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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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Do you have a client stuck in hole?
I remember one training participant who shared about his work with a client that was really struggling with depression and lack of motivation. He said, “I’m just trying to get him out of that hole! I keep telling him what to do and cheering him along, it’s just...
Is there a place for Self Disclosure in Motivational Interviewing?
I was facilitating one of the advanced MI Uplevel sessions the other day, and a participant asked about the relationship between Motivational Interviewing and peer coaching. She named that those in the peer support coaching realm utilize self-disclosure as an...
It’s all about the Values!
What exactly is a value? By definition, values are…. "a person's principles or standards of behavior, one's judgment of what is important in life". When I work with coaching clients, I always ask them to engage in an activity that helps them sort through...
We Find What We Are Looking For
I have a story for you today, and I’m curious about your response! Here is the parable: A Wise man is sitting at the gate of a large city… A traveler approaches him and says, “Sir, I am new here. Could you tell me the kind of people that live in this city?” After...
Don’t Try This At Home: Using MI with friends and family
Caution: Do Not Try This At Home! I have heard this phrase often: “I used MI on so-and-so and…” (First of all, we don’t use MI “on” anyone. We use MI with others. MI is a collaborative conversation style, not a method of manipulation). ...
Can I Give Advice?
This is a question I often hear from folks learning Motivational Interviewing. How does giving information and advice fit into Motivational Interviewing?? When we are being directive in conversation, we give information and advice freely. Sometimes, the...
Are your clients stuck?
Let’s change that!
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!