Every divorce attorney knows the feeling. The client who can't make a decision. The one who fights every recommendation. The one who uses every meeting to vent instead of move forward. It's not that they don't want resolution — it's that they're stuck, and no amount of logic or legal reasoning is going to unstick them. Motivational Interviewing is a communication approach built for exactly this. Originally developed in clinical settings, MI has become one of the most effective tools for navigating conversations where emotions are high and forward motion has stalled — which makes it a natural fit for family law. This session introduces MI in a way that's designed specifically for divorce attorneys. No clinical background needed, no jargon, no role-playing exercises that make everyone uncomfortable. Just a practical, immediately applicable framework for the conversations you're already having. You'll learn how to recognize what's actually driving client resistance (it's rarely what it looks like on the surface), move emotionally stuck clients toward productive action without pushing them into a wall, reduce the conflict and circular conversations that eat up your time and their retainer, and create the conditions for more focused, cooperative clients — the kind who actually follow through between sessions. If you've ever left a client meeting thinking "I don't know how to get through to this person," this session gives you a concrete way in.
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