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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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What do Horses and Motivational Interviewing Have in Common?
Have you seen the Horse Whisperer video? Monty Roberts, “the horse whisperer,” is working with a wild mustang in a round pen, with the goal of guiding the wild horse from halter to rider in under 25 minutes. It's pretty awesome. It’s the opposite of traditional...
Stop Arguing for Change
You heard me. Stop arguing for the side of change with your clients. But wait, “Isn’t it my job to help clients change? I can’t stop championing change!” Let me break it down. Scenario: Your client is talking about something they want to change. They are ambivalent....
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...
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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!