Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Anxiety

Henny A. Westra, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She has extensive clinical and research experience and has worked as a front-line clinician, clinical director, professor, and trainer. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Dr. Westra's research on motivation and interpersonal process in psychotherapy has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Canadian Institute of Health Research. She has presented and published widely on the treatment of anxiety and depression.

I. Integrating Motivational Interviewing into the Treatment of Anxiety and Related Problems 1. Where and Why Motivational Interviewing Fits 2. The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing II. Assessing Readiness for Change 3. Observing Resistance 4. Asking About Readiness III. Understanding Ambivalence and Building Resolve 5. Introduction to Working with Ambivalence 6. Understanding and Reframing Resistance to Change 7. Evoking and Elaborating Change Talk 8. Developing Discrepancy IV. Extending Motivational Interviewing into the Action Phase 9. Evoking and Elaborating Client Expertise 10. Sharing Your Expertise 11. Listening Reflectively 12. Rolling with Resistance V. Putting It All Together 13. Integrated Case Illustration Epilogue. Training and Future Directions Appendix. Resources and Recommended Readings