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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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Is Your Advice Monster Alive and Well?
When someone comes to you for help, it’s pretty darn natural to give advice. In Motivational Interviewing, The Righting Reflex refers to our natural tendency to give advice, persuade or convince another person to change. It's like a "Fix It" reflex. And I...
Scaling Questions in MI
A lot of people associate scaling questions with Motivational Interviewing! And scaling questions are EVERYWHERE. Not just MI! Most of us have heard this one: “What is your pain, on a scale of 0-10?” Or, scaling questions can be used to track progress toward a...
Motivational Interviewing, Vaccine Hesitancy & Client Autonomy
I know this is a sticky subject! And it is with much thought that I decided to weigh in here. I want to start this post with a reminder that embedded in Motivational Interviewing SPIRIT is honoring client autonomy. Our clients have the ultimate right to...
Why is it called Motivational Interviewing??
I had a hard time with the name ‘Motivational Interviewing’ initially. It sounded like a cheerleading kind of thing-- is it about ME motivating my CLIENTS to change? That sounds like what I’m already trying to do and it’s exhausting! Nope! It’s...
Releasing My Expectations, OVER and OVER Again
Sometimes, I just gotta acknowledge that my own grief is getting in my way of helping other people change. I’m not talking about grief related to the losses happening in clients lives, like the more obvious events & losses. Those are hard too! I’m talking about...
When Strong Emotions Cloud our Thinking…Reflect!
Have you ever noticed that when your emotions are strong, it's harder to think clearly? Strong emotions, whether fear or anger or worry, can take over and we can struggle to problem-solve effectively. Let's say your client is unsure about a big decision in her life,...
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!