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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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The intersection between Motivational Interviewing and Social Justice
I struggled initially to figure out a way to write about the current issues as they relate to Motivational Interviewing, until a participant in my current advanced training (thanks Will!) sent me this talk by Bill Miller on the intersection of Motivational...
Applying the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing to yourSELF
Could you use a little self compassion right now? I know I could. These are some challenging times! I turn to the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to be the foundation of the attitude I bring to my clients. But until recently, I hadn’t considered how helpful it may...
Lock in Empathy
Motivational Interviewing, empathy, and lock down! So this week was a particularly hard parenting week for us. We are officially 10 weeks into 24/7 nuclear family contact. And as much as there are some really, really beautiful things that have happened with so much...
What’s Empathy Got to Do With It?
Empathy is commonly defined as understanding and sharing the feelings of another. So first, we need to understand what is going on with another. This means slowing down to notice, drop our agendas, and truly listen. Listen for what’s beneath the surface. Can we take...
What if, Just for Today, you fully embodied the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing?
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,...
Motivational Interviewing in COVID Conversations
A friend of mine shared with me a conversation she had with a neighbor about his choices around COVID exposure. Let me set the scene: This friend does some caretaking for her elderly neighbor, walking his dog and other things that require contact during this Social...
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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!