Are the effects of coaching practices effective on clients?⁣ ⁣ Two commonly used coaching techniques are the Transtheoretical Model and Motivational Interviewing. In a preliminary study, researchers Li et al. wanted to see if Transtheoretical model-based intervention and motivational interviewing would have a positive effect on the management of depression with individuals hospitalized for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). ⁣ ⁣ Within the study, the researchers defined the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) as a behavioral change model. They focused on the following four parts for their approach:⁣ 1. Stages of change (SOC)⁣ 2. Process of change (POC)⁣ 3. Decisional Balance (DB)⁣ 4. Self-Efficacy (SE) ⁣ ⁣ For Motivational Interviewing (MI) the researchers wanted to focus on helping put the participants in the center of the conversation, focusing on discovering and overcoming ambivalence with an end goal of behavioral change. ⁣ ⁣ For evaluation of the intervention, the researchers used the Hamilton...