Motivational Interviewing in Los Angeles
Motivational interviewing works with your own reasons for change, as one of the therapies your care team may draw on as part of your plan at Breathe.
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Verify my insuranceWhat Is Motivational Interviewing?
Motivational interviewing is one of the therapeutic approaches available at Breathe, used across several of our substance-use and mental-health programs. Like every therapy we offer, it's introduced and adjusted by your clinical team as part of a plan built around you, not applied as a one-size-fits-all track.
Motivational interviewing works with your own reasons for change, rather than working against your resistance to it. It's a collaborative conversation style, not a lecture, built on the idea that lasting change comes from your own motivation, not from being told what to do.
At Breathe, it often starts from your very first conversation with admissions, and continues as part of your ongoing treatment, especially useful when ambivalence about change is part of what's keeping you stuck.
Motivational Interviewing as part of your plan
Motivational interviewing isn't a stand-alone track at Breathe. It's folded into the individualized plan your clinical team builds around you, often from your very first conversation with admissions.
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Why Choose Breathe for Motivational Interviewing
Staff who've lived it
Many of our team members have personal recovery experience. You're not explaining yourself to someone who's only read about it.
Inclusive, affirming care
Every client is welcomed as they are. Breathe offers LGBTQIA+ affirming care at every level of treatment.
Family involved, on your terms
Family therapy that doesn't assume blood relationships. Partners and chosen family are welcome participants.
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Our location
A secluded campus in the heart of Laurel Canyon, close enough to reach, private enough to heal.
Questions people ask about Motivational Interviewing
Straight answers about how motivational interviewing works at Breathe and how it fits into your plan.
What does a motivational interviewing conversation actually sound like?+
Less like being told what to do, more like being asked real questions that help you explore your own reasons for wanting things to be different.
Is motivational interviewing used only at the very start of treatment?+
It often starts there, in your first conversations with admissions, but it continues to be useful throughout treatment, especially when ambivalence comes up.
What if I'm not sure I actually want to change?+
That ambivalence is exactly what motivational interviewing is built to work with, not something you need to resolve before starting treatment.
Is motivational interviewing used alone, or with other therapies?+
At Breathe, it's part of a broader individualized plan, often alongside other approaches, not a stand-alone track.
Is motivational interviewing used for substance use, mental health, or both?+
Both. It's woven into treatment whether the primary focus is substance use, a mental health condition, or the two together.
Is motivational interviewing covered by insurance?+
In most cases, yes, as part of your overall treatment plan. Our admissions team verifies your specific benefits before you commit to anything.
