Join us on January 13th, 2025 from 9:30am to 11:30am MST

Earn 2 CEs accredited by the American Psychological Association

$30 per person or free for MITC members

This presentation is offered to participants who have a strong foundation in MI.

Participant outcomes include:

1. Define professional coaching.

2. Describe the distinctions between some forms of coaching and MI-consistent

coaching.

3. Define key differences between MI-consistent coaching and therapeutic

relationships.

4. List the parallels between MI-consistent coaching and a traditional MI

conversation.

5. Name specific ways that MI is used in particular cases of health coaching and life

coaching.

6. Discuss (share and receive ideas) how MI can be employed in both therapeutic

relationships and coaching to improve client success.

Cecilia Lanier is a National Board-certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and a

trainee in life coaching. She coaches in private practice and also serves as a coach for patients

from various Functional Medicine and Integrative clinics. She is a Course Facilitator and Faculty

in the coach training program at her alma mater, Functional Medicine Coaching Academy

(FMCA). 

Cecilia earned her master’s degree in educational leadership/administration at the University of

Alabama in Birmingham, as well as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

certification.  She has 25 years of experience as an educator and found her deepest passion in

coaching fellow teachers during the final years of her teaching career. A personal transformation

inspired her to use coaching to support others on their journey toward change and growth. She

cites Motivational Interviewing as the primary influence in her work, and the catalyst that led to

her becoming the lead author of the new book, Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health

Coaching: A Guide to Effective Practice, released Sept. 2, 2024.