How long is the MindShift workshop?

MindShift is a single 60-minute session, built to fit one timetabled period. An optional 60-minute follow-up session, Study Strong, is available on request.

Who is MindShift for?

Whole classes and year groups of high school learners, typically up to 40 learners per session. It is especially useful during exam-preparation periods and transition years.

Is MindShift therapy?

No. MindShift is a psychoeducational workshop teaching everyday coping and study skills. It is not therapy or individual counselling. Where a learner would benefit from further support, we encourage them to speak to their school counsellor.

Where does MindShift run?

In person at your school, in Cape Town and surrounds. Further afield by arrangement.

What does each learner receive?

Every learner receives a printed MindShift workbook to work through during the session and keep as a lasting resource, including their own written plan for the exam period.

MindShift · workshops for schools

Building calmer, more confident students.

Exam pressure, deadlines, comparison, the fear of falling short. MindShift is a 60-minute, CBT-informed workshop that gives learners real tools to understand their stress and study with a steadier mind.

Book a free info call HIGH SCHOOL · 60 MINUTES · WORKBOOK INCLUDED

MINDSHIFT Study steady

What it is

Telling a teenager to “stress less” has never once worked. MindShift shows them how.

Students learn to catch the thought behind the panic, name it, and do something different with it. Real scenarios, group tasks, and a printed workbook they keep. They walk out with a plan, not a pep talk.

Thought→ Feeling→ Behaviour IDENTIFY · DISRUPT · CHANGE

The thought“I got 48% on the practice paper. I'm going to fail everything.”

The feelingPanic, dread, a heavy morning. Avoid the textbook entirely.

The shift“One paper is not every paper. What does this mark tell me to study first?”

Inside the session

Seven short blocks, all hands on.

StressWhat it is, and where it shows up.

The CBT triangleThoughts, feelings, behaviours.

ScenariosGroup work on situations they know.

Thinking trapsHow to spot them and answer back.

Perfectionism and procrastinationBreaking the loop.

Energy and groundingStaying steady under pressure.

Their own blueprintEvery student leaves with one written into their workbook.

What students take away

Six things they can use the same afternoon.

Their own baselineWhat stress is and what balance looks like for them.

A trap-spotting habitCatching unhelpful thinking as it happens.

A way to startGetting going when avoidance has taken over.

Energy managementProtecting what keeps them well.

Tools for the hard momentsSomething to use right before a paper.

A written planTheir own approach to the exam period.

Format

Built to fit one timetabled period.

The workshop

Study Steady · 60 minutes

One session covering the core tools, for a whole class or year group.

Printed MindShift workbook for every learner
Scenarios, group tasks and practical exercises
Facilitated in person at your school

Optional add-on

Study Strong · 60 minutes

A second session a few weeks later to revisit the tools and go deeper before exams. Available on request.

Group size

Up to 40 learners

Investment

Ask on a free call

Travel

Cape Town and surrounds

Who runs it

Facilitator

Emily Willis

A CBT-informed counsellor and founder of CBT in CPT. Emily works across schools, private practice and corporate wellness, with a focus on helping young people build a healthier relationship with pressure.

MSc, Edinburgh (cum laude) ASCHP registered Schools & corporate

A workshop, not therapy

MindShift teaches everyday coping and study skills. It is psychoeducational, not therapy or individual counselling. Where a student would benefit from further support we encourage them to speak to their school counsellor, and we are happy to work alongside your existing wellbeing team.

Bring MindShift to your school.

Practical tools to help your students study steady and stay strong.

Book a free 30-minute call

OR EMAIL emily@cbtincpt.com