Mental Toughness for Athletes, Teams, and High Performers
Master your mind for peak performance
In high-pressure environments, you need the mental fortitude to drown out the noise and keep your head in the game. As a former collegiate athlete and certified mental game coaching professional, I provide mental skills training so you can excel both on and off the field.
Build a Champion Mindset
Sports Psychology, also known as mental skills training, is a program that allows you to learn proven mental strategies to improve your performance. This type of educational program is appropriate for athletes at all levels, members of the military, emergency responders, medical professionals, business executives, and more - anyone who needs to perform under pressure can benefit from mental skills training.
Over a series of sessions, you'll learn specific, practical strategies to address mental blocks, build resilience, and manage distractions. After an initial consultation, we'll jump into a comprehensive assessment of your mental skills, identify specific, measurable goals, and work together to find strategies that work for you. If you're looking to improve your confidence, motivation, focus, and resilience in any of the specialty areas listed below, sports psychology can help.
Mental skills training sessions may explore cognitive and emotional processes that create barriers to success. This is different than psychotherapy in that these barriers will only be discussed in the performance context. If, after assessment, psychotherapy is warranted, that recommendation will be made.
Discover how mental training can maximize your potential
Learn proven strategies that help you perform under pressure
My Areas of Expertise: Together We Develop
Confidence
Confidence
Confidence
- Trust your skills in difficult situations and after mistakes
- Build self-esteem to erase self-doubt
- Address fear of failure to stop playing it safe and start taking calculated risks
Motivation
Confidence
Confidence
- Set appropriate goals with measurable outcomes
- Manage your emotions so they help rather than hurt performance
- Implement a consistent routine that works for you every time
Focus
Resilience
Resilience
- Stay present and respond to what's in front of you
- Be efficient in communicating what matters
- Manage distractions so you divert your energy where it matters
Resilience
Resilience
Resilience
- Manage emotional responses to setbacks
- Utilize imagery and mindfulness to work through pain, rehab, and prepare to return to play after injury
- Develop your identity beyond athletics
Strengthen Your Mental Game
Your mental practice is key to any achievement. You train your body and improve your technique, you learn plays and routines, you study your opponent for weaknesses- but how often do you work on your mental skills?
As a lifelong athlete, I understand how difficult it can be to achieve your goals if your mind is working against you, and as a licensed psychologist, I know the sports psychology skills backed by research.
No matter what your goals are, I can teach you the specific, practical strategies to reach them by building confidence, motivation, focus, and resilience. What are you waiting for?
The Power of Sports Psychology
Frequently Asked Questions
Sports psychology uses psychological research and skills to develop confidence, improve focus, foster motivation, and build resilience in athletes and other high performers. This is primarily an educational program, where concepts are taught and skills are practiced. Psychotherapy is a process that identifies unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior to address difficulties functioning in specific areas to build a life someone values. Therapy targets specific symptoms and builds coping skills.
The benefit of choosing The Psychological Catalyst Collective is that, in addition to a Certified Mental Game Coaching Professional, Dr. Jenna Marx is also a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She is uniquely suited to address both mental health and performance imrpovement, as well as the intersection of the two. If you're unsure if mental skills training or psychotherapy would be best for you, schedule a free 15-minute consultation and we can figure it out together.
No. The mental game is a significant component of success, both on and off the field. Athletes and high performers who neglect to train the mental game routinely fall behind their peers. Look at your favorite professional athletes or industry leaders, and you'll find they have a strong mental game, and many have specifically trained this aspect of their performance. If you have goals, sports psychology can help you reach them.
Yes! Sports psychology is for elite athletes, of course, but athletes and high performers at any level can benefit. Mental skills like visualization, self-talk, stress management, and goal setting benefit folks at any level. Additionally, sports psychology can help you return from injury stronger, build better habits, stay motivated, and focus under pressure. A personalized program with specific, practical strategies can be yours today!
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Discover how mental training can maximize your potential
Learn proven strategies that help you perform under pressure
The Psychological Catalyst Collective LLC