From Setbacks to Summits

Psychotherapy & Mental Performance Coaching

How Can I Help?

I provide psychotherapy to athletes ages seventeen and up in the State of Colorado and mental performance coaching to clients through-out the U.S. and Canada. I work with recreational to professional athletes in a wide range of disciplines including: rock-climing, ultrarunning, track and field, mountain biking, triathlon, baseball, volleyball, fly-fishing and equestrian.

    • You feel overwhelmed and overextended

    • Day to day stress is wearing you down

    • You feel lost and down after an injury or personal loss

    • Your transitioning out of competition and trying to figure out who you are now

    • You struggle with feeling like an imposter and constantly compare yourself to others

    • You feel nervous or anxious some of the time or all of the time

    • You sabotage yourself yourself by over-training - because you doubt yourself and your abilities

    • You’re eager to please everyone but yourself

    • You’re your biggest critic.

    • Pre-race nerves

    • Managing set-backs

    • Managing pressure

    • Motivation and Goal-Setting

    • Enhancing focus and attention

    • Mindfulness strategies

    • Competition preparation

    • Enhancing self-talk and Imagery

  • Customized mental skills trainings to programs through-out the country dependent on the needs of the team or club.

  • Six - Session Interactive courses to help prepare your for for race day.

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Neal Palles, LCSW, CMPC

You’re driven. You push limits. But sometimes, setbacks—whether from injury, self-doubt, anxiety, or major transitions—can shake your confidence and keep you from performing and living your best.

I am a licensed psychotherapist a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® and I help Colorado athletes like you build the resilience and fortitude to navigate these challenges and keep moving forward. Whether you're overcoming fear, handling pressure, or finding your identity beyond sport, our work together is about developing the mindset to tackle whatever mountain lies ahead—on the trail, on the rock, or in life.

 Let’s work together so you can stay focused on what truly matters.

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