Chamisa is a psychotherapist and Motivational Interviewing trainer and consultant. She first learned about Motivational Interviewing (MI) in 2012 in graduate school and has been hooked ever since. She was trained as a trainer of MI in 2015, and trained in the MITI 4.1 in 2015. Chamisa is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. She has facilitated multiple courses in MI, from a few hour introductions to 12 week courses.