Welcome. I’m Neal.

I'm a licensed clinical social worker (psychotherapist) with over twenty years working in the mental health field and fifteen in outoor and adventure education. I'm also a certified mental performance consultant® (CMPC) - a nationally recognized certification demonstrating training and experience in applied sport psychology. What distinguishes me from other therapist/mental performance coaches is that I have dual degrees in clinical social work and applied sport psychology - and spent years working with a mentor and with athletes honing my skills before I sat for an exam and was certified.

I'm an also an athlete.

My background is in the mountains: rock-climbing, mountaineering, skiing, rafting, running and mountain biking. My current passion is ultrarunning and marathoning. Outside of my practice I work as an ultrarunning coach for Carmichael Training Systems. The hats I wear in life give me a unique perspective as a therapist and mental performance coach as I get see athletes in a wide range of settings (and sometimes on the trail).

I’m based in Longmont, Colorado with my wife, daughter and two high energy labrador retrievers and you’ll still see me racing ultra’s, road-races, mountain bike and gravel races and maybe on the track too.

My mission is to help runners and mountain sport athletes overcome mental roadblocks and setbacks so they can focus on things that matter to them, whether that be in sport or other areas of life.

My Style & Approach

I offer a down-to-earth approach to therapy and mental performance coaching, I don’t give any test, or put you in a diagnostic box. That’s not my style. We’ll get to the heart of the problems you’re facing and learn to develop skills to better manage pushy thoughts and feelings so you can focus on what matters to you, experience relief and feel better.

I come the table with a sense of humor - and so do my clients, we’ll probably share a laugh or two, or three, and likely a tear or two. People who work with me tend to stick around for a bit, even if we’re working together every couple of months, at first we’ll likely meet once per week so we can get the ball rolling quickly.

While I’m light hearted and compassionate we’ll spend some time getting to the heart of the matter. I’ll ask hard questions and challenge you - because that’s where the growth is gonna happen.

If you’re ready or have more questions reach out to me now by scheduling a free 20-minute discovery call to see if we’re a good fit.