Mindset Shift Professional Companion Guide (PDF)

A ready-to-run 8-session program with between-session practices.

Open the guide, prepare in minutes, and lead a complete 8-session program without building anything from scratch.

Self-criticism, all or nothing thinking, and a harsh inner voice can keep clients stuck even when they know better. This guide turns the Mindset Shift Workbook Journal into a structured program you can lead one on one or in a group. It helps clients turn journal prompts into real change in daily life, through balanced self-talk, gratitude that makes room for mixed feelings, and concrete acts of self-respect.

Inside, you will find:

• 8 sessions, each with an overview, individual facilitation, and a full group program

• Questions tied to each workbook day, with supportive responses and adaptations

• Timed group plans for 75 minute sessions, with scenarios and processing questions

• Initial assessment questions and guidance for using the AM and PM journals

• Workbook day and page maps, common roadblocks, and care coordination guidance

• Client practice tools, ready to print

The 8 sessions: Noticing Without Forcing Gratitude · Gratitude, Connection, and Perspective · Believable Responses to Self-Criticism · Connection and Compassionate Accountability · Imperfection, Repair, and Your Own Path · Care, Boundaries, and Presence · Influence, Attention, and a Different Choice · Returning to Practice and Continuing Care

Best for: therapists, counselors, Registered Dietitians, coaches, and other professionals supporting adults with self-criticism, low confidence, and negative self-talk.

Professional use license: Print the pages labeled Client Practice Tool for your own current clients, including groups you lead. Each participant needs their own copy of the client workbook.

Written by Dr. Dre Szebeni, PsyD, RD, a Registered Dietitian with a Doctorate in Health Psychology and more than 15 years of clinical experience.

What you get: An instant PDF download (59 pages). The Mindset Shift Workbook Journal is sold separately.

This guide supports, and does not replace, your clinical judgment and scope of practice.