Weekly Motivational
Interviewing Blog

It’s clear from change research that provider empathy has the most consistent relationship with positive client outcomes of any provider trait studied. Let me say this again: Provider empathy is the most consistent predictor of client outcomes. This means that the...

Motivational Interviewing is trauma informed at its essence. If you want a deeper dive into this topic, check out our 2-hour CE course on Motivational Interviewing and Trauma Informed Care here. But in short, let me break it down! A trauma-informed approach emphasizes...

Motivational Interviewing is an international phenomenon. Since the early 1980’s, Motivational Interviewing has been translated and taught in over 75 languages across 6 continents. The MINT, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, has member-trainers from over...

Sometimes as helping professionals, we fall into the habit of thinking we need to figure out what a client needs to change, come up with motivations for them and figure out how they should go about making that change.   In the first training that I attended in...

In my MI and Financial Planning- Part 1 blog, I listed some examples of client ambivalence to illustrate how MI can be a good fit.  A financial advisor can use MI very skillfully in order to help their clients figure out what they need in order to move through their...

Motivational Interviewing and Financial Planning?  Humm…not a field you may have thought of where MI can be used. Typically, MI is discussed with mental health and social service providers, but, MI is applicable in any conversation where someone is ambivalent...