Pregame Psychotherapy | Therapy for Elite Athletes

Mental health care for athletes who want to perform at their highest level without losing themselves in the process.

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Build the mind behind the athlete.

Pregame Psychotherapy is a mental health practice for competitive athletes, built around the intersection of mental health, mental wellness, and mental performance.

I work with high school, collegiate, professional, and retired athletes to address the psychological challenges that come with competition while proactively developing the skills needed to navigate pressure, setbacks, success, transitions, and life beyond sport.

As a former Division I indoor and beach volleyball player and professional beach volleyball athlete, I understand the athlete experience firsthand. As a therapist, I bring that lived experience into a clinical space where athletes can work on the person behind the performance, not just the performance itself.

You train your body for competition. We can train your mind, too.

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Founder’s Story

I know the athlete experience from the inside, and I also understand the responsibility of approaching it clinically.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent much of my life as an athlete.

I competed at the Division I level in both indoor and beach volleyball and later spent several years competing professionally on the beach volleyball tour.

I know the hours of training, the pressure to perform, the highs of competition, the frustration of setbacks, and the strange experience of having so much of your identity wrapped up in something you love.

I also know that being a high-level athlete doesn't make you immune to the challenges of being human.

In fact, the same qualities that can help athletes succeed (high standards, competitiveness, discipline, persistence, and a relentless drive to improve) can sometimes become sources of pressure, perfectionism, burnout, or self-worth tied too closely to performance.

My work as a therapist is not about telling athletes how to think, how to compete, or what they should do.

It's about creating a space where athletes can better understand themselves, develop the psychological tools they need, and build a healthier relationship with both their sport and themselves.

Pregame Psychotherapy was created at the intersection of those two worlds:

the lived experience of elite sport and the work of mental health.