MI for Change: Motivational Interviewing in ABA & Mental Health
MI for Change is the podcast dedicated to exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) in behavior analysis and mental health. Hosted by Dr. Monica Gilbert, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Psychologist, this show helps professionals transform client conversations — one question at a time.
Each episode delivers:
✨ Practical MI strategies you can apply immediately in sessions
✨ Real case examples that bring concepts to life
✨ Inspiring interviews with experts across ABA and mental health
Whether you’re an ABA practitioner, therapist, counselor, or student, you’ll discover how simple shifts in communication can reduce resistance, strengthen rapport, and spark lasting change.
Because parent coaching and client conversations don’t have to feel like a struggle — they can be the spark that makes transformation possible.
Subscribe today and join the journey to becoming a more effective, confident, and client-centered communicator.
This is MI for Change.
MI for Change: Motivational Interviewing in ABA & Mental Health
The Difference Between Rapport and Buy-In
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You can have great rapport…
and still have clients cancel, avoid homework, or “agree” without following through.
So what’s missing?
In this episode of MI for Change, I break down the difference between rapport and buy-in — and why they are not the same thing.
Rapport means your client trusts you.
Buy-in means they see the value and own the change.
We’ll talk about:
- Why compliance is not the goal
- How to tell when a parent truly has buy-in
- The mistake clinicians make when they move too quickly into “fixing”
- Why curiosity is your most powerful clinical tool
- How to explore both the benefits and costs of change (yes, both sides)
If you’ve ever thought:
“But they like me… so why aren’t they doing it?”
This episode is for you.
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