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Bridget completed her PhD in Kinesiology: Sport & Exercise Psychology with a minor in Integrative Healing Practices. She is a certified athletic trainer, certified personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist, and certified orthotic fitter. She earned her BAs in Athletic Training and Exercise Science: Sport Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa.

As a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Minnesota, she completed her Master's degree in Sport Management. She has served as a research coordinator at the United States Military Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, contributing to the NCAA–DoD Grand Alliance: Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium, as well as federally funded U.S. military research initiatives.

Her ongoing work across youth, high school, collegiate, professional, and tactical athlete populations continues to shape her interests in sports medicine psychology, mental skills training, and the psychological aspects of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return-to-play. Bridget is committed to integrating education, research, and clinical practice to create environments centered on holistic care and optimal preparation, performance, and recovery.

Favorite Quote: "Perfection is the enemy of progress.” — Winston Churchill

I help athletes strengthen their mental game through a structured, individualized process that begins with listening and understanding their needs, followed by intentional preparation, applied skill development and practice, and finally empowering long-term growth and independence. No two sessions are the same — each is tailored to the athlete’s sport demands, performance goals, and life objectives.

Each session is designed to meet the athlete where they are on that day. We begin with a check-in—how they’re doing, what’s going well, and key areas for growth. From there, we move into focused mental skills work tailored to their needs and goals. We end with a clear action plan for the time between sessions, outlining what the athlete will work on and how I will continue to support their development.

My accomplishments will always begin and end with family—I’m a daughter, sister, and proud aunt to the world’s greatest niece!

Professionally, I’ve also been lucky to learn and grow through a wide range of experiences in sport and performance. I was a student athletic training intern with the USA Women’s and Men’s Volleyball teams; work as a certified athletic trainer supporting high school, Division I collegiate, elite junior, professional, Olympic-level, and tactical athletes; and teach undergraduate and graduate students in athletic medicine, sport psychology, and health and wellness.

One of the most meaningful experiences in my recent professional journey was my doctoral dissertation, where I worked alongside a collegiate cheer team to better understand injury vulnerability and the unique stressors they face as student-athletes. Together, we created and implemented a mental skills and integrative health and healing program designed around their needs, with a focus on stress, coping, and overall well-being. By the end of the program, athletes reported feeling less vulnerable to injury, along with reduced stress, worry, and performance anxiety, and improved coping and recovery skills. Most importantly, it reinforced my passion for athlete-centered care and the power of meeting athletes where they are with practical tools that support both performance and well-being.

The best coach I ever had was my Grandpa, who coached my junior high track and field team. He was one of the greatest coaches I’ve known. He listened, he challenged us, and most importantly, he understood what each of us was capable of. He had a way of bringing out individual strengths and combining them to build something bigger than ourselves — a true team.

The mission of Athletes Untapped — "to help athletes untap their full potential and build confidence in sport and life" — is exactly why I became an athletic trainer with a focus in sport psychology. Empowering athletes is what drives me, and nothing beats seeing them grow, compete, and succeed in sport and in life. The athletes I’ve worked with, and continue to work with, are my biggest inspiration and the reason I continue to coach!