Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a goal-oriented therapeutic practice that focuses on a non-judgmental, non-confrontational client-centered approach. Focused on strengthening a client’s motivation to make positive changes, motivational interviewing encourages self-exploration and emphasizes autonomy. Motivational Interviewing generally takes the form of a collaborative, supportive conversation between the client and the therapist, concentrated on empowerment and the exploration and resolution of ambivalence that impedes change. A therapist who practices motivational interviewing can help you to identify and overcome inconsistencies between your behavior and your goals, and guide you through the steps needed to get you where you want to be.
Local experts in Motivational Interviewing
Alana Duschane
Clinical Psychologist
As an addictions counselor, I was trained and continually utilized motivational interviewing to promote behavioral change in addiction and co-occurring disorders.
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Rebecca X Casanova (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
MPH, MSW, LCSW
I have been certified in Motivational Interviewing since 2019 and have been using this form of therapy for several years.
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Benita Munson (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, CRC, CADC I
Motivational Interviewing helps to address ambivalence in a person's quest to reduce substance use. There is a part of you that knows you need to cut down usage...yet you also need that substance as a security blanket or a coping strategy. Motivational interviewing helps us to address this.
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Jacob Curtis (he/him)
Licensed Professional Counselor
MA CADCI NCC LPC
I have engaged in numerous trainings in Motivational Interviewing. I have successfully used this approached with many clients to help them identify and reach their goals.
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Kimberly Crow (she/her/hers)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, CADC-III
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation with a focus on evoking change. It respects an individual's personal autonomy while clarifying barriers to success. It is a way of working through the discomfort of ambivalence, a frenemy of the change process.
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Megan McDavid, LCSW, MEd
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Motivational interviewing is a powerful technique that helps people clarify what they want and how to make changes in their lives.
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Alissa Holmes (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative approach where we work together to explore your motivations for change. It is normal to feel ambivalent and uncertain about making a change in your life, even if you think it will ultimately benefit you. Together, we can develop an action plan for change that works for you and builds on your existing strengths.
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Kristin Schuchman (she/her)
Professional Counselor
MSW, CSWA
I am certified in Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based technique designed to help clients change self-defeating habits in their lives and strengthen their personal motivation to reach specific goals. While it sounds like a series of questions, it is actually a method of listening that elicits the deeper reasons that we resist change and stay stuck in destructive patterns. MI has proven results in helping clients realize their potential and experience transformational change.
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Bonnie Lambert (she/her)
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
PMHNP-BC, LPC
Collaborative goals, and dialogue
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Chad Ernest, MS, LPC (He/him)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Motivational interviewing is a great technique for helping with individuals and families who are struggling to make a change in their lives for the better. Finding where you are in the Stages of Change can help you identify where you want to be and how to get to a place where you can make long lasting and impactful beneficial changes in your life.
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Ruth Tessema (she/her/hers)
Professional Counselor Associate
M.Ed., NCC, LPC Associate (R6545)
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Felicia Turner
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
This method is utilized as an approach to help move an individual away from a state of negativity, indecisiveness, or uncertainty towards a place of hope, motivation, and encouragement by making positive decisions and accomplishing their goals.
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Dani Dierking (She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Art Therapist
LAT, LPC, ATR
Much of my experience has been with individuals who are stuck in a pattern of repeated crisis. I use motivational interviewing often to cultivate introspection and identify changes that may need to occur.
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Julio Iñiguez (he/him)
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
LMFT, CGACII, CADCI
Motivational Interviewing is a modality that allows you to be right where you are in the process of change. It honors that while you may aspire to change something, you may not be ready to take concrete actions toward change and that is perfectly fine. MI supports the conversation in resolving ambivalence by getting clear about the costs and benefits of change. It is a non-violent approach that makes a lot of room for what is and for finding those opportunities when change is most possible.
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Rebeca Rocha (She/Her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
PhD, LCSW
I have received two trainings in Motivational Interviewing (Introductory and Advanced) offered by Lifeworks NW.
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Suzanne Sanchez (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC
Motivation is always changing in that some days we might feel very motivated to change and others we feel little motivation. Through use of motivational interviewing, I am able to work with you where you are at and help you find what it is that motivates you to want to make change in your life.
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