Athlete Mental Health & Performance
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Cortnee has worked with athletes across a wide range of sports and skill levels.
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MLB
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WNBA
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World Games
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Pro Fighters League
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USA Basketball
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Over 500 NCAA Athletes
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Olympics
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Canadian Football League
Cortnee White, LPC
I’m what you might call an action-oriented therapist.
Athletes don’t need more insight; they need tools they can use when pressure hits. My work focuses on helping athletes take effective action in real moments: after mistakes, under stress, and when emotions or fear show up.
Sessions are practical, skill-based, and designed to translate directly into competition or life.
What Athletes Commonly Come In For
Performance Anxiety
Anxiety in athletes involves both the body and the mind. It often shows up as physical tension or urgency along with repetitive thoughts about mistakes, outcomes, or what could go wrong. When the nervous system stays activated, attention narrows and performance becomes harder to access under pressure.
Mental Blocks
Mental blocks are most recognized in sports like gymnastics where 70% of athletes will experience them. Other sports may know this as the yips or target panic. The brain will shut down the body's ability to perform a skill that an athlete has successfully done before.
Confidence
Confidence becomes a problem when athletes get stuck chasing how they feel. When performance depends on feeling confident first, athletes hesitate, avoid risk, or disengage, even though the skill is still there. The need for confidence can quietly keep them stuck.
My approach to helping athletes feel and play their best!
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