Motivational Interviewing Developed by psychologists Professor William R. Miller, Ph.D. and Professor Stephen Rollnick, Ph.D., Motivational Interviewing is a directive, client-centered counseling style whose main purpose is to examine and explore with the client his or her feelings of ambivalence thus promoting behavior change. Motivational interviewing is a form of counseling that aims at igniting the desire to change in an individual. Therapy and counseling serves a variety of purposes, from…
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