Overview

I provide high-performance athletes with Clinical Services for mental health and well-being, as well as Performance Consultation for athletic excellence and achievement.

These services are unified through my proprietary treatment and training system—Dialectical Sports Skills (DSS)—a holistic approach distinguished by its breadth and structure.

Science

My professional career is grounded in science. As a result, Dialectical Sports Skills (DSS) employs well-validated treatments with extensive empirical support, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

As Principal Investigator, I am conducting research examining the Psychological Capacity Performance Index (PPCI), a new measure of the extent to which an athlete’s potential is realized within competitive sport.

I collaborate closely with allied science-based disciplines, including psychiatry and sports medicine, integrating relevant principles into my practice.

Holism

Each client is a whole person—mind and body—situated within their unique biology, developmental history, sociocultural environment, and current reality. This stance embraces individual differences and recognizes multilayered problems that require comprehensive attention.

Personalized care or training plans consider stressors across performance demands, health status, diversity factors, family and friendships, team dynamics, academics, lifestyle, and more. Customized for each client, services are shaped by their unique constellation of such stressors.

Style

My professionalism embodies integrity, expertise, and unwavering commitment, conveyed with a warm, laid-back manner. Using dialectics, I balance empathy, validation, and unconditional positive regard with radical genuineness, clear direction, and steady resolve. I am attuned to the client in the moment and adjust my approach accordingly.

I take an active approach in session, teaching clients the nature of their problems, the skills they need, when to use them, how those skills work, and why they matter. This insight instills the self-efficacy necessary for effective skill use.

Valuing individual differences, I honor each client’s expertise in their own life and sport; I work with humility and curiosity. The work is collaborative, with feedback flowing both ways. I make this process fun!