Keynotes
Research-backed talks for professionals whose decisions carry real consequences (click here for the one-pager):
Why Your Brain Panics Before the Big Moment (and What to Do About it)
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Before a big case, a big presentation, or a big decision, your mind sounds an alarm: Doubt, dread, a racing heart.
Most people treat that alarm as a problem to fix.
This talk reframes it as an old, well-meaning system trying to protect you, and shows what happens when you follow its advice versus when you don't.
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Understand why the mind produces worry and self-doubt before high-stakes moments, and why this is normal rather than a sign of weakness.
Recognize the specific moments when listening to that alarm costs performance.
Leave with a simple way to notice the alarm without automatically obeying it.
Carry It with You: Performing Well Without Feeling Ready First
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Too often, we get caught up in needing to feel perfect before we tackle the next big thing.
Waiting to feel calm and confident before acting is a trap, because that feeling often doesn't come until after the hard part is done.
This talk teaches a skill borrowed from elite sport psychology: Making room for nerves, fear, and stress so they can come along for the ride instead of running the show.
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Learn why trying to eliminate nerves or self-doubt usually backfires.
Practice a brief, repeatable technique for carrying hard feelings into a high-stakes moment.
Walk away with language to use in the minutes before a difficult task.
Back to the Task: Staying Focused When Everything is on the Line
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A high-stakes moment can be a surgeon when it’s time to close, a manager delivering hard news to an employee, a salesperson closing a major deal, or a parent having the conversation they've been dreading. The moment looks different in every space, but the internal experience of your body being in fight-or-flight mode is remarkably similar.
Under pressure, attention drifts to the outcome, the audience, or the what-ifs, right when we need to be the most present.
This talk teaches a practical way to notice that drift and return attention to the moment in front of you, again and again, without a fight against your own mind.
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Identify the specific moments during when attention typically drifts, and realizing what it drifts toward.
Learn a simple cue-and-return technique for bringing focus back to the task.
Build a short routine that anchors attention before it has a chance to wander.
Workshops
Customized training for your team using research-backed strategies. My signature workshops are below (click here for the one-pager):
HERO Training: Building the Skills of Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, and Optimism
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People in high-stakes industries are facing unprecedented levels of pressure, uncertainty, and rapid change. The demands of sustained high performance can lead to burnout, decision fatigue, and decreased productivity if not managed effectively.
Mere adaptation to stress is no longer enough. True success comes from actively training our mindset to thrive under pressure.
Psychological capital, the combination of hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism, is one of the strongest predictors of performance, well-being, and staying power under pressure.
HERO Training teaches these four skills as practical, trainable capacities rather than fixed traits, giving participants tools they can use the same day. Grounded in psychological science, this workshop is built for people who want to perform well and sustain that performance over time in today’s fast-paced environments.
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Build a personal HERO skill set. Participants leave with concrete practices for setting meaningful goals and pathways (hope), strengthening confidence in their own capability (efficacy), bouncing back from setbacks (resilience), and expecting good outcomes (optimism).
Apply psychological capital under real pressure. Rather than abstract concepts, participants practice using these skills in the moments that matter most: High-stakes decisions, setbacks, and sustained demand.
Create a sustainable performance mindset. Participants develop a framework they can return to again and again, supporting long-term performance and well-being rather than a one-time boost.
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Half-day (3 hour) workshops
Learn the 4 HERO skills and get a taste for practicing each one
This is an orientation to our HERO skills workshop
Full-day (6 hour) workshops
Deep dive into our 4 HERO skills through repetition and increasing challenges
Interactive activities involving decisions, setbacks, and sustained demands with depletion check-ins
Small group work, personalized applications, and connection of all 4 skills into their work
Nerves Included: Practical Strategies for People Who Can’t Afford to Freeze
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Most advice on performing under pressure says the same thing: “Calm down, get confident, quiet the doubt.”
Although that strategy may work for some, for many people it fails. Why? Because you can't boss your feelings around and make your stress magically go away on command!
I approach this differently based on 20 years of applied work within high-stakes industries, including elite athletes and healthcare workers.
The message: You don't have to feel “ready” to act and perform well.
Attendees learn to carry nerves, doubt, and stress with them while doing the work that matters. This workshop is practical, jargon-free, and built on psychological science.
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What you’ll learn:
Understand why the mind produces worry and self-doubt before high-stakes moments, and why this is normal rather than a sign of weakness.
Learn why trying to eliminate nerves or self-doubt usually backfires.
The skills you develop:
Leave with a simple way to notice your alarm without automatically obeying it.
Develop language to use in the minutes before a difficult task.
Learn a simple cue-and-return technique for bringing focus back to the task.
Build a routine that anchors attention before it has a chance to wander.
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Half-day (3 hour) or full-day (6 hour) workshop.
This is an ideal pre-conference or continuing education workshop. We are happy to work with event organizers to ensure you have materials to meet any continuing education approval requirements.
Each workshop incorporates interactive breakout activities and experiential exercises to practice learned skills.
Attendees leave with a personalized plan and access to resources referenced throughout the workshop.
Mental Health Certification
Accredited, evidence-based mental health certification courses
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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge in adults ages 18 and over.
The evidence behind MHFA demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. This course is offered virtually or in-person.
I am also certified in several specialty modules:
Fire & EMS (in-person only)
Military Members, Veterans, and Their Families (in-person only)
Older Adults (in-person only)
Higher Education (in-person or virtual)
Rural Communities (in-person only)
MHFA certification is good for 3 years
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QPR (Question, Persuade, & Refer) is a program that works by teaching participants skills they can use when someone is experiencing a potential mental health crisis.
Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. It is the most widely taught Gatekeeper Training in the world.
Although I recommend the course be held for 2 hours, I also offer a basic 1-hour certification course.
QPR Certification is good for 1 year
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VitalCog is designed to help workplaces appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and clinical thinking about workplace mental health challenges.
The program specifically designed for workplace settings builds a case for suicide prevention in business and corporate settings while promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
VitalCog Certification is good for 2 years
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VitalCog is designed to help Athletic Departments appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and clinical thinking about athlete mental health challenges.
The program specifically designed for Athletics settings builds a case for suicide prevention within sport while promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
VitalCog Certification is good for 2 years
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VitalCog is designed to help those in the construction industry appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and clinical thinking about mental health challenges within construction.
The program specifically designed for construction settings builds a case for suicide prevention while promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
This can also be given as a 2-hour course.
VitalCog Certification is good for 2 years
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In Winter 2026, I will be able to offer training to individuals who would like to become VitalCog instructors for the following modules:
Athletics Staff
Workplace
Construction
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I’m currently completing the process of becoming a QPR Master Trainer, which will allow me to train others to become QPR instructors. I will be the only Master Trainer in North Dakota.
Tentative plan is to become a Master Trainer in Fall 2026 and offer courses in Winter 2026.
Continuing Education Courses
For medical and mental health professionals
I offer continuing education courses focused on ethics, telehealth, supervision, ACT, mental health emergency action plans (MHEAPs), and athlete mental health.
There are 2 ways I offer these continuing education courses:
Book me for your event. I offer continuing education courses packages ranging from 1 hour to multi-day events.
Purchase seats for your team in my existing continuing education courses (full course roster available here).
I work with public, private, and non-profit agencies.
In these 1:1 private coaching sessions, we tackle themes such as the following:
Balancing well-being and performance while leading your team
Modeling what you wish to see from your team members
How to show up as your best self at work and beyond
Relationship management within and beyond office walls
Confidence building and setback recovery
Hourly coaching is available for $500/hour with a 2-hour minimum for new clients
Executive Coaching
For executives, professionals, and leaders
Contracting
Your go-to education, training, and coaching consultant
Many clients trust me to work with their team long term. You can combine several of my offerings into a months- or year-long contract for your team.
I also have extensive experience working on government, foundation, and research grant contracts. Several of these projects involved program development, evaluation, and management.
I’m happy to partner with mission-aligned entities to help you execute your overall project mission.
Contracting services can be in-person, virtual, or a hybrid model.
Approved CMPC mentor since 2014
I provide CMPC Mentorship to licensed mental health professionals re-specializing in sport & performance psychology. I also provide consultation to others within sport psychology to help them grow their business.
As a mentor, I have diverse experiences and can assist you with reaching your goals. I’ve worked in multiple spaces:
Director of Mental Health and Performance Psychology at a DI NCAA member institution
Consulting with multiple NCAA member institutions and NFL organizations
Securing grant, government, and corporate contracts
Over 18 years in private practice
Founder & CEO of a performance psychology consulting firm
If you want an experienced mentor that is collaborative, creative, and invested in your development, let’s talk!
CMPC Mentorship
