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ABOUT CARSON NANCE

Mental Performance Expertise. Clinical Training. A Lifetime in Sport.​

 

I help athletes strengthen the mental side of performance so they can compete with greater confidence, consistency, and control under pressure.

As both a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), my work combines specialized training in sport and performance psychology with a deeper understanding of the person behind the athlete.

Carson Nance, MS, LCMHC, CMPC

EXPERIENCE FROM EVERY SIDE OF PERFORMANCE

My perspective on mental performance comes from experiencing competitive sport from multiple sides—as an athlete, coach, and mental performance professional.

I competed as a four-year collegiate athlete, later served as a head coach within the South Carolina Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP), and spent several years as the Mental Conditioning Coach at Francis Marion University, working directly within collegiate athletics.

Across these roles, I've worked with athletes from youth and developmental levels through NCAA collegiate and professional competition. My experience includes individual mental performance coaching, team and group training, coach development, and supporting athletes through the psychological demands of competitive sport.

My professional background also includes experience in fitness, training, nutrition, and clinical mental health. That broader foundation shapes how I approach performance today—not as an isolated mental skill, but as one part of the athlete as a whole.

My perspective is also shaped by my own experience as a four-year collegiate athlete. Having experienced the demands of college athletics firsthand—from competition and expectations to preparation, setbacks, and balancing life outside of sport—I understand many of the pressures athletes are navigating beyond what can be learned in a classroom.

My goal is not to create a different athlete. It’s to help athletes develop the mental skills to get more consistently out of the ability they already have.

THE ATHLETE

Four-Year Collegiate Athlete

THE COACH

South Carolina Olympic Development Program (ODP) Head Coach

THE MENTAL PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL

Mental Conditioning Coach
Francis Marion University

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Francis Marion University

Graduate training in clinical psychology providing a foundation in psychological assessment, behavior, mental health, and human performance.

CERTIFIED MENTAL PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT® (CMPC)

Association for Applied Sport Psychology

 

Professional certification demonstrating specialized education, supervised experience, and competency in mental performance and applied sport psychology.

LICENSED CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR (LCMHC)

North Carolina

 

Licensed mental health professional with clinical training and experience addressing the psychological, emotional, and behavioral factors that can affect athletes both in and outside of sport.

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