My Story
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, sports have always been a big part of my life. Growing up as a competitive swimmer and softball player, I developed a love for competition and a curiosity about the mental side of sport. I became particularly interested in how our thoughts, emotions, and mindset influence not only how we perform, but also how we experience the sports we love.
That passion led me to Western Kentucky University, where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication Studies. From there, I continued my education at the University of Denver, where I received my Master of Arts in Sport and Performance Psychology. I am also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
In 2018, I founded Peak Sport & Performance Consulting with the goal of helping athletes and teams strengthen their mental game while prioritizing their overall well-being. I believe mental performance is about more than just achieving results. It's about developing confidence, building self-awareness, navigating challenges, and learning skills that extend beyond sport.
Today, alongside running Peak, I serve as a Mental Performance Coach within the University of Louisville Athletic Department, where I work with Division I student-athletes, coaches, and teams. Both experiences continue to shape my approach to mental performance and reinforce my passion for helping athletes grow as competitors and individuals.
Whether I'm working with a young athlete just beginning their competitive journey or an experienced athlete navigating the demands of high-level competition, my approach remains the same: meet athletes where they are, provide practical tools they can apply, and help them pursue their potential while continuing to find happiness and enjoyment in the sports they love.
Experience
Since 2022, I have served as a Mental Performance Coach within the University of Louisville Athletic Department, working with Division I student-athletes, coaches, and teams across a variety of sports. My work includes individual mental performance consultations, team education, leadership development, and collaboration with coaches and multidisciplinary support staff. Through these experiences, I have developed a comprehensive approach to mental performance that emphasizes the practical application of mental skills in both training and competition.
Alongside my work at Louisville, I have owned and operated Peak Sport & Performance Consulting since 2018, providing individualized mental performance services to athletes and teams throughout the Louisville area. Through my private practice, I have had the opportunity to work with athletes across different ages, sports, and competitive levels, helping them develop confidence, improve focus, manage performance pressure, and navigate the mental challenges of sport.
Prior to returning to Louisville, I gained valuable experience in Colorado as a Mental Skills Consultant with the Center for Performance Excellence (CPEX), a nonprofit organization providing sport and performance psychology services to the Denver community. During this time, I worked with a range of athletes and performers, including an elite-level swim team, a collegiate lacrosse team, and individual clients.
I also had the opportunity to work alongside sport psychologist Dr. Kendra Dunn, PsyD, CMPC, gaining exposure to both the clinical and performance aspects of sport psychology. This experience helped shape my approach to working with athletes and provided valuable insight into building and operating a private practice.
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Peak exists to help you
Peak Sport & Performance Consulting, LLC is a private consulting practice located in Louisville, KY, that specializes in providing mental performance training for athletes, exercisers, performers, and organizations and their employees.
Peak designs and implements customized consultation and training aimed to enhance performance and development, increase personal and organizational effectiveness, and aid in achieving goals and objectives by applying the fundamentals of Sport & Performance Psychology.
What are mental skills?
Also known as cognitive or psychological skills, mental skills are internal capabilities that can be trained to help individuals improve their performance by learning to use their minds efficiently and consistently. These skills can be used to enhance both performance and overall well-being.
What is the importance of mental performance training?
Everything we do has both a physical and mental component. However, athletes and performers typically place the majority of their attention and effort on training their bodies so that their physical performance can be both strong and consistent. While this is a highly influential element of training, what is often neglected is the mental aspect of their game.
When the psychological aspects of sport and exercise are not adequately trained, the slightest shift in mentality can dramatically affect physical performance.
Whether during practice, in the middle of a competition, during a presentation, while sitting in a meeting, on the way to a game, during warm-up, or on the drive home, the mind is always on. These moments could be filled with debilitating nerves, doubt, chaos of thought, or they could be filled with excitement, confidence, and complete focus.
The importance of mental performance training becomes increasingly evident at the elite level, where there is a very minimal difference in physical ability. Thus, it is often an individuals’ or teams’ collective daily mentality that gives them the edge over their competition.
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