fully developed, I had kids and my mortality became all the more important!
• I grew up in the city of Atlanta, ITP (Inside The Perimeter), not to be confused with what is now called OTP (Outside of the Perimeter), but now I’m a mountain girl and for the past 20 years can call the lovely Asheville NC my home.
• I love the wilderness. I have slept outside over 500 nights in my lifetime.
• I’m a social worker. I love to help people, and my righteous ideas for others is a part of why I need to remain in “MI recovery,” as I call it. I freakin’ love being a trainer because it keeps me grounded in the ethics and practice of MI, which keeps my bossy ideas for others on the back burner.
• I have a dog and two cats, and they are all orange. They love to nap in the sun and so do I.
• If I’m reaching for a sweet, I only like dark chocolate. Don’t mess with my chocolate and put milk in it. Well, unless it’s coconut milk…
• Oh, and I can absolutely hold my own at hip-hop night at the dance club…

Who Are We & What We Do?

We provide high-quality, engaging training in Motivational Interviewing. At MI Center for Change, we train all sorts of disciplines, because really, anyone can benefit from learning Motivational Interviewing. We have had folks in our classes from the US to Dubai to Australia. Motivational Interviewing is a worldwide phenomenon and an essential tool for helping professionals. We are a team of trainers, all members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

MI Center for Change runs an online MI Academy, with beginner to intermediate live virtual courses. We also train organizations directly, providing anything from a lunch-n-learn training in MI to intensive, in-depth MI organizational implementations. If it has to do with MI, then it’s our jam!

Why Do We Do What We Do?

We love to light up the world with Motivational Interviewing! Why? Because if you have really practiced MI, you know the amazing shift that occurs when the burden of responsibility shifts from your shoulders back to the clients. You know the awesome flow that happens when a client’s motivations for change are leading the way, and you are in the support/collaborator role. We do what we do because we know Motivational Interviewing works! With nearly 2000 trials, MI is well established as an evidence-based model. 

We love supporting YOU and the important work that YOU DO!

Thanks for taking a minute to read about us!

PS: My Official bio if that is important to ya!

Hillary Bolter has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2011. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Addiction Therapist, and absolutely delights in helping individuals, groups, and organizations learn the essential skills of Motivational Interviewing. Hillary has worked as a helping professional for 20 years, ranging from working in wilderness therapy to community mental health, providing in-home & school-based services, and as a therapist with specialties including working with anxiety, trauma, addiction, and veterans. She is also Certified in Brief Action Planning (BAP), September 2022.

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