Mentorship for Aspiring CMPCs

Whether you're in the final part of your graduate program or you're an early career practitioner, mentorship is an educational opportunity for you to grow as a mental performance coach. As a CMPC Mentor, my role is to:

• monitor your service delivery to ensure you are meeting standards, 
• enhance your ability to function as a professional, and
• help you get connected to the field of sport and performance psychology.

I strive to do this by meeting you where you are, understanding your learning needs, facilitating your work toward your career goals, and supporting your learning and growth as a mental performance coach and person in general. Mentorship with me aligns with AASP requirements for the CMPC credential, while building a professional working relationship with you in the process.

Within individual mentorship, we'll engage in a variety of learning methods, such as discussion, feedback on your sessions, reflection, exploration of new ideas for sessions, demonstrations, role play, and dialogue about ways to apply theory and research to practice. My goal is to help you become a qualified, independent, impactful mental performance coach - and to be a source of support in the process (and beyond!).

While I have a variety of experiences as a mental performance coach, my specialty is supporting high-achieving teen swimmers and runners who are struggling with performance anxiety (and sometimes also perfectionism) and teaching them mental skills to calm their nerves, show up more authentically, perform better, and enjoy their sport again. I mostly work online and one-on-one.

Due to this, I am most interested in mentoring those who have a passion for supporting young people, particularly teenage student-athletes, and want to learn how to be effective with this age group in mental performance work.

To begin mentorship with me, new mentees must:

• have completed a masters or doctoral degree in an area clearly related to sport science or psychology, or have completed coursework to fulfill all of the required knowledge areas for the CMPC application
• have completed at least 50 direct client contact hours and at least 5 hours of individual mentorship with a CMPC Mentor (or AASP-approved Mentor) who has at least 2 hours of direct knowledge of your services
• have your own client base for performance-only work
• carry an active professional liability insurance policy through the duration of our mentorship
• have reliable internet access and equipment for virtual mentorship sessions and submitting audio/video recordings of your applied work
• be knowledgeable about CMPC requirements, documentation, and the application process

I offer mentorship at a discounted rate of $125 an hour for individual mentorship sessions and $50 an hour for content review (e.g., audio/video recording observation, handouts, slide decks, and other materials). 

All mentorship sessions will be virtual on Google Meet.

The cadence of mentorship sessions will depend upon your client load, schedule, goals, and needs. Sessions are often once a week, every other week, or once a month. Mentees are recommended to engage in at least one hour of mentorship for every 10 hours of direct client contact.

Mentees who are a good fit for me are detail-oriented, organized, kind, receptive to feedback, take initiative, have integrity, are committed to getting better as a person and professional, and want to excel as a mental performance coach.

Due to bandwidth, I can only accept 1-2 mentees a year. Please email me with questions and to inquire about availability and getting started with a complimentary initial meeting.