START YOUR
MENTAL PERFORMANCE JOURNEY
The Lukin Center Sport Mental Health and Performance Program was created to help your athlete train their mind like they train the body, and develop the mental edge.
This isn't therapy; this is mental performance coaching.
When the pressure is on, the mind sets the standard.
The competition isn't training their mind, will you?
4 Ways Mental Performance Coaching Can Help Your Athletes Performance
Reframing Setbacks
See mistakes as opportunities for growth and not personal failures.
Bounce Back Quicker
Create tailored routines to reset in the moment after mistakes.
Confidence On Demand
Instill in yourself a resilient and anti-fragile self-belief.
Enhance Decision Making
Learn to focus, be present, and decisive during clutch moments.
What Is Mental Performance Coaching?
While both mental performance coaching and
therapy helps athletes navigate how their minds
work, coaching is strictly focused on performance
enhancement. Instead of digging deep into your
athlete’s psyche, our sessions are highly actionable,
equipping athletes with the practical, individualized
mental tools they need to overcome pressure and
elevate their game.
How a coaching session works
Every session is built around you: your sport, your struggle, your goals. Think of it as a class, not a clinic.
Bring a struggle
You arrive with a real performance challenge: nerves before a game, mental blocks, or losing focus under pressure.
Identify a skill
Together we pinpoint the mental skill that addresses your challenge, collaboratively determined, never prescribed.
Build a plan
We create a personalized plan to learn and practice the skill: in the room, on the field, and in competition.
Apply to the game
The skill transfers to real competition. Mental reps become muscle memory so you perform when it counts.
Where the work happens
In the room
Structured sessions combining psychoeducation with hands-on skill work. You learn the mental skill and begin applying it immediately, not just talking about it.
On the practice field
We take sessions outside. Run drills together. Apply mental skills under real training conditions so they work when game day comes.
Sessions happen where the game is played. We work in the room, on the practice field, and inside real drills. There is psychoeducation, but the work is applied. This is not therapy. This is coaching.
Your Mental Performance Team
Karan Kataria, M.S., bridges the gap between sports science and field-ready execution. With a background as a competitive swimmer and rugby player, combined with expertise in Kinesiology and Sport Psychology, Karan specializes in the mind-body connection in high-performance settings. Taking complex performance psychology and translating it into simple, actionable strategies, giving athletes the exact tools they need to master stress, command their focus, and lock into their zone when it matters most.
Stephen Neer, MS, LPC, bridges the gap between clinical mental health and field-ready athletic performance. With a background as a national-level competitive Olympic lifter and Co-Director of Sports Performance, Steve specializes in performance anxiety and athlete support systems. Taking complex clinical and performance psychology and translating it into practical strategies, giving athletes the exact tools they need to master stress, navigate mental health hurdles, and thrive under pressure.
Jessica Colucci, MS, LPC, NCC, bridges the gap between clinical mental health and field-ready athletic performance. With a background as a former D1 competitive athlete and Co-Director of Sports Performance, Jessica specializes in sports anxiety, athlete identity, and trauma-informed care. Taking complex clinical and performance psychology and translating it into practical strategies, giving athletes the exact tools they need to master stress, navigate mental health hurdles, and thrive under pressure.
