Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness: A Practitioner’s Guide (Original PDF from Publisher)

Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness: A Practitioner’s Guide (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Antoine Douaihy, Melanie A. Gold

This book explains how motivational interviewing and mindfulness can be used together to support behavior change and personal growth in patients with medical and psychological conditions such as chronic pain or depression. Many clinicians question whether combining these two approaches is practical and effective, and this guide shows how they can be successfully integrated in real clinical settings.

The book is divided into three parts and offers both a clear conceptual framework and practical strategies for using motivational interviewing and mindfulness together to improve patient-centered communication and support change. It emphasizes working with patients in a flexible, compassionate way that supports autonomy, self-regulation, acceptance, and awareness. The authors explain how the spirit and skills of motivational interviewing can be combined with mindfulness practices such as compassion and nonjudgmental attention.

Throughout the book, clinical and scientific perspectives are presented using the best available research evidence. The authors discuss where this combined approach works especially well, as well as where challenges may arise. Real-life clinical examples show how motivational interviewing and mindfulness can be applied in practice, and each chapter includes reflections and self-assessment questions to reinforce key ideas.

Written by experienced practitioners, this guide is useful for healthcare professionals across many specialties and settings, and is particularly relevant for those working in psychiatry, internal medicine, and family medicine.