Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)

MET is based on principles of motivational psychology and is designed to produce rapid, internally motivated change.

The therapist’s task is to create a set of conditions that will enhance the client’s own motivation for and commitment to change and rather than relying upon therapy sessions as the primary locus of change, the therapist seeks to mobilize the client’s inner resources as well as those inherent in the client’s natural helping relationships.

MET contains four carefully planned and individualized treatment sessions. The first two sessions emphasize on structured feedback from the initial assessment, future plans and motivation for change.

The final two sessions at the midpoint and end of treatment provide opportunities for the therapist to reinforce progress, encourage reassessment, and provide an objective perspective on the process of change.

MET is particularly useful in situations where contact with clients is limited to few or infrequent such as substance use disorder.