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:
- Pressure to consistently perform at your best
- Confidence after a setback, injury, or difficult performance
- The expectations of coaches, teammates, family, or yourself
- Changes in motivation, focus, or confidence
- An identity that has become closely connected to your sport
- The transition into a new season, team, level of competition, or life beyond sport
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.
Concussion and Brain Health Support for Athletes and Families
Specialized support for athletes and others navigating the cognitive, emotional, and psychological effects of repeated head impacts and possible CTE-related concerns.
My Approach
Science Backed. Human First.
Mental well-being 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 sport, your performance, and yourself.
The work can look different for every person. Depending on where you are, support may help you:
Perform With Greater Confidence
Build a steadier sense of confidence for competition, tryouts, selection, and other high-pressure moments.
Navigate Pressure More Effectively
Develop strategies for managing nerves, expectations, and the mental demands of training and competition.
Separate Your Identity From Your Sport
Create more space between who you are and how you perform, so results and rankings don't define your worth.
Move Through Setbacks & Uncertainty
Work through injury, slumps, deselection, and transitions, and build resilience for the uncertainty that comes with sport.
Protect Your Wellbeing Alongside Your Ambition
Pursue your athletic goals while making room for rest, relationships, and a life beyond sport.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to have a mental health concern to work with Jessica?
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.
What is the difference between Mental Health Services and Mental Performance Services?
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.
Can Mental Performance Services help with performance anxiety?
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.
Can Jessica support athletes after an injury or setback?
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.
What is CTE Support, and who is it for?
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.
Do I have to be a professional or elite athlete to work with Jessica?
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.
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