The Difference Between Rapport and Buy-In

You can have great rapport…
and still have clients cancel, avoid homework, or “agree” without following through.

So what’s missing?

In this episode of MI for Change, I break down the difference between rapport and buy-in — and why they are not the same thing.

Rapport means your client trusts you.
Buy-in means they see the value and own the change.

We’ll talk about:

• Why compliance is not the goal
• How to tell when a parent truly has buy-in
• The mistake clinicians make when they move too quickly into “fixing”
• Why curiosity is your most powerful clinical tool
• How to explore both the benefits and costs of change (yes, both sides)

If you’ve ever thought:
“But they like me… so why aren’t they doing it?”

This episode is for you.

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