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Joe Simmons is a Professional Certified Coach, trainer, and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, based in New York City. He partners with healthcare and human service organizations to build a team approach to motivational interviewing among clinicians, allied health professionals, and support staff. He also facilitates workshops in English and Spanish on various topics, including healthcare communication, care coordination, mental health, LGBTQ cultural competence, and burnout mitigation. Joe is committed to empowering leaders of underserved populations to collaboratively use motivational interviewing and coaching to promote health and wellness in their communities.
October 4, 2022
Joe Simmons is a Professional Certified Coach, trainer, and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, based in New York City. He partners with healthcare […]
October 4, 2022
Verna Burden, MS, RD spent the first part of her career in nutrition research. But after a workshop on Motivational Interviewing (MI) in 2001, she began shifting […]
September 7, 2022
Lynn respectfully acknowledges that since she lives and works in Ottawa it is the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People […]
September 7, 2022
Margarita Avitia-Das is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New Mexico, she is a bicultural/bilingual woman with over 17 years of experience working with underserved and […]
August 22, 2022
Carol DeFrancesco, MALS, RDN has been an active member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since completing her training for new trainers (TNT) in […]
February 8, 2021
Ariel (pronounced R-E-L) has over a decade of experience working on health promotion and health system redesign, primarily with safety net health care organizations in Oregon […]
April 14, 2020
Christina is facilitator, teacher and coach focused on assisting individuals and teams to deepen their own knowledge and ability to apply improvement principles. She works alongside […]
February 25, 2020
Audrey Waldman has her Master’s in education and over 30 years of experience in the mental health field. She has been training people in Motivational Interviewing […]
February 20, 2020
Jordan Windsor is a certified chronic care professional, a registered health coach, and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). She is an […]
February 20, 2020
Cheryl Martin has a BSN in Nursing, MA in Psychology and over 43 years of experience as an RN. Her nursing experience includes 13 years in […]
February 20, 2020
Ali Hall (JD) is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and an independent consultant and trainer. Ali currently serves on the MINT […]
September 3, 2019
Sebastien Payan is a nurse educator specializing in harm reduction, substance use and sexual health. Originally from France, he has been working in Canada since 2007. As […]