motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a person-centered, short-term process that is based on the stages of change model.
Stages of Change
This document describes the stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse.
[Video] What is Motivational Interviewing? (0:59 minutes)
Motivational Interviewing and EDs
This page from treatment center Magnolia Creek describes how MI is used in the treatment of eating disorders.
This article from Eating Disorders Review elaborates on this application of MI.
Finally, this document provides a more expansive definition of Motivational Interviewing and the principles on which it is based.