Performing Artists
Mental Health & Mental Performance Support for Performing Artists
Specialized support for artists navigating the demands of performance, creative work, visibility, uncertainty, and life beyond the stage.
THE REALITY
When your work is personal, the pressure can be, too.
Performing asks you to be present, focused, vulnerable, and ready to be seen. Behind the performance, there may also be auditions, rejection, uncertainty, criticism, and the pressure to continually evolve.
You may be navigating:
- Performance anxiety, nerves, or pressure to get it right
- Rejection, auditions, criticism, or uncertainty around opportunities
- Confidence that shifts from one performance to the next
- Perfectionism or the pressure to continually improve
- An identity that has become closely connected to your creative work
- Balancing the demands of performing with relationships, rest, and life outside your work
Support for Performing Artists
Care that understands the demands of creative work.
Jessica provides specialized mental health and mental performance support for performing artists navigating the psychological demands of creative work, performance, and the transitions that come with it.
Mental Health Services
Clinical mental health support for navigating emotional, psychological, and personal challenges—whether they arise within your creative work or beyond it.
Mental Performance Training
Support for developing the mental skills that can help you approach performance, pressure, and high-stakes moments with greater clarity and consistency.
CTE Support for Athletes & Families
Specialized support for performing artists navigating cognitive, emotional, and psychological concerns related to repeated head impacts and CTE.Specialized support for performing artists navigating cognitive, emotional, and psychological concerns related to repeated head impacts and CTE.
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
Perform fully without losing yourself in the process.
The work can look different for every person. Depending on where you are, support may help you:
Navigate Performance Pressure
Develop ways to work with nerves, expectations, and the mental demands of performing.
Build Confidence
Strengthen your ability to trust yourself and your preparation, even when the outcome isn't guaranteed.
Move Through Rejection & Uncertainty
Process criticism, rejection, career uncertainty, and the unpredictable nature of creative work.
Separate Identity From Performance
Create more space between who you are and how your work is received, evaluated, or perceived.
Protect Your Wellbeing Alongside Your Ambition
Make room for rest, relationships, and a life beyond your creative work while continuing to pursue what matters to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to have a mental health concern to work with Jessica?
No. Mental Health Services can support performing artists navigating emotional or psychological concerns, while Mental Performance Services can address the mental demands associated with auditions, rehearsals, performances, and other high-pressure situations. The appropriate service depends on what you’re looking for support with.
What is the difference between Mental Health Services and Mental Performance Services?
Mental Health Services focus on psychological and emotional wellbeing, while Mental Performance Services focus on the mental skills that can support performance, focus, confidence, and managing pressure. Depending on your needs, one or both may be appropriate.
Can Mental Performance Services help with performance anxiety or nerves?
Mental Performance Services may help address the mental demands associated with performing, including pressure, focus, confidence, and preparation. If performance anxiety is part of a broader mental health concern, Mental Health Services may also be appropriate.
Can Jessica help with rejection, auditions, and career uncertainty?
Jessica’s Mental Health Services and Mental Performance Services can provide support around the psychological demands that may accompany auditions, rejection, criticism, uncertainty, and career transitions. The focus of support will depend on your individual needs.
What is CTE Support, and is it available to performing artists?
CTE Support Services are available for individuals navigating cognitive, emotional, or psychological concerns associated with repeated head impacts and CTE-related concerns. This can be particularly relevant for performing artists whose work involves repeated head impacts.
Can I work with Jessica even if I am doing well in my career?
Yes. You don’t have to be in crisis to seek support. Mental Performance Services can be relevant when you’re looking to strengthen how you approach performance, while Mental Health Services can support your overall psychological and emotional wellbeing.
READY WHEN YOU ARE