What I do

My coaching helps young people build the mental skills that support performance, resilience, and emotional control. Together, we identify the specific moments where pressure gets in the way — before competition, during exams, after mistakes, in social situations, or during major transitions — and build practical strategies they can use in those moments.

The work is collaborative, structured, and goal-focused where I observe the person in individual sessions, practices and performances/games.  My coaching is not a one-size-fits-all program. It is active, practical, and highly personal. I work with each young person in the context of their real life — their sport, school, pressures, goals, routines, relationships, and the moments where things actually break down.

Coaching may include pressure mapping, thought awareness, brain-body education, emotional regulation tools like self-talk and focused breathing, performance routines, IZOF, reset strategies, confidence building, and between-session practice. We also work on goal-setting.

Many young people are told to “try harder” or “believe in themselves,” but they are not always taught how to set goals in a way that supports performance. Coaching helps them separate outcome goals from process goals, focus on what is within their control, and build confidence through preparation, effort, reflection, and adjustment.

My program supports young people across sport, academics and stage performance.

Each young person can expect to: