Have you ever wondered what the spark is that shifts our clients towards change after a visit? Is it the professional’s training, level of education or years of experience? It turns out that education, experience and training have zero effect on outcomes! Miller and Moyers book is set to come out soon: “Effective Therapists: Clinical […]
If you could be a fly on the wall, what would you like to hear your client reveal to their friends about your session with them? Do you want to be seen as helpful and empathetic or someone who was trying to fix their situation? In Motivational Interviewing we call this the “righting reflex.” Bern Williams […]
How do we use our values to navigate our anxiety in the midst of the crisis? If our anxiety dial is stuck on high it can render us powerless to do what we need to do to take care of ourselves, and our clients…so HOW do we move the dial? That’s where values come in. […]
Our world is rapidly changing, and people are feeling vulnerable, scarred and wondering about the future. What is the most good we can do in the little time that we have with clients, especially with the new social distancing? What happens between us and our clients will be something that will carry on for that […]
How do you get to the why of someone’s motivation for change? WHY is a tricky word since asking why can be shaming depending on how you frame it. Rather than asking why do you do that (addiction, behavior challenges, etc.) try asking when things are working what helps or what makes this change important […]