I’m a performance psychology consultant based in Las Vegas, Nevada. I hold a Master of Science in Sport & Performance Psychology (SPP) from the University of Western States and am currently pursuing CMPC® certification through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Alongside my consulting work, I’m also pursuing a doctorate in SPP and clinical training to become a licensed mental health counselor.
But before any of that, I spent 20 years performing and coaching on the most demanding stages in the world, including a decade as Dance Captain for the Broadway Musical, WICKED. I’ve led casts through thousands of high-pressure moments, witnessing firsthand the courage and complexity of high-level performance.
And here’s what I learned: Talent isn’t enough. Perseverance isn’t either.
Performers need mental tools, compassionate care, and people in their corner who understand that performance is more than physical execution.
I’ve seen too many brilliant performers burn out or quietly disappear—not because they lacked talent, but because they weren’t supported as whole human beings. That’s not a personal failure. It’s a systemic one.
In my senior year at Northwestern University, we read "Making It on Broadway," a raw and honest look at the show business industry. It didn’t sugarcoat a thing. The message was clear: This career would be brutal. And it was. Glorious, transformative, but brutal.
The problem? We were told to expect it, but not taught how to navigate it.
No mental training. No resilience strategies. No one said, “Here’s how you care for your mind and spirit while pursuing something extraordinary.” That absence stuck with me. It still does.
This encore career is about building what was missing: an evidence-based pathway that trains the mind, sustains performance over time, and supports the whole person along the way. Because performance excellence should never come at the cost of being human.
Why I Do This Work
Beyond Consulting
When I’m not consulting, you’ll find me dancing full-out in class, nerding out over a performance psychology text by the pool, elbow-deep in pigments and possibility in my art studio, and adventuring with my husband and two wild and wonderful little boys in sunny Henderson, Nevada.