Motivational Interviewing One to One Coaching for School Professionals

Step out of the pressure to fix and bring your real, messy daily challenges. Together, we’ll anchor your practice in Motivational Interviewing so you can build true partnership, spark internal motivation, and share guidance without triggering defensiveness.

The Weight You’re Carrying

School-based professionals carry a heavy emotional load. Day after day, you are expected to solve complex challenges—often without the collaborative support you actually need.

You likely recognize these daily realities:

  • The "Fixing" Trap: Feeling pressured to have all the answers and rescue students or teams, leading straight to burnout.

  • Tense Conversations: Dreading pushback or defensiveness during evaluation and or IEP meetings, parent consultations, or behavioral support consultations.

  • Unresolved Resistance: Struggling to engage students or families who seem closed off to your suggestions.

  • Isolated Problem-Solving: Carrying high-stakes dilemmas alone with no space to reflect or navigate barriers.

A Different Way Forward

You don’t have to carry the weight alone. Through one-on-one coaching, I provide a collaborative space tailored specifically for school psychologists, counselors, special educators, and school social workers.

Together, we anchor your practice in Motivational Interviewing so you can:

  • Shift to True Partnership: Step out of the pressure to fix and build genuine collaboration.

  • Spot Change Language: Help students, families, and colleagues voice their own internal motivation for growth.

  • Share Guidance Smoothly: Offer resources and suggestions in a way that avoids triggering defensiveness.

  • Gain a Dedicated Thinking Partner: Bring your actual, messy daily challenges to a space designed to help you sustain your well-being.

One to One Coaching for Individual School Professionals

Below you’ll find tailored coaching packages held live via Zoom. Each option provides a dedicated space to bring your real scenarios, roleplay tricky conversations, work through MI dilemmas, and map out a practical path forward.

Move Past Stalled Communication: Collaborative Strategies

Investment: $360

Immediate support navigating specific communication roadblocks using Motivational Interviewing communication tools.

What you get:

  • (3) Individual, highly practical coaching sessions (45 minutes each)

  • The MI School-Based Resource Packet

Perfect for:

  • School practitioners who want to use practical MI tools to feel more effective in conversations, reduce student or family defensiveness, and save their own energy.

Deepen Your Practice: Complex Meetings, Systems, & Self-Care

Investment: $575

Integrate Motivational Interviewing into your daily work to confidently navigate tough school dynamics, facilitate high-stakes meetings, and prevent burnout.

What you get:

  • (5) Individual coaching sessions (45 minutes each)

  • Real-world strategies to handle difficult evaluation/IEP meetings and tricky situations with staff or students.

Perfect for:

  • School practitioners ready to move past basic communication tools and truly embody the spirit of MI in their daily work.

Still exploring your options?

Not everyone is ready to book right away, and it is completely normal to have questions about how Motivational Interviewing can support your daily work.

If you are curious about the process or trying to figure out which path is the right fit, let’s talk it through.