Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
#10 Motivational Interviewing For Fitness Professionals
In this episode, I was joined by Hugh Gilmore of Podium Psychology. He has a decade of consulting experience in elite environments, ranging from working with multiple Team GB sports including medalists from Rio and Tokyo, from British Weightlifting and British Athletics, along with supporting other world champions in non olympic sports.
He is trainer in Motivational Interviewing and a Rational Emotive Behaviour Psychotherapist having trained at the Albert Ellis Institute In New York as well as being BASES accredited Performance Psychologist with the English Institute of Sport.
This was a great episode to finish off season 1, I think you guys are going to love it! We covered:
- What is Motivational Interviewing and Why Is It Useful?
- Moving through ambivalence
- Skills of MI
- The downside of praise [~28:00]
- How to give advice to clients
- Managing client "excuses" [~49:00]
- Is client success your responsibility? [~57:00]
If you want to connect or learn more from Hugh:
Insta @hughjohngilmore
Youtube: Podium Psychology
#motivationalinterviewing #behaviourchange #fitness #psychology #onlinecoaching
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