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Hi, I’m Hillary Bolter
LCSW, LCAS
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!
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How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Partnership
This is part 4 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. If you’d like to check out our blog on the other three elements of MI spirit, compassion, acceptance and empowerment. Just what is the spirit of Motivational Interviewing? The...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Acceptance
This is part 3 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. Just what is the spirit of Motivational Interviewing? The spirit of MI is the attitude we bring to the work with our clients. It’s about our heart-set and mindset as...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: Ask-Ask-Offer-Ask!
Sometimes I forget that I can’t make other people change. But I do know that when I forget this, I actually make it harder for them to change. Why? Because when I forget that I can’t make other people change, I fall into persuading, convincing, information giving,...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Empowerment
“You already have what you need, and together we will find it.” -William R. Miller This is part 2 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. If you missed the first on the spirit of Compassion, check it out here (link). So just what...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Compassion in MI
This is part 1 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into how motivational interviewing works, beginning with the spirit of motivational interviewing. Just what is the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing? The new MI book shares, “MI involves not only particular skills,...
Motivational Interviewing Skills for the Precontemplative Client
If you are like, “Precontemplative…what?” check out my blog post on Motivational Interviewing Stages of Change here? In short, “precontemplation” refers to the stage of change when clients aren’t yet wanting to think or talk about change. It’s before they contemplate...
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Hi, I’m Hillary Bolter.
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!