Book Lessons with Coach Adrianna

I'm Adrianna, a mental performance coach with a B.S. in Sport & Exercise Psychology and a master's in human development and organizational performance. I've spent six years working at the intersection of sport, student development, and well-being across three universities.

I grew up competing in soccer, basketball, and tennis until my body had other plans; I suffered multiple concussions and developed POTS in high school, which changed my relationship with sport in ways I didn't expect. That experience pushed me toward the psychology side of sport and ultimately became the foundation of how I coach. I know what it feels like when sport gets complicated by things outside your control.

I've supported performance-focused students and athletes in academic, recreational, and organizational settings, contributed to published research on mindfulness and student-athletes, and spent years building trust-based relationships with people navigating high-pressure environments. Sport never left me. It just became my life's work.

I help athletes develop the mental and emotional skills that shape how they perform, compete, and show up in sport and in life.

Confidence & Mindset: Identify what's holding you back and build a stronger foundation to compete from.

Motivation & Goal-Setting: Get clear on what actually drives you and build goals that are meaningful, not just measurable.

Focus & Pressure Performance: Develop routines and mental skills that help you stay present when it counts.

Resilience & Identity: Navigate slumps, injuries, role changes, and hard seasons without losing yourself.

Strengths Discovery: Every athlete I work with leaves knowing themselves better than when we started.

My sessions are virtual, which means we can work together no matter where you are. A typical session runs 60 minutes:

Check-In: Where are you today? What's happened since we last met? This is really important to build trust and to let me know how to navigate the session.

Focus Work: The core of our session, tailored to your goals. This might be mindset work, building a mental performance skill, working through a specific challenge, or exploring motivation and identity.

Tools & Practice: You'll leave with something concrete to apply or try before we meet again.

Close & Commit: We end with intention. What are you taking with you, and what will you work on next?

No two sessions look the same because no two athletes are the same, but every session is purposeful and grounded in real sport psychology.

I'm a higher-education professional with six years of experience supporting athletes, students, and high-performers across three universities. I've worked directly with college athletes in both academic and performance contexts, contributed to peer-reviewed research on mindfulness and student-athletes, and was named the American Kinesiology Association National Scholar in 2024.

My dad — and yes, I know how that sounds. What made him the best was simple: he never let me forget I was a person first and an athlete second. No matter how a game went, he brought me back to myself; not my stats, not my mistakes, but me. That's rarer than it should be in sport, and it shaped everything about how I coach. The performance matters. But the person always matters more.

I'm younger, and I think that works in your favor. I'm not far removed from being a student-athlete myself: the pressure, the balancing act, the identity questions. I get it in a way that's recent, not distant.

I believe in academics and in having a life outside of sport. Burnout is real, and the healthiest competitors I've seen are the ones who have other things that ground them. I'm not here to make sport your whole world, I'm here to help you show up to it better.

Practically: I work full-time during the day, so I'm available evenings and weekends. If my availability doesn't match your needs, reach out and let's see if we can find something that works for us both! What you can always count on is honesty, preparation, and genuine care for your growth.