Pivot Counseling and Performance

Being a student-athlete means navigating two demanding worlds at once. Between the pressure to perform, the expectations of coaches and teammates, academic responsibilities, and the challenges of everyday life, it can be difficult to find space to focus on yourself. My goal is to help student-athletes develop the psychological skills, self-awareness, and resilience to navigate these demands while building a healthier relationship with both sport and life.

As a therapist with Pivot Counseling and Performance, I work with individuals who want to better understand themselves, work through personal challenges, and develop the tools to move forward with greater confidence and purpose. My approach to psychotherapy integrates evidence-based principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, experiential therapies, and performance psychology. Together, we work to identify patterns that may be holding you back, develop more flexible ways of responding to difficult thoughts and emotions, and clarify the values that matter most to you.

For college athletes, this work can include managing performance anxiety, navigating injuries and setbacks, coping with burnout, adjusting to the demands of collegiate athletics, and balancing athletic identity with the broader question of who you want to become. Therapy can also provide space to address challenges beyond sport, including traumatic experiences, relationships, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions.

I believe that mental performance and mental health are deeply connected. The goal is not simply to perform better, but to develop the capacity to respond effectively to challenges without losing sight of what makes life meaningful.

Whether you're working through a difficult stretch, looking to strengthen your mental game, or trying to figure out what's next, therapy offers an opportunity to build skills that extend well beyond the playing field.