The Spirit of Motivation Interviewing

Motivational interviewing has three parts: ambivalence, absolute worth and reasons not to change. Acceptance is the most important part of motivation interviewing because it gives people a chance to decide if they want to change or stay the way they are. We aim to totally show unconditional acceptance for all our clients no matter what their behaviors are. And we do them a service by actually helping somebody figure out which side of the scales is weighted more strongly for them right now.