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MI Practice Tip: Take a Chance and ‘Guess

March 14, 2015 by Dr. Ellen

collaboration (3)Many people new to MI have trouble moving their reflections from simple to complex.  A complex reflection is a guess at the meaning or emotion that the client is expressing.  My experience is that this is a matter of practice, and being willing to listen carefully and take a chance at such a “guess”.  You might be very pleasantly surprised at how well this works!  As with all of the skills of MI, practice is one very important element in improving your skills.

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