Motivational Interviewing
"I know I need to change, but I can't seem to start." Motivational interviewing takes both halves of that sentence seriously, and draws out your reasons for change rather than imposing them.
Book an AppointmentWhere it helps:
- Smoking, alcohol and substance use
- Gambling, gaming and screen use
- Diet, weight and exercise habits
- Adherence to treatment in chronic illness
- Procrastination and difficulty taking action
- Uncertainty about starting therapy at all
How motivational interviewing works
In this approach the psychologist does not tell you what to do. By talking openly about both sides of your ambivalence, we clarify what change would mean for you and what it would make possible. It is a short process and is often run alongside other therapeutic approaches.
Collaboration
The relationship is a partnership in thinking, not an expert handing down advice.
Room for Ambivalence
The part of you that wants to change and the part that doesn't are both heard; ambivalence is a natural stage, not a flaw.
Change Talk
We notice and strengthen the motivation for change that already appears in your own words.
Autonomy and Choice
The decision is always yours; choice rather than pressure is what makes change sustainable.
Change begins with understanding the ambivalence
Let us talk through the first step together.
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