Therapy and mental performance coaching for athletes who work + play In the mountains of Colorado
Online throughout Colorado · Walk & Talk sessions in Longmont and Boulder
If the pressure feels heavy and the overthinking doesn’t shut off, there’s a different way forward.
Hi - I’m Neal
I’m a therapist and mental performance coach based in Colorado. I provide support to people ages 17 and up, who are managing self-criticism and burnout, navigating injuries and setbacks, experiencing anxiety, trauma or grief or looking for tools to enhance their performance.
My passion is in empowering people with the skills they need to find they have a little more inside to thrive in mountains and life.
Whether you're an Ultrarunner in the Boulder foothills, Running Track at CU, a climber In Eldo, or a mountain biker grinding high-altitude singletrack You’re in the right place...
Who I Work With
Therapy for athletes 17+ in Colorado · Mental Performance Coaching for athletes 17+ throughout the US
Managing Self-Criticism + Burnout
The voice that says you're not enough… the one that gets louder the harder you push doesn't have to run the show. Here we'll work on untangling pressure from self-worth, building the kind of resilience that doesn't require destroying yourself first.
Navigating Injuries + Setbacks
Being cleared to return to running isn't the same as feeling ready. We'll work through the mental side of injury: the identity loss, the fear of going back, the grief of a hard season, so you return to your sport with genuine confidence and grit.
Anxiety, Trauma + Grief
Anxiety, trauma, and grief don't stay off the trail. This is a space to make sense of what you're carrying to process it, not just push through it and find your way back to feeling like yourself.
Mental Performance
Your body can do more than your mind is letting it. Mental performance helps you compete with doubt instead of against it, staying composed when it counts, finding flow in the pain cave, arriving at the start line ready rather than just hoping.
Therapy that helps you get back to the doing.
The anxiety has been building, it’s quiet at first, but now your heart is pounding before you even lace up. You're burnt out, dreading training, not sure who you are outside of your sport. The nagging injury feels permanent. The accident is still replaying. The hard moment with your coach is still sitting in your chest.
No matter what brought you here therapy is about learning flexible ways of approaching your thoughts, feelings, and sensations so you have agency again. Responding in ways that are aligned with who you actually are. Getting back to the things you're passionate about. Being the kind of athlete and person you want to be.
Let’s get started.
You don't need another self-help book or a podcast telling you to visualize success. You need someone in your corner who isn't going to judge you, where you can be yourself and get back to what you love.
Book a free 15-minute consultation available online across Colorado or walk and talk sessions in Longmont and Boulder.
