Promoting motivation to change is one of the most important treatment components in psychotherapeutic practice across disorders. Working through ambivalence and ultimately
increasing motivation to choose recovery with all its consequences is one of the main goals in treatment. 

This book presents the current state of knowledge and
describes practical interventions to promote motivation to change. When dealing with ambivalent issues, an open, therapeutic attitude is recommended, as well as certain
strategies for conducting conversations to avoid reactance and resistance.

The main focus of the book is therefore on therapeutic conversation and concrete interventions to clarify and increase motivation to change.

For:
• medical and psychological psychotherapists
• child and adolescent psychotherapists
• specialists working in psychiatry, psychotherapy,
or psychosomatic medicine
• clinical psychologists
• psychological counselors
• students and teachers in psychotherapeutic training,
further training, and continuing education