EMERGING AND ELITE ATHLETES​

Mental Health & Mental Performance Support for Athletes​

Training, competing, recovering, and constantly working to improve can bring its own set of pressures. And sometimes, what affects your performance has little to do with what happens on the field.

THE REALITY

There’s more to an athlete’s life than what happens in competition.

Training, competing, recovering, and constantly working to improve can bring its own set of pressures. And sometimes, what affects your performance has little to do with what happens on the field.

You may be navigating:

SUPPORT FOR emerging & ELITE ATHLETEs

Care that considers the whole athlete.

Jessica's work brings together mental health and mental performance support to meet athletes where they are. Whether you're working through a personal challenge, preparing for competition, or navigating a transition, the right kind of support depends on what you need.

Mental Health Services

Clinical mental health support for athletes navigating emotional, psychological, and personal challenges—whether connected to sport or life beyond it.

Mental Performance Training

Develop the mental skills to approach competition, pressure, setbacks, and performance with greater clarity, confidence, and consistency.

CTE Support for Athletes & Families

Specialized support for athletes and others navigating the cognitive, emotional, and psychological effects of repeated head impacts and CTE-related concerns.

My Approach

Science Backed. Human First.

Healing and performance aren’t separate goals. My approach integrates evidence-based therapy with practical mental performance strategies to support the whole person.

Performance Psychology

Cognitive Strategies

Emotional Regulation

Identity & Mindset

Sustainable Growth

What This Work Can Support

Build a stronger relationship with your work, your performance, and yourself.

The work can look different for every person. Depending on where you are, support may help you:

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Perform With Greater Confidence

Develop a steadier sense of confidence when facing auditions, performances, evaluation, or other high-pressure moments.

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Navigate Pressure More Effectively

Build strategies for managing nerves, expectations, and the mental demands of performing.

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Separate Your Identity From Your Work

Create more space between who you are and how your work is received, evaluated, or perceived.

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Move Through Setbacks & Uncertainty

Process rejection, criticism, career transitions, and the inevitable uncertainty of creative work.

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Protect Your Wellbeing Alongside Your Ambition

Develop ways to pursue meaningful work while making room for rest, relationships, and life beyond performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Mental Health Services can support athletes navigating a specific mental health concern or a difficult period, while Mental Performance Services can support athletes who want to develop the mental skills that contribute to sustainable performance. Depending on your needs, one or both may be appropriate.

Mental Health Services focus on your psychological and emotional wellbeing and may address concerns affecting your life, relationships, and performance. Mental Performance Services focus on the mental skills and strategies involved in performing under pressure, maintaining focus, building confidence, and navigating setbacks.

Mental Performance Services may be appropriate for athletes working through the mental demands of competition, including pressure, focus, confidence, and performance-related challenges. If performance concerns are connected to a broader mental health concern, Mental Health Services may also be part of your care.

Yes. Mental Health Services and Mental Performance Services may both be relevant when an injury, difficult performance, or other setback affects confidence, motivation, identity, or your ability to return to competition.

CTE Support Services provide specialized support for athletes and others navigating cognitive, emotional, or psychological concerns associated with repeated head impacts and CTE-related concerns. Jessica can help determine whether this type of support is appropriate for your situation.

No. Jessica’s Mental Health Services and Mental Performance Services may be appropriate for athletes at different levels who are navigating the psychological demands of sport, performance, and life beyond competition.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Support starts with a conversation.

Whether you're navigating a challenge, working through a transition, or looking to better support your mental health and performance, Jessica can help you determine what kind of support is right for you.