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PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY & MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACHING
Mental performance coaching for athletes who want to build confidence, manage pressure, overcome mental blocks, and perform more consistently when it matters. Virtual sessions available to athletes nationwide.
Carson Nance, MS, LCMHC, CMPC®
Certified Mental Performance Consultant® | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
IS YOUR MENTAL GAME HOLDING BACK YOUR PERFORMANCE?
Do you perform better in practice than you do in competition?
Does one mistake turn into three because you can't get it out of your head?
Have you lost confidence even though you know you have the ability?
Do pressure, expectations, or overthinking make it difficult to just play?
Are you struggling mentally after an injury, slump, setback, or change in your role?
Your physical ability got you here. Your mental game can determine what happens next.
MENTAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING BUILT FOR ATHLETES
Mental performance is trainable. Just like strength, speed, and technical skills, athletes can develop the psychological skills that help them perform more consistently.
I work with athletes on confidence, focus, performance anxiety, handling pressure, motivation, mental blocks, injury recovery, and responding effectively to mistakes and setbacks.
My approach combines evidence-based mental performance training with a clinical understanding of the psychological challenges athletes can face.
Whether you're a developing athlete, college competitor, professional, or adult athlete still chasing your goals, the objective is the same: build a stronger mental game so you can perform closer to your potential.
A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF MENTAL PERFORMANCE SUPPORT
Mental performance expertise. Clinical training. Real-world experience with athletes. One integrated approach to helping competitors perform at their best.
Real-World Performance Background
Former collegiate athlete, ODP soccer head coach, and mental conditioning coach at Francis Marion University, bringing firsthand experience as an athlete, coach, and mental performance professional.
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Clinical training and experience that provides a deeper understanding of mental health, behavior, emotions, and the person behind the athlete.
Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC)
Specialized training in the psychological skills associated with sport and performance.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS LEVELS OF COMPETITION
I've worked with more than 1,000 clients across counseling, mental performance, and performance-related services, including athletes from youth and high school competitors to collegiate, professional, and former professional athletes.
YOUTH & HIGH SCHOOL
Building confidence, focus, resilience, and healthy performance habits while navigating competition and increasing expectations.
COLLEGIATE
Managing pressure, consistency, roles, setbacks, and the demands of competing at the college level.
PROFESSIONAL & ADULT
Refining the mental skills needed for consistency, preparation, resilience, and performance at a high level.
READY TO BUILD A STRONGER MENTAL GAME?
Mental performance coaching is available virtually to athletes throughout the United States.
Whether you're struggling with confidence, pressure, consistency, a mental block, returning from injury, or simply want to perform closer to your potential, we can start by talking about what you're experiencing and what you want to improve.
Individual Mental Performance Coaching | $150 per session
START WORKING WITH CARSON
Virtual Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes Nationwide
Based in Wilmington, North Carolina | Virtual sessions available throughout the United States
843-496-4756