When the Work Is Hard to Hold

We Help You Build What Lasts.

by turning shared purpose into daily practice through systems design, MI expertise, and practical implementation support.

Our Story
How It Started
AMIGA began when a small group of MI experts, trainers, and systems-change leaders started meeting regularly to compare notes on the same roadblocks showing up everywhere: trainings that didn’t shift daily behavior, supervisors without a shared structure to coach, and systems that said one thing but reinforced another. We decided to build the missing link—an agency that blends MI with systems design to make values operational and practice reliable across roles, teams, and networks. That’s AMIGA.

Systems with Heart

Our
Mission
Where We're Going
To partner with leaders, teams, systems, and networks to translate purpose into operations—combining Motivational Interviewing with systems design and in-the-field implementation so change doesn't just happen, it holds.
Our Vision
We're working toward a future
where:

Values live in the workflow role clarity, decision structures, collaboration tools, and learning loops are the norm, not the exception.

Supervisors can coach what the system supports,
not fight it—using clear structures that turn tension into insight.

Frontline conversations stay grounded under pressure with simple, repeatable frameworks that make MI usable when time is short and stakes are high.

Agencies and partners align around a shared meaningful purpose that people can see themselves in, believe in, and act on—together.

People can reset and return ready,
supported by low-impact debriefing that respects time, autonomy, and capacity.

Values live in the workflow

Values live in the workflow

Role clarity, decision structures, collaboration tools, and learning loops are the norm, not the exception.

Supervisors coaching within system supports

Supervisors can coach what the system supports

Not fight it—using clear structures that turn tension into insight.

Frontline conversations under pressure

Frontline conversations stay grounded under pressure

With simple, repeatable frameworks that make MI usable when time is short and stakes are high.

Agencies and partners align

Agencies and partners align around a shared meaningful purpose

That people can see themselves in, believe in, and act on—together.

People can reset and return ready

People can reset and return ready

Supported by low-impact debriefing that respects time, autonomy, and capacity.

AMIGA Team

Meet the AMIGA Team

What We Do

(In Brief)

We build capacity from the inside out across four core services:

The Line

A place to reset without stepping away: confidential, MI‑based debriefing that helps people regulate, reflect, and return clearer and calmer.

Systems Change

From values on the wall to values in the workflow. We help design and embed the operational backbone that protects progress under pressure.

Ask‑Offer‑Ask (AOA)

A simple rhythm for the moments that matter most—engaging under stress, sharing information respectfully, and guiding change without losing trust.

MI Field Coaching

Where skills become second nature through real‑time, in‑the‑moment coaching led by MINT‑member trainers.

How We Work

(What to Expect)

We don’t do quick fixes—we build with you. Typical partnerships include: co‑designing a shared meaningful purpose; mapping where alignment breaks down; developing practical tools, workflows, and decision protocols; supervisor and leadership coaching; and structured implementation support to build habits, not just plans.

What Guides Us

Practical over performative. Tools and routines must work in motion.

Co‑design, not hand‑offs. We don’t “train and exit”; we embed and coach.

Learning in tension. We use learning loops so stress becomes signal, not noise.

We don’t just “teach MI”—we help your people live it, on the job, in real time, led by members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

Working Together

with Purpose

Our work is led by members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and informed by systems thinking and organizational learning.

Ready to Start a Real
Conversation?

You don’t need another initiative. You need a partner who can help you design and embed the structures, skills, and culture your work requires — and keep them alive over time.

Connect with our team