Train Your Mental Game Like You Train Your Dog.
You can have the skills, the training and the perfect plan and still struggle to perform when it matters most. Ring nerves. Overthinking. Pressure. Losing your focus. Getting stuck on mistakes. Playing it too safe. Trying too hard.
Your mental game can be the difference between knowing you can do something and actually doing it when the pressure is on. That's where mindset coaching comes in.
I’ll help you develop the mental skills to regulate your nervous system, manage pressure, stay present and perform with greater confidence and consistency.
Don't just train your dog for competition resiliency. Train yourself too!
Do you know what to do, but can't seem to do it when you're in the ring? Do you:
Get nervous before or during a run?
Overthink your handling or course plan?
Get caught up in the outcome?
Struggle to recover when things don't go as planned?
Feel your heart rate, tension or adrenaline take over?
Play differently in competition than you do in training?
Put too much pressure on yourself to be perfect?
Actually, these ARE trainable performance skills!
As a Certified Advanced Sports Psychology Coach, I'll help you turn the mental side of agility into something you can actually train. We can work on:
Nervous System Regulation -Learn practical strategies to recognize and regulate your response to pressure.
Competition Confidence - Build confidence that comes from preparation, process and trust, not simply from getting the result you want.
Focus & Presence - Learn how to stay in the moment instead of getting pulled into what happened before or what might happen next.
Pre-Run Routines - Develop a repeatable mental routine that helps you arrive at the start line ready to perform.
Mistake Recovery - Learn how to reset quickly and keep competing instead of carrying one mistake through the rest of your run.
Pressure & Expectations - Change your relationship with pressure so you can compete with intention rather than fear of failure.
Your dog has a training plan.
Your handling has a training plan.
Your mental game deserves one, too.
You don't need to wait until you're struggling to work on your mental game. Whether you're a novice competitor preparing for your first trial or an experienced handler chasing your biggest goals, mindset coaching can help you become a more consistent, resilient and confident competitor.
I don't just teach mindset skills from a textbook.
I've competed at the highest levels of dog agility. I'm also a National Champion and five-time World Team member in another sport. That experience has given me a unique perspective on competition, pressure and performance.
I've experienced the nerves before the start. The adrenaline when everything is on the line. The frustration of mistakes. The challenge of trusting your training when it matters most.
And I understand that the mental demands of sport don't disappear just because you're talented, experienced or well-trained.
$100 - 1 session (one hour on Zoom)
$375 - 4 session pack
