Beyond behavior: eliciting broader change with motivational interviewing.

Descriptions of Motivational interviewing (MI) usually focus on helping clients change a single problematic behavior. In contrast, the current case study shows that MI can serve as a more comprehensive psychotherapy, focused not only on multiple problem behaviors but also on broader change consistent with its roots in client-centered therapy. In this case, the therapist interwove a focus on several discrete behaviors with a focus on broader lifestyle change as well as increased clarity of client cognitions, values, and choices, resulting in several lasting changes. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 65:1–15, 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]