Therapy for mountain athletes & outdoor professionals

Compassionate support for those living an adventurous life

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Therapy for Outdoor Athletes and Recreationalists

For many endurance athletes, mountain athletes, and outdoor enthusiasts, moving in wild places is more than a hobby, it’s closely tied to our sense of identity, our community, and how we process life experiences. My aim is to move beyond traditional sports & performance psychology to offer deep, compassionate care that honors all parts of a person— in and outside of sport. Some examples of themes I often support:

  • Personal values and integrating priorities of sport, work, relationships, geography

  • Self-acceptance coexisting with the drive for self-improvement

  • Trauma, PTSD, grief and anxiety related to outdoor accidents and near misses

  • Trauma, grief, anxiety and relationship concerns unrelated to the outdoors

  • The mental and emotional side of physical injury recovery

  • Life transitions like moving, career shifts, becoming parents, or retiring

  • Nervous system regulation + flow

  • Adding new tools to the toolbox that don’t require physical exertion

  • Self-worth tied to achievement and need for constant motion

  • Emotional expression and turning toward feelings rather than running from them

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Therapy for Outdoor Professionals

Professional guides, ski patrol, outdoor educators, coaches, and first responders/SARS often work in high-pressure, high-responsibility environments that require rapid decision-making, constant composure, compartmentalizing, and caring for others. Many quietly struggle with burnout, irregular schedules, trauma exposure, chronic stress, relationship strain, or the difficulty of slowing down and prioritizing their own well-being after years of being the one others rely on. Some examples of themes I often support:

  • Stress injury and burnout following cumulative/repeated exposure to accidents, emergencies, avalanches, fatalities, etc.

  • Trauma support for work-related accidents and near misses

  • Relational strains and communication concerns

  • Career development and transitioning from seasonal work

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EMDR for Outdoor Trauma & Adventure Accidents

It’s easier to talk about our best days in the mountains than our worst. Wild landscapes can be a source of strength, beauty, joy, and connection, as well as deep pain and loss. It’s okay to ask for help and to work with someone who get’s it. It’s likely we have a shared language and you won’t feel judged, or have to explain what a belay ledge is,

There are many evidence-based treatments for trauma and I believe we all have different doorways into our healing. I most often use a mix of EMDR and Parts Theory (IFS informed) when helping someone through a traumatic experience like an avalanche, climbing fall, a cycling/biking/ski accident, or even seeing an accident, or experiencing a near miss.

Trauma therapy can help reduce anxiety, hypervigilance, intrusive memories, and fear while rebuilding a sense of safety, presence, and confidence. The way out is through.