Sport Psych Doc
It's time to sharpen your mental edge
Who I am
Therapist, Sport Psychologist, Athlete, Researcher, Educator, Life Coach
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience helping elite athletes and performers realize their full potential. Clients seek my services for over-coming mental blocks/anxiety, gaining confidence, and learning how to harness the power of the mind to get an extra edge. My clients are professional, Division I, and recreational athletes, non-athlete performers and business professionals, as well as adolescent athletes with great potential. When working with youth, if families agree, I find it valuable to involve parents to help them gain skills to support their youth's performance. I used evidence-based, well-established methods to help clients reach their goals.
My Focus
I am a professor at The University of Tulsa. I study trauma prevention and resilience, sport psychology, and behavioral sleep. I love to teach, and a major goal for me is to teach clients to be their own sport psychologist or therapist. I want to empower you to have skills, and I see our sessions as mental health, wellness, and resilience training.
Your brain is an amazing super-computer. My evidence-based methods load powerful software to help you reach your full potential.
Mental Toughness
What's it all about? Mental toughness is a general term that means you have skills to help you overcome adversity. Your brain is "plastic". That means it changes with experience. We can use behavioral science to change the way your brain responds to stress. We can use skills like imagery to help train your brain for your body's top physical performance.
My Clients
Elite Athletes and Performers
Parents, Coaches, and Developing Athletes
Elite Athletes and Performers
Top performers (film/theatre, dance) and athletes who are at the pinnacle of their physical performance or careers, and who want to take it to the next level. Get a mental edge with psychological skills and strategies.
Use behavioral medicine to tap into a mind-body connection to enhance performance, power, confidence, inner calm, and concentration.
Therapy
Parents, Coaches, and Developing Athletes
Elite Athletes and Performers
I see "high-functioning" clients for therapy. I specialize in trauma, anxiety (including OCD and social anxiety), and depression.
I use evidence-based practices. That means that we set goals, collaboratively build a time-limited treatment plan, and use therapeutic methods that are evidenced to improve life for people with specific disorde
I see "high-functioning" clients for therapy. I specialize in trauma, anxiety (including OCD and social anxiety), and depression.
I use evidence-based practices. That means that we set goals, collaboratively build a time-limited treatment plan, and use therapeutic methods that are evidenced to improve life for people with specific disorders.
*For therapy, I take BCBS, UMR, UHC insurance plans. I file insurance for you, if I am in network. For out of network clients, I will give you a superbill. That means you pay cash/credit card and file your insurance directly.
Parents, Coaches, and Developing Athletes
Parents, Coaches, and Developing Athletes
Parents, Coaches, and Developing Athletes
This is for the athlete with incredible potential but who may be inconsistent or "hot and cold," or hit a mental block.
If you find yourself saying, "They would be so good, if only they....." or "They have no idea how good they are," or "if only they could keep it together (emotions/concentration," call or email for a free 15 min consulta
This is for the athlete with incredible potential but who may be inconsistent or "hot and cold," or hit a mental block.
If you find yourself saying, "They would be so good, if only they....." or "They have no idea how good they are," or "if only they could keep it together (emotions/concentration," call or email for a free 15 min consultation. Often mental toughness skills can be taught in short sessions and have big, lasting impacts.
For younger athletes, I am happy to work with parents, and to partner with parents to support your developing athlete.
Contact Me
Want to learn more? Contact me for a free, no-obligation consult.
Most services are telehealth with limited in-person appointments. Evenings are available.
Typically sport psychology is NOT covered by health insurance plans unless there is a psychological diagnosis. Flex Spending accounts (FSA) may cover services but you should call your FSA to be sure.
Good Faith Estimate
"No Surprises Act"
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give clients who don’t have insurance, or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the expected charges for medical services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. You will receive a copy of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.