Brian Borsari, PhD

Brian Borsari received his PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University in 2003, completed a psychology internship at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. Dr. Borsari joined the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in 2007. Since 2015, Dr. Borsari has been a Psychologist Clinician Researcher at the San Francisco VA Health Care System and is also Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He has published over 200 research articles and his research program has been continuously funded for the past 25 years. His research interests include the assessment and treatment of addictive behaviors, training VA staff in motivational interviewing and other client-centered communication to facilitate behavior change, the development and implementation of brief motivational interventions addressing a variety of behaviors in a number of different populations, development and evaluation of interventions using mobile technology, and in-session processes of motivational interviewing that are related to behavior change.

 Master Motivational Interviewing with Dr. Brian Borsari

Improve how you connect with patients who feel stuck or uncertain about change.

Join Dr. Borsari in this upcoming webinar where he’ll share practical Motivational Interviewing (MI) strategies to help you:

• Engage more effectively with patients
• Navigate ambivalence around behavior change
• Avoid resistance and build trust through collaboration

Whether you're new to MI or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will offer actionable techniques you can apply right away.