Name: Silence Within a Consultation
Uploaded: 2026-07-26T00:03:58.000Z
Description: Chris Butler describes the value of being comfortable with and using silence in communication.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk

EMDR Institute

Other Courses

hero

partner

fourCard

eBook

for Health and Mental Health Practitioners 

Free Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

Chris Butler describes the value of being comfortable with and using silence in communication.

Silence Within a Consultation

<p>Help patients move toward better health - learn directly from the co-founder of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Join Stephen Rollnick and a team of expert practitioners to build practical MI skills you can use in everyday consultations. Learn how to guide behavior change, strengthen engagement, and improve outcomes - even in time-pressured clinical settings.</p>

MI-HEALTH-LIGHTER01 1.png

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care

MI-image-square.jpg

Help patients move toward better health, one conversation at a time, in this online course with the co-founder of MI, Stephen Rollnick.

Dr. Marsha Linehan explores the powerful impact emotions have on our client's behavior, and why this can make emotional responses so difficult to change.

Motivated by Emotion

Dr. Cynthia Franklin explores how scaling questions can help clients assess their current situation, recognise progress and identify achievable next steps. She demonstrates how scaling can also help clients envision a preferred future and manage distress.

Scaling Questions

Dr. Stephen Langer explores how exception questions help clients identify times when problems are less present. He demonstrates how follow-up questions uncover strengths and behaviours that clients can build on. 

Exception Questions

Dr. Stephen Langer explores how coping questions help clients recognise their strengths and resources when feeling hopeless or powerless. He demonstrates how these questions build agency and support meaningful goals. 