Sports Performance Therapists in Valley Village, CA
In 2012, Dr. Ron Kaufman leased his first BrainPaint® computer in hopes of overcoming career-ending pain. Two months later he was fully ambulatory. He decided to see what it might do for others. He helped a veteran overcome 35 years of severe PTSD, (his psychiatrist halved his meds, then halved them again). His two sons learned were able to discontinue their ADHD medications. Their cousins enjoyed similar results. Because of his successes with neurofeedback, Dr. Kaufman opened clinics where others could enjoy the benefits of psychotherapy and neurofeedback treating anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, chronic pain and substance abuse.
In 2012, Dr. Ron Kaufman leased his first BrainPaint® computer in hopes of overcoming career-ending pain. Two months later he was fully ambulatory. He decided to see what it might do for others. He helped a veteran overcome 35 years of severe PTSD, (his psychiatrist halved his meds, then halved them again). His two sons learned were able to discontinue their ADHD medications. Their cousins enjoyed similar results. Because of his successes with neurofeedback, Dr. Kaufman opened clinics where others could enjoy the benefits of psychotherapy and neurofeedback treating anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, chronic pain and substance abuse.
I do ONLINE SESSIONS. Quit smoking - easy and without gaining weight. 1-2 sessions. I believe that if you change your thoughts, you can change anything in your life! Your history is never your destiny. With more than 35 years of experience in the field, I have treated people with all kinds of issues. My experience includes owning and running a drug and alcohol treatment facility with 300 inpatients. In my practice the number 1 priority is to let go of the past, sleep good, feel good and eat good from session 1 - this creates a good foundation for the further treatment. Session in your home is possible
I do ONLINE SESSIONS. Quit smoking - easy and without gaining weight. 1-2 sessions. I believe that if you change your thoughts, you can change anything in your life! Your history is never your destiny. With more than 35 years of experience in the field, I have treated people with all kinds of issues. My experience includes owning and running a drug and alcohol treatment facility with 300 inpatients. In my practice the number 1 priority is to let go of the past, sleep good, feel good and eat good from session 1 - this creates a good foundation for the further treatment. Session in your home is possible
The path of life can unfold in a multitude of directions and every individual journey is its own unique experience. Therapy can assist us in the process of navigating the inevitable changes that we all face. I join with clients on their individual journeys to help support them in a collaborative relationship to uncover the desired solution and direction from expansive possibilities. I approach my work with care and compassion to provide my clients with the most effective form of treatment for them. My style emphasizes present moment awareness as well as the relationship between thoughts and feelings.
The path of life can unfold in a multitude of directions and every individual journey is its own unique experience. Therapy can assist us in the process of navigating the inevitable changes that we all face. I join with clients on their individual journeys to help support them in a collaborative relationship to uncover the desired solution and direction from expansive possibilities. I approach my work with care and compassion to provide my clients with the most effective form of treatment for them. My style emphasizes present moment awareness as well as the relationship between thoughts and feelings.
At times, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, even when parts of your life appear steady or successful. Therapy offers a space to slow down and begin understanding not only what you feel, but why.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, with attention to the underlying patterns that shape your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. As these patterns come into awareness, many clients experience greater clarity, a stronger sense of self-trust, and meaningful shifts in ways that once felt difficult to change.
At times, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, even when parts of your life appear steady or successful. Therapy offers a space to slow down and begin understanding not only what you feel, but why.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, with attention to the underlying patterns that shape your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. As these patterns come into awareness, many clients experience greater clarity, a stronger sense of self-trust, and meaningful shifts in ways that once felt difficult to change.
Reaching out to a therapist can be a difficult step to take. I know the profound pain that can come with dealing with mental health challenges, including addiction...yours, or as a family member affected by another person's addictive behaviors. I understand how traumatic it feels to grow up with an addicted parent or an emotionally immature parent, or how it feels to be in an unhealthy relationship. These experiences can lead to devastating feelings - shame, abandonment, depression, anxiety, isolation, anger, & much more. I invite you to share your feelings in a safe & nonjudgmental space where you can feel understood & heard.
Reaching out to a therapist can be a difficult step to take. I know the profound pain that can come with dealing with mental health challenges, including addiction...yours, or as a family member affected by another person's addictive behaviors. I understand how traumatic it feels to grow up with an addicted parent or an emotionally immature parent, or how it feels to be in an unhealthy relationship. These experiences can lead to devastating feelings - shame, abandonment, depression, anxiety, isolation, anger, & much more. I invite you to share your feelings in a safe & nonjudgmental space where you can feel understood & heard.
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You may have built a life that looks accomplished from the outside, yet privately you find yourself carrying more than others realize. You may be navigating a leadership transition, questioning long-held assumptions, grieving what once was, or sensing that the strategies that brought you here are no longer enough.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, curious individuals seeking something deeper than symptom relief. They want greater clarity, stronger relationships, and the ability to remain present under pressure without losing themselves in the process.
You may have built a life that looks accomplished from the outside, yet privately you find yourself carrying more than others realize. You may be navigating a leadership transition, questioning long-held assumptions, grieving what once was, or sensing that the strategies that brought you here are no longer enough.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, curious individuals seeking something deeper than symptom relief. They want greater clarity, stronger relationships, and the ability to remain present under pressure without losing themselves in the process.
You might be working hard in your career, sport, and relationships. And yet, something isn't working the way it used to. Maybe anxiety is showing up right when you need to perform. Maybe a transition or a loss has left you feeling unmotivated. Maybe you've spent so long being strong for everyone else — your friends, your family, your job — that you're not sure how to ask for help, or even where to start. Whatever brought you here, you don't have to keep navigating it alone. In our work together, we will prioritize you showing up more fully, in all the ways that matter to you.
You might be working hard in your career, sport, and relationships. And yet, something isn't working the way it used to. Maybe anxiety is showing up right when you need to perform. Maybe a transition or a loss has left you feeling unmotivated. Maybe you've spent so long being strong for everyone else — your friends, your family, your job — that you're not sure how to ask for help, or even where to start. Whatever brought you here, you don't have to keep navigating it alone. In our work together, we will prioritize you showing up more fully, in all the ways that matter to you.
I specialize in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, high-performance anxiety (academic and sports), and grief and loss.
Therapy is truly a unique process for each person. As a therapist, I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. My approaches are varied and individualized for each client, at the core I believe in taking a relational and client centered approach as my foundation for all my clients. I view myself as a guide in your processing of thoughts and feelings and take great pride in holding space for my clients when they are not feeling their best and really need that unbiased viewpoint. Therapy can get tough at times, it can feel worse before it gets better. Trust the process, I've seen the power of healing!
I specialize in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, high-performance anxiety (academic and sports), and grief and loss.
Therapy is truly a unique process for each person. As a therapist, I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. My approaches are varied and individualized for each client, at the core I believe in taking a relational and client centered approach as my foundation for all my clients. I view myself as a guide in your processing of thoughts and feelings and take great pride in holding space for my clients when they are not feeling their best and really need that unbiased viewpoint. Therapy can get tough at times, it can feel worse before it gets better. Trust the process, I've seen the power of healing!
As a former jock who really gets athletes I have made athlete mental health my specialty and am a fierce advocate for the human inside every high performer in and out of sports.
It's not supposed to feel this bad and you want things to change. Things aren't working, or if they are it's...just barely. No matter how depressed, discouraged, disconnected, anxious, or confused you might feel right now let's get into it to help you heal yourself and grow into a life that feels right. I help you discover and strengthen your ability to tune into the real you to live more authentically and have richer, deeper relationships. I see athletes, overachievers, a lot of adult men and women, and smart/sensitive types of all kinds; also ambitious couples & families who want to build better relationships together.
As a former jock who really gets athletes I have made athlete mental health my specialty and am a fierce advocate for the human inside every high performer in and out of sports.
It's not supposed to feel this bad and you want things to change. Things aren't working, or if they are it's...just barely. No matter how depressed, discouraged, disconnected, anxious, or confused you might feel right now let's get into it to help you heal yourself and grow into a life that feels right. I help you discover and strengthen your ability to tune into the real you to live more authentically and have richer, deeper relationships. I see athletes, overachievers, a lot of adult men and women, and smart/sensitive types of all kinds; also ambitious couples & families who want to build better relationships together.
Dr. Vicki D. Coleman
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, EdD, LMFT, CCMHC, MAC/DAC, SAP/BCC
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Why Are You So ANGRY? Anger is a major challenge! Although a valid emotion, anger can lead to stress, anxiety, inappropriate behavior, and violence.
A former Tenured Professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, I earned a Doctorate in Psychology from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Publications include books (Amazon Bestsellers), 15 chapters, & refereed journal articles. With 6 Full Clinical Licenses in 5 Jurisdictions, I am an Approved Primary & Secondary Supervisor for State of Nevada Marriage & Family Therapy and Clinical Professional Counselor Interns.
I am the CEO of The Coleman Group PLLC, a Consulting Firm.
Why Are You So ANGRY? Anger is a major challenge! Although a valid emotion, anger can lead to stress, anxiety, inappropriate behavior, and violence.
A former Tenured Professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, I earned a Doctorate in Psychology from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Publications include books (Amazon Bestsellers), 15 chapters, & refereed journal articles. With 6 Full Clinical Licenses in 5 Jurisdictions, I am an Approved Primary & Secondary Supervisor for State of Nevada Marriage & Family Therapy and Clinical Professional Counselor Interns.
I am the CEO of The Coleman Group PLLC, a Consulting Firm.
You want to change your feelings, thoughts, or behaviors, but every time you try something different, it ends up blowing up in your face. (Not literally…hopefully.) How do you get unstuck from this pattern?! There are two main answers – at least, according to this clinician. By far the most important factor in your success in therapy is the relationship with your therapist. So my priority is teaming up with you on the best ways to achieve your goals. (Alternatively, if you don’t like me, just tell me to take a hike.) Next, what needs to happen is a disruption in the pattern of your brain’s old way of doing things.
You want to change your feelings, thoughts, or behaviors, but every time you try something different, it ends up blowing up in your face. (Not literally…hopefully.) How do you get unstuck from this pattern?! There are two main answers – at least, according to this clinician. By far the most important factor in your success in therapy is the relationship with your therapist. So my priority is teaming up with you on the best ways to achieve your goals. (Alternatively, if you don’t like me, just tell me to take a hike.) Next, what needs to happen is a disruption in the pattern of your brain’s old way of doing things.
I specialize in working with athletes in performance enhancement and sports injury recovery including traumatic brain injury.
Are you frustrated by making the same mistakes over and over again? You know what you should be doing when it comes time to perform but when it comes time you don't know how to do? Perhaps you've suffered an injury or a concussion that has set you back or you've seen other traumatic injuries on the field. Are there moments you feel like you'll never get back on track? Do you suffer from the yips? In the therapy I do, athletes can beat performance anxiety, increase performance confidence, get out of a near depression, and better recover from injury and concussions.
I specialize in working with athletes in performance enhancement and sports injury recovery including traumatic brain injury.
Are you frustrated by making the same mistakes over and over again? You know what you should be doing when it comes time to perform but when it comes time you don't know how to do? Perhaps you've suffered an injury or a concussion that has set you back or you've seen other traumatic injuries on the field. Are there moments you feel like you'll never get back on track? Do you suffer from the yips? In the therapy I do, athletes can beat performance anxiety, increase performance confidence, get out of a near depression, and better recover from injury and concussions.
Jamie offers Walk and Talk therapy, Teletherapy and In-person therapy. Jamie is passionate about incorporating all aspects of health and wellness into therapy. With a personal background in elite athletics, a master’s degree in Kinesiology, a master’s degree in Psychology, certified in nutritional psychiatry and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she has a unique approach to helping those she works with achieve their full potential in relationships, life/work balance, negotiating life’s stressors by focusing on personal strengths and combining therapy with self-care and motivational goal setting.
Jamie offers Walk and Talk therapy, Teletherapy and In-person therapy. Jamie is passionate about incorporating all aspects of health and wellness into therapy. With a personal background in elite athletics, a master’s degree in Kinesiology, a master’s degree in Psychology, certified in nutritional psychiatry and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she has a unique approach to helping those she works with achieve their full potential in relationships, life/work balance, negotiating life’s stressors by focusing on personal strengths and combining therapy with self-care and motivational goal setting.
A lot of the men I work with are high functioning on the outside. They show up for work, family, and responsibility, yet internally, they’re carrying stress, anger, anxiety, identity pressure, or relationship tension they’ve never really had space to unpack. Many were taught to perform, not process.
A lot of the men I work with are high functioning on the outside. They show up for work, family, and responsibility, yet internally, they’re carrying stress, anger, anxiety, identity pressure, or relationship tension they’ve never really had space to unpack. Many were taught to perform, not process.
Working and being in the sports ecosphere can be a constant push for meeting these high level expectations.
Through mindfulness, therapy, and real conversations, I guide high performers in building confidence, focus, and balance—on and off the field. We have created a scale of treatment to support athletes, coaches and people in sport optimize performance and live though liberty by improving overall mental health.
Working and being in the sports ecosphere can be a constant push for meeting these high level expectations.
Through mindfulness, therapy, and real conversations, I guide high performers in building confidence, focus, and balance—on and off the field. We have created a scale of treatment to support athletes, coaches and people in sport optimize performance and live though liberty by improving overall mental health.
Seeking therapy is a courageous step, and my goal is to create a space where you feel supported. I believe mental wellness is an essential part of overall health and that healing begins by moving from survival to thriving through nervous system regulation and a stronger mind-body connection. Meaningful change happens within a therapeutic relationship built on trust, authenticity, and collaboration. Whether you’re navigating a major life transition or simply feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands, we’ll work together to build self-awareness, process past trauma, develop practical coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Seeking therapy is a courageous step, and my goal is to create a space where you feel supported. I believe mental wellness is an essential part of overall health and that healing begins by moving from survival to thriving through nervous system regulation and a stronger mind-body connection. Meaningful change happens within a therapeutic relationship built on trust, authenticity, and collaboration. Whether you’re navigating a major life transition or simply feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands, we’ll work together to build self-awareness, process past trauma, develop practical coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Everyone deserves to feel secure, believe in themselves and achieve their biggest goals. But how do we get there? Especially when we experience events out of our control. For example: we don't get to choose the family we are born into, our own genetics that may leave us more vulnerable to mental health struggles or traumatic events that should have never happened but did. I provide a therapeutic environment to process, feel and cope with the things that feel too heavy to hold. Along with holding space there are also a lot of coping skills to help create change and begin living the life you want to lead.
Everyone deserves to feel secure, believe in themselves and achieve their biggest goals. But how do we get there? Especially when we experience events out of our control. For example: we don't get to choose the family we are born into, our own genetics that may leave us more vulnerable to mental health struggles or traumatic events that should have never happened but did. I provide a therapeutic environment to process, feel and cope with the things that feel too heavy to hold. Along with holding space there are also a lot of coping skills to help create change and begin living the life you want to lead.
Support for Fathers, Couples, Teens, Young Adults & High Performers
You may look like you have it all together, but behind the scenes you're carrying the weight of work, family, relationships, school, or expectations. I provide support for fathers, couples, teens, young adults, and high performers navigating burnout, anxiety, relationship challenges, performance pressure, and major life transitions. Together, we'll build greater clarity, resilience, and balance so you can feel more connected to yourself and the people who matter most.
Support for Fathers, Couples, Teens, Young Adults & High Performers
You may look like you have it all together, but behind the scenes you're carrying the weight of work, family, relationships, school, or expectations. I provide support for fathers, couples, teens, young adults, and high performers navigating burnout, anxiety, relationship challenges, performance pressure, and major life transitions. Together, we'll build greater clarity, resilience, and balance so you can feel more connected to yourself and the people who matter most.
Struggling to maintain your well-being and perform at a high level in your career, sport, or performance arena?
As a licensed clinical and performance psychologist, many of my clients are disciplined and outwardly successful, yet notice confidence waver, overthinking increase, or pressure take a toll in when stakes are high. My practice was created with the purpose of helping elite professionals and athletes gain control of their thoughts, emotions, and behavior so they can execute under pressure without sacrificing life beyond their professional role.
Struggling to maintain your well-being and perform at a high level in your career, sport, or performance arena?
As a licensed clinical and performance psychologist, many of my clients are disciplined and outwardly successful, yet notice confidence waver, overthinking increase, or pressure take a toll in when stakes are high. My practice was created with the purpose of helping elite professionals and athletes gain control of their thoughts, emotions, and behavior so they can execute under pressure without sacrificing life beyond their professional role.
I provide ATHLETES the practical and mental skills for academic and athletic success, and teach healthy coping for pressure on and off the court or field, including recovery from injury and transition from sports competition
You need to feel heard and understood! Come. The REAL you. Let's sit together and examine the things that occupy your mind, your time. You have decisions to make. You are navigating a rough patch or a transition. You need to improve your relationships, or just remove the barriers that block your potential. I can't wait to sit along side you as we work within YOUR strengths to manage stress and uncover your best self! In the words of Sheree Bliss Tilsley, …”I will walk with you in the darkness as you remember your light.”
I provide ATHLETES the practical and mental skills for academic and athletic success, and teach healthy coping for pressure on and off the court or field, including recovery from injury and transition from sports competition
You need to feel heard and understood! Come. The REAL you. Let's sit together and examine the things that occupy your mind, your time. You have decisions to make. You are navigating a rough patch or a transition. You need to improve your relationships, or just remove the barriers that block your potential. I can't wait to sit along side you as we work within YOUR strengths to manage stress and uncover your best self! In the words of Sheree Bliss Tilsley, …”I will walk with you in the darkness as you remember your light.”
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Sports Performance Therapists
How does sports psychology work?
Sports psychology helps athletes identify and overcome challenges, such as perfectionism or a fear of failure, and improve key mental skills, such as confidence or concentration. By applying principles and techniques from psychology, such as goal-setting, visualization, positive self-talk, and emotion regulation, sports psychologists help athletes improve their performance on the field and their well-being overall.
How long does treatment for a sports-related problem take?
The duration of sports psychology treatment depends on the athlete’s individual challenges, goals, the complexity of the interventions used, and even on the length of the season. A performance anxiety issue may be treated with a short-term treatment, like Cognitive behavioural therapy, while issues such as depression, substance abuse, or severe anxiety may require longer-term treatments.
How effective is treatment for sports performance problems?
Sports psychology has been shown to improve performance and help athletes manage their emotions. Sports psychology can be effective in boosting performance, team dynamics, and injury rehabilitation. Over the past decade, nearly every professional sports team in every major sport has added a sports psychologist to its staff. Many colleges have done the same, and even some high school programs have done the same. Olympic hopefuls may consult with sports psychologists starting in elementary school.
What are the limitations of sports psychology?
Sports psychology may have several limitations. Every athlete is unique and may respond differently to sports psychology treatments. Therapy can help an athlete reach their potential; it can help athletes cope with injury and pain, but it cannot change the physical limitations that may be affecting an athlete’s performance.