Conclusively, motivational interviewing addresses advantages of a non-confronting approach and client centred counselling; however has a disadvantage of motivational interviewing being a short term approach therapy for substance use behaviours. On the other hand, cognitive behavioural therapy provides a variety of advantages such as a long term therapy approach as well as client based goal settings, although has a disadvantage of cognitive behavioural therapy being presented as a confronting approach. The integration of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy of individuals with unhealthy substance use behaviour, is techniques in which can treat and endorse a functioning therapeutic client therapist affiliation that enriches
