Helping endurance and mountain athletes transform.

Mental Health Counseling | Mental Performance Coaching

Neal Palles, LCSW, CMPC

I'm a licensed psychotherapist a certified mental performance consultant—and I'm also an athlete. I run, bike, ski, climb, and love getting out on adventures. I've been doing it for decades, so I get it: our minds can sometimes push us around, pulling us away from what really matters.

My mission is to help you reconnect, transform inside and out, and show up for what matters—on the track, trail, and at home.

  • Here are some areas where I’ve helped athletes transform through counseling and therapy:

    • You're saying yes to everyone accept yourself and feel overwhelmed and overextended.

    • You're feeling lost after an injury or transitioning out of competition, and trying to figure out who you are now.

    • You're struggling with feelings of not fitting in, feeling like an imposter, constantly comparing to others and not feeling worthwhile.

    • You're struggling with the day to day stress of being an athlete and balancing the rest of the demands of life.

    • You're feeling ANXIOUS with a CAPITAL 'A' and your mind is constantly pushing you around and getting in the way of you doing what you LOVE.

    • You're sabotaging yourself by overtraining - because you doubt yourself and your abilities.

  • Here are some areas where I've helped athletes transform through mental performance coaching:

    • You shut it down too soon without giving it everything you got.

    • You're having trouble staying motivated in the middle of the season.

    • You're folding when the pressure is on.

    • You're mind won't quit telling you can't do this when everyone thinks you can. (and you know in your heart you can).

    • You're performing really well in training and it falls to pieces in competition.

    • You're a coach and want your team to develop a tool-kit for team cohesion or you believe your team can work on the things I'm talking about here.