When it is used
Use it before, during, or after a session to orient the conversation around engagement, focus, evocation, or planning.
Four Processes Map for Motivational Interviewing
Four Processes Map is a motivational interviewing process-orientation aid for practitioners working in MI conversations. It helps locate the current conversation within engagement, focus, evocation, or planning so the practitioner can choose a fitting next move.
Mark a sample process and review the map state.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Shared or private use
The map can be practitioner-only or shared live with a client as an orientation aid when appropriate.
Relevant limitation
Movement across the map should not be treated as outcome improvement or a required linear path.
Does the Four Processes Map decide the stage automatically?
No. The practitioner selects or leaves unmarked the current process; the tool does not classify sessions automatically.
Can more than one process be active?
Yes. The demo should allow a primary marker plus a note instead of forcing false certainty.
Is this a treatment plan?
No. It is a process-orientation aid, not a session planner or intervention algorithm.
What is saved to my account?
The map tool itself and any selected supported display variant are saved. Demo markers and notes are not saved as real client data.