Psychotherapy for Athletes
The mental side of sport is about more than performance. It's about confidence, pressure, identity, relationships, setbacks, and everything else that makes you human. Therapy can help you work through what's getting in the way and build the mental and emotional skills to show up fully in sport and life. I provide evidence-based psychotherapy for athletes, performers, and driven people who want to feel better, understand themselves more deeply, and pursue the things that matter to them.
Therapy for the Mental Side of Sport
Why would an athlete go to therapy?
Being an athlete can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly demanding. The pressure to perform, expectations you place on yourself, injuries, competition, and the desire to keep improving can affect much more than what happens on the field, court, stage, or in the gym.
Therapy can be a place to work through anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, confidence, identity, relationships, motivation, and major transitions. You don't need to be in crisis to come to therapy. Sometimes you simply know that something isn't working the way you want it to, and you're ready to understand why and receive support to work through it.
Your Mental Health Matters
How can therapy help me as both a performer and a person?
Your performance is part of who you are, but it isn't all of who you are.
The mental side of performance includes confidence, focus, self-talk, emotional regulation, resilience, motivation, and managing pressure. But for many athletes, performance is also tied to identity, self-worth, relationships, and where they see themselves in the world.
Therapy gives you space to work on both. We can address what is happening in your performance while also exploring the person behind it, including your goals, values, identity, relationships, challenges, and the life you want beyond your sport. It can also give you space to explore the bigger questions:
Who am I in and outside of my performance?
What happens when I do or don't meet my own expectations?
What do I want my life to look like?
What might be holding me back?
The goal isn't to separate the athlete from the person. It's to support the whole person.
The Mental Side of Being an Athlete
What can therapy help me with?
There isn't one reason people come to therapy. You might be struggling with something specific, feeling stuck, or simply wanting to understand yourself better. That said, here is a starting point of why some athletes may want to start therapy:
Sport & Performance
Confidence · Performance anxiety · Pressure · Motivation · Focus · Injury · Competition · Transitions
Mental Health
Anxiety · Depression · Burnout · Overwhelm · Emotional regulation · Stress
Perfectionism & High Achievement
Self-criticism · Fear of failure · Unrealistic expectations · Procrastination · People-pleasing · Difficulty resting · Feeling “good enough”
Identity & Self-Worth
Identity · Self-esteem · Sense of self · Life transitions · Purpose · Balancing different parts of yourself · Who you are beyond achievement
Neurodivergence
Self-understanding · ADHD/autism · Masking · Executive functioning · Sensory needs · Relationships · Navigating environments that weren't designed for you
LGBTQ+
Identity exploration · Coming out · Relationships · Belonging · Gender and sexuality · Family dynamics · Navigating discrimination or minority stress
When Sport Gets Hard, Therapy Can Help.
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Therapy should be built around you.
My approach is grounded in humanistic and evidence-based psychotherapy. That means we don't follow a script or try to fit you into a predetermined model. We work collaboratively to understand your experiences, identify patterns, explore what matters to you, and find approaches that support meaningful change.
Therapy can be challenging. It can also be practical, motivating, creative, and even fun. Most importantly, it should feel like a place where you can be honest.
The Learners Mindset
Athletes are a big part of my practice, but they're not the only people I work with.
I also work with performers, high-achieving and driven individuals, and anyone who wants to make meaningful changes in their life. You don't need to identify as an athlete or consider yourself a “high performer” to benefit from this approach.
What matters is that you're ready to explore where you are, where you want to go, and what might be getting in the way.
The Approach to The Inner Strive
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My approach is grounded in humanistic and evidence-based psychotherapy. That means we don't follow a script or try to fit you into a predetermined model. We work collaboratively to understand your experiences, identify patterns, explore what matters to you, and find approaches that support meaningful change.
Therapy can be challenging. It can also be practical, motivating, creative, and even fun. Most importantly, it should feel like a place where you can be honest.
Humanistic:
Therapy for Athletes Who Want to Thrive.
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Your Sport Is Part of Your Life, Not Your Whole Life
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