Elevate Your Game
Mental Skills Training for Athletes & Professionals
Active Mentality helps athletes build the mental, emotional, and performance skills needed to compete with confidence. Coaching blends applied sport psychology, mental skills training, and identity-affirming mentorship to support athletes at every level: youth, high school, collegiate, and adult.
Whether you're looking to improve focus, manage pressure, strengthen confidence, or build healthier routines, the goal is the same. A mindset that performs when it matters most.
TK-8 Foundations
Mental skills training isn't just for the pros. For younger athletes, it starts with building a playful, resilient mindset. I help kids understand their emotions, find their focus, and learn that every body belongs on the field.
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Confidence: Learning to celebrate small wins and build a positive inner voice.
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Focus & Routines: Simple habits that help kids stay present and ready to play.
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Inclusive Mindset: Growing together through social-emotional learning and team empathy.
Teen Athletes (High School)
For teen athletes, sport is often where identity gets built and tested. Coaching here goes beyond the scoreboard to address what high school athletics actually feels like from the inside: pressure to perform, identity questions, pre-game anxiety, and the weight of being seen.
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Pre-Game Nerves: Learning to work with anxiety instead of fighting it
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Identity and Belonging: Building a sense of self that isn't tied entirely to how you play
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Social Pressure: Navigating teammates, coaches, and the dynamics that come with being part of a team
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Recruiting Stress: Managing the mental load of being evaluated and measured
Adult High Performance
Evidence-based mental performance coaching designed for the specific demands of adult competitive sport and professional performance. Formats include individual coaching, small group sessions, and full season planning.
- Pressure Management: High-stakes moments don't have to feel out of control. We build the mental tools to stay grounded, focused, and composed when it counts most.
- Focus Strategies: Distractions are everywhere. We work on directing attention intentionally, so your energy goes where it actually needs to go
- Recovery Routines: Rest and reset are part of the training. We develop post-competition and between-session routines that support mental recovery alongside physical recovery.
- Identity Support: Your worth isn't defined by your last performance. We help athletes build a stable sense of self that holds up through wins, losses, and everything in between.
LGBTQ+ Athletes
Through my work with Queers and Allies Fitness, I offer mental performance coaching tailored to the experiences of LGBTQ+ athletes. Your identity is a source of strength here, not something to manage or minimize. Whether you're navigating team dynamics, burnout, or your own growth as an athlete, you belong.
Injury Recovery & Mental Resilience
Coming back from an injury is as much a mental challenge as a physical one. I use trauma-informed strategies to help athletes manage the emotional weight of rehab, stay connected to their sport identity, and return with confidence.
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Positive Mindset: Reframing setbacks without bypassing the hard feelings.
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Rehab Adherence: Staying motivated through slow or nonlinear recovery
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Visualization: Keeping skills sharp through mental reps.
What We Focus On
Confidence
Building trust in your skills and performance under pressure.
Focus
Directing energy to the present moment and filtering out distractions.
Routines
Developing consistent pre-game and post-game mental habits.
Mindset
Cultivating a growth-oriented approach to challenges and setbacks.
Pressure
Learning to regulate emotions when the stakes are highest.
Identity
Discovering who you are beyond being an athlete.
Coaching Formats Built for Your Journey
1:1 Individual Coaching
Personalized sessions built around your specific goals, from performance anxiety to injury recovery to pre-season preparation. You set the pace.
Small Group Sessions
Work alongside peers in a supportive, inclusive environment. Well-suited for building social-emotional skills and shared confidence.
Team Workshops
For coaches and teams looking to build culture, communication, and collective resilience. I work with Sacramento-area teams at the youth through adult level.
Full Season Plans
onsistent, long-term development that follows the competitive arc, from pre-season mindset work through championship focus.