The check-in is scheduled for 15 minutes. Your client is struggling with a habit they’ve committed to multiple times. You can feel the clock ticking as you try to help them find the drive to stay on track. In health coaching, many practitioners rely on...
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When They’re Already Motivated: Why Motivational Interviewing Can Stall Your Patient’s Progress
When a patient has already decided to change, Motivational Interviewing’s evocative structure can slow their momentum. Here is what the evidence shows about a different approach.
Motivational Interviewing vs. Solution-Focused: What the Evidence Says About Patient Follow-Through
You explain the plan clearly. The person leaves seemingly committed — and yet the follow-through never happens. When this pattern repeats, the evidence suggests the problem may not be their motivation, but the structural starting point of the conversation itself.
The Consultation Conversion Gap: Why Your Leads Aren’t the Problem
Most specialty practices lose patients not from lack of leads, but from what happens in the conversation after the lead arrives. Here’s what the research shows.