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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
LCSW, LCAS
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!
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Bill Miller & Motivational Interviewing as a Way of Being
I was recently chatting with someone about Motivational Interviewing as a way of being. A way of being?I thought it was a skill set? An Evidence-Based Practice? Motivational Interviewing is actually all of the above. Co-creator of MI, Bill Miller, has called...
Breaking MI down into Baby Steps!
When I think about “Baby Steps,” I can’t help but recall Bill Murray in the movie What About Bob, when he has the goldfish around his neck in a jar and is shuffling down the street muttering to himself, “Baby steps to the market, baby steps…” At the end of a training...
The Voice Inside
There is a voice inside of youthat whispers all day long,"I feel that this is right for me,I know that this is wrong."No teacher, preacher, parent, friendor wise man can decidewhat's right for you - just listen tothe voice that speaks inside.-Shel SilversteinThis...
Bucking Horses and MI Change
If you haven’t read my message from last week about Motivational Interviewing and horse training, check it out!I have one more favorite moment from the Monty Roberts horse whisperer video as the trainer is guiding a wild mustang to accept his first saddle and...
Motivational Interviewing and The Horse Whisperer
Have you seen the Horse Whisperer video? Monty Roberts, “the horse whisperer,” is working with a wild mustang in a round pen, with the goal of guiding the wild horse from halter to rider in under 25 minutes. It’s pretty awesome.It’s the opposite of traditional “horse...
When in Doubt, REFLECT!
Training participants often name the helpfulness of practicing reflective listening. It reminds us to sit back, drop our shoulders, and just listen! It pulls us out of problem-solving, persuading, and arguing for change. When YOU are getting pulled into trying to...
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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!