Minds Navigating the Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Inclusion Criteria:

• Veteran
• age 60 or older
• diagnosis of MCI, diagnosed at least a month or longer prior to screening
• diagnosis of at least one cardiovascular risk factor (i.e., hypertension, diabetesmellitus II, hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, or obesity)
• self-reported cognitive complaint (i.e., "Do you have problems with your memory orthinking abilities?")
• self-reported difficulty adjusting to declines in cognitive functioning (i.e., "Havethese problems with memory or thinking impacted you, your life, or others in yourlife?")
• English speaking, and (h) ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of dementia or a neurodegenerative disorder
• diagnosis of serious mental illness likely to impact cognition (i.e., schizophrenia orbipolar I disorder)
• acutely suicidal or homicidal
• actively psychotic
• active substance use disorder
• limited life expectancy due to a terminal medical condition
• receiving ongoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment at time of screening
• residing in an assisted living or residential care facility
• currently participating in another psychotherapy, health promotion intervention, orcognitive training program, and
• any significant changes to psychotropic medications or medications for memory andcognition in the past month. Participants prescribed psychotropic medications andmedications for memory and cognition will be asked to stay on their current dosagesfor the duration of the study.