Mental Endurance Training 

Athletic Counseling and Performance Consulting Experience

Athletic Counselor, Springfield College (Mass.) (September 2015 – Present)

Football, Women’s Gymnastics and Women’s Soccer

• Provide individual counseling and team workshops for student athletes, which include motivation, goal-setting, self-talk, imagery, relaxation techniques, concentration, self-awareness and academic assistance.

Springfield Olympics (PICS) Hockey, West Springfield, MA (September 2015 – Present)

• Conduct individual counseling and team workshops for PICS players, which include effective team-communication, goal-setting, mindfulness, self-talk, imagery, focus, mental toughness and acquiring resources.

Massachusetts Olympic Development Program, Lancaster, MA (November 2015-Present)

• Facilitate workshops for youth soccer players that include confidence, motivation, leadership, and dealing with adversity/setbacks.

Hartford Marathon Psyching Team, Hartford, CT (October 2015 & October 2016)

• Provided pre-marathon and on course counseling to runners on motivation and reducing anxiety/stress prior to the marathon, individual counseling services that included distraction techniques, self-talk and motivational interventions with runners during the marathon, and self-reflections with runners after the marathon.

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Professional Development/Activities 

Wellspring Camps Behavioral Coach, La Jolla, CA (June 2016 – August 2016)

• My responsibilities included providing individual and group therapy to campers using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) methods; managing a caseload of campers; setting appointment times and keeping accurate case notes; managing behavioral health concerns for the camp environment as they arise.

Springfield College AmeriCorps Program Volunteer, Indian Orchard, MA (August 2015 – June 2016)

• Academic Coach at John F. Kennedy Middle School for the AmeriCorps School Turnaround Initiative. Provide behavioral interventions, academic, social and emotional support for students at risk for dropping out of school.

Committee Member, Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Northeast Regional Conference, Springfield, MA (November 2015 – Present)

• Lead planning to host regional AASP conference planned for April 2016 at Springfield College, including marketing and outreach, registration, website planning, conference programming, venue booking, and food/hospitality.

Attendee, 2015 & 2016 AASP 30th & 31st Annual Conferences (October 2015 & September 2016)

Research Member, Springfield College (Mass.) (September 2015-Present)

• Provide research assistance for Mental Warm Up Group and Move to Health II Study as a Behavioral Health Counselor, helping clients cultivate healthier habits of living.

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Work Experience

Program Assistant, Springfield College (Mass.) (September 2016 – Present)

• Responsible for assisting with the design, development, implementation and evaluation of co-curricular programs for college-aged students engaged with YMCA Programs for the Office of YMCA Relations. Provide career counseling, coaching and mentoring to undergraduate students involved with YMCA programs.

Digital Collections Assistant, Springfield College (Mass.) (January 2016 – September 2016)

• My duties as a Graduate Assistant in Springfield College’s Archives and Special Collections consist of working on the creation of digital materials using historical materials related to Springfield College, the YMCA and other collections held in the Springfield College Archives.

Program Support Worker (Family Support Specialist), Lincoln, NE (March 2015 – July 2015)

• Assist clients for Better Living Counseling Services Inc. in achieving a healthy and safe home environment, utilizing good parenting skills through different parenting models, providing proper care, safety and management of youth, improving communication skills, managing aggression and anger, seeking and utilizing alternative support systems, achieving self-sufficiency.

Volunteer Employee in the Mental Health Department, Lincoln, NE (September 2014 – March 2015)

• Assist Dr. Esseks at Volunteer Employee in the Mental Health Department in administration and any additional tasks in sleep and pain groups, enter data from sleep diaries, develop interventions for clients to improve sleep hygiene and pain disorders.

Daily Nebraskan Reporter, Lincoln, NE (August 2010 – May 2014)

• Beat-Writer for Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Softball and Women’s Gymnastics

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Volunteer Experience

• Volunteer for First Tee helping youth with disabilities build life skills through golf participation (March 31st – April 21st)

• Project Leader for Humanics in Action Day (September 29, 2015)

• Counselor at Camp Catchup (August 2013; July 2014; August 2015)

• Server at St. John’s Friday Fish Fries (March 2015)

• Volunteer, Salvation Army’s Kids Carnival (April 2012)

• Volunteer, St. Aquinas Newman Center’s 2013 Phonathon Fundraiser (March 10, 2013)