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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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But My Client Isn’t Talking! Using MI in Those Awkward Silences
“How can I use MI when my client isn’t talking?” We have all been there, sitting with a less-than-talkative client as the seconds and minutes tick by. What should I say? Do I fill the space? Do I wait for them to break the silence? We often fall...
Story Time with Hillary: A Little Fish and Change Talk
OK, I obviously have some playful, kid parts inside of me. I was reading my youngest a bedtime story one night, and realized, “OH! Change Talk! And lots and lots of Sustain talk.” So let me backup and define Change Talk & Sustain Talk. In Motivational...
What You Believe Matters (For Client Outcomes)
Sometimes in a training, I’ll toss up a slide that says this: Do you believe that people are doing the best they can with what they have, at any given moment? Sometimes, I’ll create breakout groups to discuss this. Some folks quickly come to a stance on their answers,...
Slot machines, My Smartphone, and MI
What do these three things have in common? The lure of the all-powerful intermittent positive reinforcement. Let me back up here… I recently got back from a week-long vacation where there was NO CELL RECEPTION. And, just before this vacation, I watched the Netflix...
Affirming with “You” versus “I” Statements
Hi Everyone, Chris Miles here! This is the second part of my 2-part series on Affirmations! If you missed last month, check it out here. Remember that Affirmations are statements that we give to clients that focus on their strengths, abilities, skills, or...
Beware of “I Know”
When you are sitting with a client and you start to get excited because you think you have identified what the problem is and what is needed to solve it, BEWARE! “I know” comes up for me when I think I’ve figured out: what the dilemma is for a clientwhat they...
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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!