Mental health coaching for athletes is a support system that goes beyond sports. Athletes aren’t robots. You have emotions and those emotions affect all areas of your life, from your sports performance to your personal life. A mental health coach is there to guide you through those emotions and challenges. In our 1 -1 coaching program, you'll meet with your coach once a week either virtually or over the phone for 45-60 minutes. (In-person also available). Your coach will get an update from you, and then work on your goal for that day. You may explore tools and techniques together to help you on your journey, and you may also be given "homework" or tools and techniques to practice during the week to help you reach your goal. In addition, because we know that life happens in between sessions, your coach is also available to you in between sessions via text or email.

Steps:

1. Request a free discovery call with us where we can meet to see if we are a good match. (If we aren't, we will do our best to refer you to alternate options.)
2. On our call, we will also share more about how coaching works, including our rates and packages.
3. If we decide to work together, we will send you the initial invoice and coaching agreement.
4. We will schedule our first call once the invoice has been paid and the coaching agreement has been signed. 
5. On our first call, we'll dive more into your current situation and develop goals whether it's reducing stress and anxiety, improving game focus, becoming more present/mindful, etc. Your goal is totally up to you! We'll also set up a clear path to achieve those goals. 
6. Each call thereafter will be focused on your goal, including reviewing how things are going and discussing your next best steps. If you're going through a challenging time, you may choose to use your session to vent about a particular situation. We are happy to listen and support you. 
7. You will have the option of contacting us for additional support in between calls.

Coaches are not a licensed mental health professionals. Coaching is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment in dealing with mental illness. Coaching may complement a treatment plan. In coaching, we do not explore past traumas, but we will instead focus on the present and moving forward. 

An athlete may choose to hire a mental health coach for a variety of different reasons. We know that your inner game affects your outer game in sports and in life. Also, truth be told, there is only so much you can compartmentalize for so long, before the issues you're suppressing explode in one way or another. 

Here are some common reasons that pro athletes hire us:

• You are struggling but you don’t want to go to someone within your team’s organization for help for one reason or another.
• You are looking for someone who will partner with you and provide open access when you need someone to talk to.
• You want to successfully transition into life after sports.
• You need a confidential and safe space to have courageous conversations.
• You want to remove mental blocks that could hold you back as an athlete and in you life outside of you sport.
• You want to improve your confidence.
• You want to move past worries and fears.
• You're ready to learn how to compete at a high level while also knowing how to achieve and maintain mental peace.