Decisional Balance & Change Talk is a Motivational Interviewing (MI) technique for exploring ambivalence by systematically weighing the pros and cons of changing versus staying the same.
Ambivalence is a natural stage of change. Examining the costs of status quo alongside the benefits of change elicits internal motivation ("change talk") rather than external pressure:
“Changing this habit is too hard, so why bother trying.”
Camic helps you map out your decisional balance matrix and articulate your own change talk in a supportive, non-judgmental dialogue.
Miller, W.R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (3rd ed.). Guilford Press. Lundahl, B., & Burke, B.L. (2009). The effectiveness and applicability of motivational interviewing: A practice-friendly review of four meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(11), 1232–1245. Moderate effect sizes (d = .25-.57) vs. no-treatment for behavior change, most consistently for substance use, diet/exercise adherence.
