Person-centred.
Performance-driven.

I help athletes and teams strengthen the mental side of performance — building confidence, sharpening focus under pressure, managing competitive anxiety, setting goals, and responding to setbacks. The aim is performing consistently when it counts, and staying healthy doing it. The Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC®) credential I hold is the only nationally accredited certification for this work in Canada and the U.S., administered in partnership by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA)

It means I can support both your performance and your mental health, which a mental performance consultant alone isn’t trained to do. As a CMPC®, I build the mental skills that help you perform. As a Counselling Therapist registered with ACTA, I’m also qualified to assess and treat concerns affecting your mental, emotional, and relational wellbeing — using evidence-based counselling and psychotherapy — so when what’s affecting your sport runs deeper than sport, we don’t have to stop and hand you to someone new. What I don’t do is diagnose mental illness or prescribe medication — that’s the role of psychologists and physicians, and I’ll connect you with one when that’s what’s needed.

Think of it as a continuum. Most of my work sits on the performance side — building and fine-tuning the mental skills that help you train and compete well, and supporting you through setbacks, return from injury, and sport-life balance. When stress, mood, or life weighs on you beyond that, counselling is the better fit — and because I’m trained in both, we can start wherever you are and adjust as things change rather than forcing your situation into one box. If you ever need care beyond my scope, I’ll help you find the right professional.

No — I’m a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® and a Counselling Therapist, not a registered psychologist. The practical difference: psychologists can formally diagnose mental illness through clinical assessment. My focus is performance and counselling support, and I refer for psychological assessment when it’s called for.

Committed athletes from junior and collegiate levels through to the professional ranks, plus coaches and organizations building a stronger team environment. My experience runs deepest in hockey and baseball — including work at the NHL and MLB level — but the mental side of performance carries across sports.

Both. I’m based in Lethbridge, Alberta and work in person locally, and virtually with athletes and teams across North America.

We start by understanding you — your goals, your pressures, and how you respond to them. From there we build practical mental skills you can use in training, competition, and daily life. Some people come for a single focused session; others work together across a season.

Yes. As a Counselling Therapist I practise under ACTA’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, which hold me to strict confidentiality. What you share stays private and is never used for promotion.

Counselling therapy is included in many extended health plans, though coverage depends on your provider and plan. Mental performance sessions can vary by plan — I’m happy to provide documentation, so check with your insurer about coverage for counselling services.