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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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Does Listening Save Time?
Chances are, if you are a helping professional right now, you are wicked busy. (Really, our whole culture is busy, busy, busy.) Stopping the rush and truly listening is hard to do. I hear from learners new to Motivational Interviewing, “But this takes TIME, I don’t...
I’m in “MI Recovery,” and I need regular meetings
I recently had a training inquiry from a fellow who works in a substance abuse treatment program. He shared that he was feeling burned out, like he was working harder than his clients, and he was beginning to feel frustrated and resentful. He asked if learning...
What if, Just for Today, You Fully Embodied the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing?
What does that mean anyhow? “Spirit of Motivational Interviewing!?” It actually clicked for me when I heard MI co-creator Steven Rollnick call it “attitude” rather than spirit. Yes, the ATTITUDE I bring to clients absolutely impacts the relationship AND client...
Getting More From Our Questions
The start of school has happened for most of us, and as we meet up with our kids again at the end of the day, we like to know how things went! We know how it goes...hoping to hear some details, you ask your child, "Did you have a good day?" Instead, we get the...
5 Facts about Motivational Interviewing
There are lots of misconceptions out there about Motivational Interviewing (MI)! I thought I’d share some facts this week about what MI actually is!Here are some basic facts about Motivational Interviewing!1. MI is a conversation style. Motivational Interviewing is a...
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...
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!