FREE 6-HOUR LIVE AMBIVALENCE & BEHAVIOR CHANGE MASTERCLASS FOR LICENSED ThERAPISTS
TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026 @ 10:00 AM TO 5:30 PM ET
Help Clients Discover Their Own Reasons To Change, Not Yours
Free 6-Hour Masterclass With Kristin Dempsey, LMFT, LPCC. 6 CEs + Full Recording Available For Purchase After Free Registration.
In this free 6-hour Masterclass, learn the MI, CBT & ACT decision framework to identify what verbal agreement hides: the buried ambivalence, the stage-of-change mismatch, & the passive compliance driving every case that keeps cycling.
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What You Will Learn Inside The Treating Ambivalence & Behavior Change Masterclass
Treating Ambivalence & Behavior Change: The MI, CBT & ACT Framework For The Stalled Case
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MODULE 1
Tell True Readiness From Passive Compliance
How to read whether a client is actually ready or just agreeing, so you build the plan for the stage they are really in.
MODULE 2
Spot The Four Signs Of Agreement Without Action
How to catch passive agreement early in session, so you stop mistaking a verbal yes for real behavioral commitment.
MODULE 3
Read The Stage-Of-Change Mismatch Behind The Stall
How to pinpoint why follow-through breaks down, so every move you make matches where the client actually is.
MODULE 4
Surface Hidden Ambivalence With Motivational Interviewing
How to evoke change talk that the agreeable client never says out loud, so commitment comes from the client, not from you.
MODULE 5
Build CBT Action Steps Clients Carry Out & Tie Them To ACT Values
How to design follow-through small enough to complete & rooted in what the client truly wants, so the goals actually hold between sessions.
MODULE 6
Repair The Alliance When Treatment Stalls
How to respond when a warm rapport is masking a stuck case, so progress restarts without rupturing the relationship.
LEARN THE MI, CBT & ACT FRAMEWORK FOR THE STALLED CASE FROM A CLINICIAN WHO TEACHES IT
Kristin Dempsey, LMFT, LPCC: A Clinician Who Trains Therapists In Motivational Interviewing For Ambivalence & Behavior Change
Kristin Dempsey is a practicing clinician and a trainer in Motivational Interviewing, the method built for the client who is ambivalent and not yet ready to move. Her clinical work centers on the cases other approaches leave stalled: the client who agrees, understands, and still does not change between sessions.
What she brings to the July 28th Masterclass is a working framework, not a summary of the literature. It is the in-session logic for telling readiness from compliance, surfacing the ambivalence underneath the agreement, and matching MI, CBT, & ACT to the moment the stalled case actually calls for.
Here Is What Changes After This Masterclass:
WITH THIS MASTERCLASS:
You read whether a client is truly ready before you build the plan
You name the ambivalence behind the agreement & bring it into the open
You match MI, CBT & ACT to the exact moment the case calls for
You design action steps small enough that follow-through happens
WITHOUT THIS MASTERCLASS:
The ambivalence stays buried & the case keeps cycling
Passive compliance gets read as real commitment
The same insight repeats every week & never reaches the behavior
A warm rapport quietly masks a treatment that has stalled
6 CEs, Lifetime Replay & Clinical tools: Available For Purchase After Registration (You'll Be Redirected automatically)
Frequently Asked Questions
I work with ambivalent clients but I am not trained in Motivational Interviewing. Is this Masterclass appropriate for me?
Yes. This Masterclass is built for clinicians who already carry stalled cases & want the structured framework for telling readiness from compliance that standard training never provided.
I have taken behavior change trainings before that felt too theoretical to use in session. How is this different?
Kristin Dempsey teaches the stage-of-change read, the ambivalence move & the MI, CBT & ACT decision logic designed to apply in your next session, not stored for later.
I am trained in CBT, EMDR or DBT. Will this conflict with my existing training?
No. The change-readiness framework adds an assessment & engagement layer to the modality you already practice without asking you to abandon it.
My clients keep cycling despite solid work. Is this only for certain diagnoses?
No. The Masterclass focuses on the agreement-without-action pattern underneath the presentation, so it applies across populations whether or not a specific diagnosis is in the chart.
How many CEs can I receive, & how do I get them?
6 CEs total from the Treating Ambivalence & Behavior Change: MI, CBT & ACT Strategies for Stalled Treatment Masterclass with Kristin Dempsey, LMFT, LPCC. Available for purchase after you register.
Can I get the recording if I cannot attend live?
Yes. The full 6-hour recording is included in the Premium Pass with lifetime access. You can purchase it at the next step once you register for the Masterclass.
Are the CEs board-approved for my license?
Yes. To check approval for your license type & state, scroll to the bottom of this page & click the Board Approvals button.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure:
This training provides licensed mental health professionals with a clinical framework for assessing & treating the agreement-without-action pattern in stalled treatment, drawing on Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy & the Stages of Change model. Content covers telling readiness from compliance, surfacing ambivalence, evoking change talk, designing behaviorally specific action steps, connecting committed action to client values & repairing the therapeutic alliance when progress stalls. The training teaches clinical application of these evidence-based methods only & does not reproduce any proprietary or copyrighted assessment instrument; where a published instrument is referenced, it is available from its respective publisher. This training does not offer certification & is not a substitute for clinical supervision or formal training. Participants are encouraged to apply content within their individual scope of practice & in accordance with applicable professional & ethical guidelines.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Kristin Dempsey, LMFT, LPCC, is an independent clinician & continuing education presenter. This Masterclass does not require participants to purchase any additional products, books, or materials to complete the training.
