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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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Can I be Certified in Motivational Interviewing?
There actually is no certification in Motivational Interviewing. If a program is advertising it, they are using false advertising (and a quick google search will give you some leads that don’t pan out, as they lure you to their websites!) So rather than becoming...
When in Doubt, REFLECT: Reflective Listening & Motivational Interviewing
I was recently working with someone who was at one of those “fork in the road” moments in their life. I was getting really worked up (in my head), concerned because I didn’t know which choice that person should make. This was a big decision, there were...
Acceptance Is an Inside Job
Do you sometimes struggle with accepting a client? What about when they are making ‘poor’ choices? What about when they do or have done things that you find hard to accept? What about when their values differ vastly from yours? Today I’m doing a brief deep dive into...
Motivational Interviewing in Conversations with Friends and Family
Last year, I wrote about applying the spirit and OARS skills to a conversation with my daughter around piercing her own belly button (OUCH!). I can’t tell you HOW many times training participants have asked me, “Do you teach this stuff to the layperson, because my...
Fix It or Feel It? The Fixing Reflex and Motivational Interviewing
A recent training participant shared a question she and her husband use when they are seeking support from one another about a topic. “Do you want me to help you fix it, or feel it?” they ask one another. Essentially, “Are you asking for my support by helping fix...
Motivational Interviewing Checkup…How Am I Doing?
We go to the doctor and dentist for checkups to stay healthy.I can launch a pretty good case that practicing Motivational Interviewing keeps us healthy as helping professionals…so what about a MI checkup?How are you doing with your Motivational Interviewing...
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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!