Motivational Interviewing Therapy facilitates motivation around behaviour by addressing a person’s individual goals and readiness for change. The approach uses the principles and practices of person-centred counselling to encourage people to make personal choices along the way.
Motivational Interviewing Therapy is particularly effective when working through issues of addiction or unhealthy behaviours. Current research shows that the more a person is aware of their unease or distress and how it affects their life and others, the greater control they have over their behaviour. Motivational Interviewing Therapy expands this concept through evidence-based principles that help people to: