How We Treat
A collaborative, non-confrontational approach to change with licensed clinicians, in person in San Pedro and virtually across California.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, non-confrontational approach that helps you resolve ambivalence and find your own motivation for change. Rather than being lectured or pushed, you and your therapist work as partners. The conversation is built on the understanding that lasting change tends to come from reasons that are genuinely your own, so your therapist helps you explore the mixed feelings that often surround change and draw out what matters most to you.
This approach is especially useful when part of you wants to change and part of you is unsure. It is often paired with other approaches as part of a fuller plan.
Working through ambivalence about substance use and the steps toward recovery.
A change you want to make but feel stuck on, where motivation comes and goes.
Uncertainty about starting or staying in treatment, explored without pressure.
Choices that carry real reasons on both sides and are hard to settle.
Sessions are conversational and free of judgment, and the pace follows your lead so you stay in control of where the conversation goes.
Your therapist asks open questions and listens closely, leaving room for you to think out loud.
What you say is reflected back to you, so you can hear your own thinking more clearly.
Rather than telling you what to do, your therapist helps you surface your own reasons for change.
You look at what feels important on each side and where your values point.
Any next step is yours to choose, so the change you make feels like your own.
Coastwise clinicians who use Motivational Interviewing often combine it with other approaches, including work around substance use and recovery, depending on what you need. When you reach out, we match you to a therapist whose training fits your goals.
Because Motivational Interviewing is built on conversation, it works well both in the room and over secure video. See us in San Pedro or work with a clinician anywhere in California.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, non-confrontational approach to change. Instead of lecturing or pushing, your therapist helps you explore your own reasons for change and work through the mixed feelings that often come with it. The goal is to help you find motivation that genuinely belongs to you.
No. Motivational Interviewing is built on respect for your own choices. Your therapist will not argue with you or pressure you toward a decision. The work is about helping you clarify what matters to you and what you want, so any change you make feels like your own.
It is often used for substance use and recovery, other behavior changes, and ambivalence about starting or staying in treatment. It tends to help most when part of you wants to change and part of you is unsure. It is frequently paired with other approaches as part of a fuller plan.
Yes. Because the work is built on conversation, it translates well to secure video. We offer it in person in San Pedro and virtually across California.
We work with insurance, and many clients use their benefits toward therapy with us. Call (424) 536-3002 to learn how your insurance can help cover the cost of therapy.
Call us for a free consultation and we will match you to a clinician trained in Motivational Interviewing.
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