Mountain Athlete Mental Health

Anxiety can be unpredictable. Sometimes we may feel it is under control, other times it may feel like we want to crawl out of our own skin. What is our anxiety telling us about what is going on internally and in the environment around us? Often, underlying beliefs instilled when we were very young or traumatic experiences are the root of our anxiety.

Concussions, injuries, accidents, and negative experiences can significantly alter an athletes ability to compete or enjoy their sport. I utilize Brainspotting to assist athletes to access adverse experience memories and fears, reprocess, and desensitize their nervous systems. Let me help you get back to doing what you love!

Grief is complex and complicated. If you’ve lost someone while recreating in the backcountry or lost someone who you recreate with, it can turn your world upside down. And that, is an understatement. It can bring up scary, uncomfortable, and existential feelings and thoughts. I am a Certified Grief Informed Professional and can support you in your grief journey.

As we learn more and more about the body and trauma, we know typical cognitive processing is not always effective. Our parts learned various ways to cope, which may or may not be helpful. I utilize Brainspotting, parts work, and somatic techniques to assist the body in processing traumas. It is important to reconnect the mind and body!

Do you struggle with negative thoughts about your body and food? Maybe you intentionally forget snacks or don’t bring enough to fuel your body through long epics, maybe you have fears around certain foods and label things as “healthy” or “unhealthy”, maybe you think you will perform better if you were smaller. If you’re ready to step off the roller coaster and heal your relationship with your body and food, let’s chat.

Sometimes we aren’t aware of the repeating cycles occurring in our lives. We may find ourselves in a slue of bad relationships, trapped in the never-ending binge/restrict trap, numbing out or avoiding via media use, and engaging in various forms of self-harm to seek relief from our internal distresses. How are our parts trying to keep us safe in the best way they know how?