Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative therapeutic approach that focuses on helping individuals who are ambivalent about change in their behaviors. MI centers on the individual, supports ...

It’s tempting for a Philosophical Counselor to use the Socratic Method. After all, it was Socrates who set so many of us on the quest to live the examined life. As it turns out, though, an alternative ...

I was recently asked while a panelist at a cannabis education conference, “What is the most common mistake clinicians make when using motivational interviewing?” My immediate answer was that too many ...