Category: Conversations About Change: Responding to Discord and Confidence Talk

I believe it is important to start by discussing how Motivational Interviewing initially thought about disharmony between a client and a clinician as they explored change. When the first edition of Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change by Miller and Rollnick was released, the term “resistance” was chosen to represent the...

When we think about all the things that are going on with our clients, it is often easy to understand why they may come into a session and feel threatened or vulnerable. At the same time, it may not always be the client that is feeling vulnerable or stressed. It...

Our most recent blogs have been focused on building confidence with our clients using the approaches of open questions, confidence rulers, affirming strengths, and reviewing past successes. In addition, last month we reviewed the techniques of reframing and hypothetical thinking. These are great options for building confidence but what if...