Motivational interviewing evolved from Carl Roger’s person-centered, or client-centered, approach to counseling and therapy, as a method to help people commit to the difficult process of change.

But I recently read an article by Juan Ortega directed toward fitness coaches titled "Solving Your Clients' Problems with Motivational Interviewing," and it changed how I approach my employees.

It also needs some motivational interviewing (MI). A common motivational interviewing example involves counseling around stopping smoking. I might ask a patient, “How important is it to you to ...

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Motivational interviewing is a valuable counseling style designed to help patients gain the impetus to make positive health behavior changes. The approach uses open-ended questions, discussion of ...

An overview of motivational interviewing is provided in this column. Motivational interviewing makes sense in terms of a stages-of-change model, so this paradigm is reviewed first.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses ambivalence to change. MI is a conversational approach designed to help people with the following: Ambivalence is a natural ...