The confrontational conversational style of Socrates can put people on the defensive and leave them feeling resentful.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Motivational interviewing has been shown to be effective in counseling clients toward behavior change. The major principles of motivational interviewing will be described and motivational ...

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

The University at Buffalo Motivational Interviewing Center (UBMIC) has only been in operation for two years, but it is already making an impact on the local, state and national levels. The UBMIC ...

The study publishes June 11, 2019, in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Motivational interviewing is used to address behavioral aspects of managing chronic health conditions such as diabetes, ...

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 ...