A 10-session course from a licensed counselor

If you know what you want, but still feel stuck.

Mindset Evolution is a 10-session online course from a licensed counselor. The tools come from the therapy room. The course brings them into everyday life — one week at a time, with Michael and a community doing the same work alongside you.

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Created by a Licensed Professional CounselorPrivate community with Michael in it10+ years in practice
Watch the overviewMichael Chester, MA, LPC
  1. 1

    Start free on Skool

    Two minutes. You're in the community and Session 1 opens right away.

  2. 2

    Watch Session 1 this week

    About an hour with the Session Guide, then post your first weekly commitment.

  3. 3

    One new session a week

    Ten weeks of building patterns on purpose — with Michael and the community alongside you.

Sound familiar?

You can name the life you want. Getting there is the hard part.

Most people don't need more information. They need a way to keep moving towards what matters when their mind is pulling the other direction.

The pattern you keep repeating

You know exactly what you'd tell a friend to do. But when it's your turn, the same old routine runs on autopilot — and the week ends looking like the last one.

The thoughts that run the show

"Not yet." "Who am I kidding." "I'll start when things settle down." Your mind offers a hundred reasons, and they sound convincing in the moment.

The feelings you'd rather avoid

Discomfort shows up, and the fastest way to make it go away wins — even when that pulls you away from the people and goals you care about most.

In their wordsCourse participant

From the community

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— First name, course participant

Experiences vary. Mindset Evolution is a personal growth course, not treatment, and results are not guaranteed.

The approach

Getting unstuck, one skill at a time

The course is built on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — one of the most researched approaches in modern psychology, and a model used in therapy around the world. Here it's taught as a course: you'll learn to notice your patterns, unhook from unhelpful thoughts, make room for hard feelings, and take action towards what you value — not because it's easy, but because it matters.

This isn't about thinking positive. It's about seeing clearly what's helpful and what isn't, then choosing your next move on purpose.

Values
Get clear on what you want to be about in life — the direction you want to head, not just the goals you want to hit.
Follow-through
Turn values into concrete goals and a weekly plan, with the accountability of a community around you.
Choice points
Spot the exact moment where you can move towards what matters or away from it — and what tends to pull you each way.
Unhooking
Step back from thoughts so they stop deciding who you are and what you do.
Willingness
Make room for difficult feelings instead of letting avoidance run your life.
Rewiring
Use repetition and your brain's own wiring to turn chosen actions into automatic patterns.

What's inside

Ten sessions. One session a week.

Each session is about an hour: a video lesson from Michael, a printable Session Guide with the worksheets, and one action for the week ahead. The sessions build on each other — the order is the method.

  1. 01

    Clarify, Commit, Change

    Make a commitment to yourself and get clear on what you want your life to be about.

    Preview the Session 1 Guide (PDF)
  2. 02

    Choose, Plan, and Act

    Build meaningful goals and an action plan that let you know you're heading in the right direction.

  3. 03

    Choice Points

    What happens when life gets difficult, and how to keep moving towards what matters anyway.

  4. 04

    Willingness

    The passengers on the bus: thoughts and feelings that try to steer. Name yours, and trade the discomfort scale for the willingness scale.

  5. 05

    Unhooking from Unhelpful Thoughts

    Change your relationship with your mind so unhelpful thoughts stop deciding your next move.

  6. 06

    Making Room for Difficult Emotions

    The brain's spotlight on danger, grounding through the five senses, and making room — having a feeling without letting it choose the direction.

  7. 07

    Opposite Action

    The wall between you and the life you want isn't made of danger — it's made of discomfort. Notice what the brain wants and choose the opposite, in small repeatable moments first.

  8. 08

    Rewiring Through Patterns

    How the brain turns chosen actions into automatic patterns, and where to focus first.

  9. 09

    Staying in Motion

    Strategies for continuing long after the course, and the start of your Ongoing Growth Plan.

  10. 10

    Continuing to Move TOWARDS What Matters

    Package everything you've built so it travels with you, whatever direction you choose from here.

Why weekly? The rhythm gives you time to reflect, take action, and build momentum between sessions. Plan on about an hour for each session plus practice during the week. Some sessions can be stacked; most people get more from taking them one week at a time.

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The community

You're not doing this alone.

Watching a video changes very little. Saying out loud what you're going to do this week, and having people notice whether you did it — that changes things. That's what the community is for.

What happens inside

Weekly commitment
Each session ends with one action for the week. You post it. That small act of saying it out loud is the first pattern the course builds.
Michael in the room
This isn't a course with a comment section. Michael reads and responds in the community — questions about a session, a hard week, a win worth marking.
Live Q&A
Regular live sessions to work through what's coming up as you apply the skills in real life.
Community challenges
Short, practical challenges that turn a concept from a session into something you actually try, alongside people at every stage of the course.
After session 10
The course ends. The community doesn't. Continued access is $19.99/month — for the Q&A, the challenges, new material, and the people who know what you're working on.

What you get

Everything you need to follow through

Private community with Michael

Weekly commitments, live Q&A, challenges, and Michael reading and responding — for the whole course and after.

10 video sessions

Guided lessons from Michael, released weekly. Pause, reflect, and write as you go.

Session Guides & worksheets

A printable Session Guide for every session, with the exercises and reflection prompts used in the lesson.

Ongoing Growth Plan

A personal plan you build in the final sessions so the growth continues after session 10.

Who it's for

Built for real life, wherever you're starting from

The skills are the same. What changes is where you point them.

Personal growth

You're functioning fine on paper, but you keep circling the same goals without landing them. You want a clear, structured way to actually change your patterns.

Recovery

You've done the work of stepping away from what wasn't helpful. This is the second job: building a life that feels worth showing up for. Mindset Evolution is fulfillment-based and complements the professional care you may already have — it doesn't replace it.

Business & leadership

You lead people or run something of your own. You want to follow through on what matters under pressure, make decisions from your values, and stop letting stress set the agenda.

This course is for you if…

  • You can name what you want but keep not doing it
  • You're willing to spend about an hour a week, plus small actions between sessions
  • You want skills, not pep talks
  • You're in therapy and want a structured way to build between sessions

It isn't the right fit if…

  • You're in crisis or have active safety concerns right now
  • You're looking for treatment, a diagnosis, or a level of care
  • You want someone to tell you what to value

If that's where you are today, please start with professional support. Here's where to find it.

The real question

"Will I actually finish this one?"

Most online courses are never completed. Mindset Evolution is built so that following through is the easy part, not the hard part.

One session a week

Sessions are released on a weekly rhythm, so there's always one clear next step — never a wall of videos.

You commit on day one

Session 1 starts with a written commitment: when, where, and how long. It's the first pattern you build.

A Session Guide for every lesson

You write as you watch. The worksheets turn each idea into one action for the week ahead.

People who notice if you go quiet

Michael and the community are in the same Skool space. Post a check-in, ask a question, come back after a hard week.

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Michael Chester, MA, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor

Why Michael built this

Michael Chester, MA, LPC

For more than a decade, Michael has helped people understand how a "normal" human brain leads us into automatic patterns — and how intentionally practicing new patterns gradually rewires the brain so the new ones become automatic instead. Over time, that makes it easier to consistently move towards the life you want to live.

Along the way, he recognized that many of the research-based strategies capable of creating meaningful, lasting change are only accessible inside a one-on-one therapy setting, yet they benefit far more people than those seeking treatment. Plenty of excellent books introduce these ideas. But knowledge alone rarely creates lasting change. Without guidance, structure, and practical application, it's hard to turn what we know into the patterns that shape our everyday lives.

After more than 18 months of development and a decade of testing these strategies with clients, Michael built Mindset Evolution to make the tools accessible to as many people as possible while preserving the guided experience that makes one-on-one work so impactful. It was never meant to be just another online course. It was built to become a community where people learn through the guided sessions and through one another.

These are the same tools Michael uses in his own life. As he puts it in Session 1: without them, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to go through these sessions with you.

Licensed Professional Counselor · Founder, Everest Therapy Solutions · Mount Pleasant, SC

Join the course

Try the first week free. Stay if it's helping.

Your trial gives you full access to Session 1, its Session Guide, and the community. If it's not the right fit, cancel before the trial ends and you won't be charged. Finish the 10 sessions over three months, then stay connected for less than the price of a lunch.

  • All 10 video sessions, released weekly
  • Downloadable Session Guides and worksheets
  • Private community: weekly commitments, live Q&A, challenges, and Michael reading and responding
  • Your Ongoing Growth Plan to take with you
Founding member rate
$100 $50/month

For your first 3 months — the full 10-session course. After that, ongoing access to the community, Q&A, and everything new is $19.99/month.

$150 for the whole 10-session course — under $1.70 a day. Founding members keep these rates for as long as they stay.

First 7 days free.

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Created and led by Michael Chester, MA, LPC — Licensed Professional Counselor, South Carolina.

Prefer to talk to a person first? Call or text Everest Therapy Solutions at 843-256-3322 and ask about Mindset Evolution.

Not ready yet? Take the free 10-minute check-in first.

What Actually Matters — a two-page tool from Session 1. Circle the values that feel like you, answer three honest questions, and pick one small move for this week. No email needed.

Download What Actually Matters (PDF)

Questions

Frequently asked

Is this therapy?

No. It's an educational course. It's built on ACT, a model that is used in therapy, but the course itself isn't designed as treatment — therapy takes your history, your health, and your circumstances into account, and a course can't. The tools pair well with therapy if you're in it, and they don't require it.

How much time does it take?

Plan on roughly an hour for each session — watching the video and completing the Session Guide — plus small practice actions during the week. One session a week is the recommended rhythm.

Do I need any background in psychology?

Not at all. Everything is explained in plain language, with exercises you can put to use the same day.

What happens after session 10?

You'll finish with an Ongoing Growth Plan, and your membership drops to $19.99/month for continued access to the community, live Q&A, and any new sessions or updates. Stay as long as it's useful; cancel whenever it isn't.

I've started courses before and quit. Why would this be different?

Because it's built for that. Sessions arrive one a week so there's never a backlog, each one ends with a single action you post in the community, and Michael and the other members see whether you showed up. Most courses hand you a library and wish you luck. This one is designed around following through.

Who can see what I post?

Only members of the private Mindset Evolution community — nothing is public, and there's no algorithm or advertising. You choose what you share. Plenty of people start by watching and post when they're ready.

Do I have to be on camera for the live Q&A?

No. Camera off is fine, and you can listen without speaking. Come as you are.

What if I fall behind?

Life happens. Sessions stay available once released, so you can pick up where you left off. The community is there for exactly those weeks — post a check-in and keep going.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Cancel any time from your Skool account. If you cancel during the 7-day trial, you won't be charged.

Is Mindset Evolution right for me right now?

The course is designed for people who are stable enough to work independently between sessions. It isn't suitable for anyone in acute crisis or with active safety concerns — please see the note below and reach out for professional support first.

An important note. Mindset Evolution is an educational personal growth course. It is not therapy, not treatment, and not a substitute for professional support. It is not suitable for people in acute crisis, with active safety concerns, or with untreated psychosis.

If you're in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) in the U.S., or contact your local emergency number. If you're looking for a therapist, Everest Therapy Solutions can help you find the right support.

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