IN PERSON-Thursday, May 1, 2025, 9:00-4:00pm-Blending Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Stefanie Gregware, LMHC and Jean Brickman, LADC I

 IN PERSON-Thursday, May 1, 2025, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Blending Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Stefanie Gregware, LMHC and Jean Brickman, LADC I

This training is intended to help participants to understand the overlap between Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral strategies.  We will provide a brief overview of the core strategies of both MI and CBT with a particular focus on how they can both be used to support practitioners in meeting individuals where they are at.  This training will allow participants to identify how to assess the individual’s stage of change throughout treatment and select interventions based on this assessment.  Participants will have the opportunity to try these strategies in real plays and role plays in the training. 

Following this training the participants will understand:

• The MI and CBT strategies overlap and are suited for use together. 
• The core components to be used when implementing CBT or MI interventions in a therapeutic context. 
•  How to assess and respond to an individual’s stage of change and readiness for change in a particular area as a part of implementing standard CBT in practice. 

Your Trainers:

Stefanie Gregware, MA, LMHC LMHC is the Vice President of Resilience and Recovery at Open Sky Community Services. In this capacity, she oversees the implementation of clinical and peer services organization-wide. Stefanie, alongside a team of practice experts, works with teams across the organization to ensure that services are delivered with an emphasis on evidence-based and best practices.  Stefanie’s focus has been on practices that are designed to enhance autonomy and emphasize many pathways to achieving one’s goals. 

Ms. Gregware received her master’s degree from Assumption College with a concentration in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She was also awarded a certificate in CBT through the Aaron T. Beck Institute in Cognitive Studies at Assumption College. Ms. Gregware received advanced training and consultation in Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD and Recovery Oriented CBT for Schizophrenia. In addition, she has received intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  Ms. Gregware has provided direct clinical care, training, supervision, and consultation for the past 18 years with treatments based in a Cognitive Behavioral therapy framework.

Jean Brickman LADC I, RCPF, is the Co-Occurring Disorders Clinical Supervisor at Open Sky Community Services.  In her role, she oversees the provision of services for supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges.  She also provides supervision, training and consultation organizationally to support staff teams in providing recovery-oriented, person-first care and to enhance the capacity of specialty practitioners in delivering these services.

Ms. Brickman has over 15 years of experience, specializing in supporting individuals who are navigating co-occurring disorders, providing direct care across a variety of residential, community-based and outpatient settings. 

Ms. Brickman is passionate about the use of evidence-based practices and has driven agency-wide practice implementations that support multiple pathways to recovery and enhance equitable access to these supports.  These practices include: Harm Reduction strategies, Motivational Interviewing and the use of Seeking Safety and Recovery Life Skills groups, to provide care to individuals at any stage of change. 

Ms. Brickman is a graduate of City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she earned an MA in Forensic Psychology.  Jean is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and licensed social worker.  She holds the designation of Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator through Connecticut Community For Addiction Recovery.