No. The only minors I work with are athletes, and I only work with athletes when they are struggling with an issue affecting their sports performance. My focus is on helping athletes overcome mental barriers that impact sports to improve their performance.

Yes. Performance Coaching is a great option to give you an extra competitive edge, bring your performance to a new level, and potentially prevent future performance issues.

Yes. While EMDR was designed to treat trauma, it has been found to address many issues, such as grief, anxiety, depression, panic, relationship issues, stress, and performance problems.

EMDR is different from hypnosis. With EMDR, clients maintain a state of “dual awareness,” meaning they focus on the memory while fully present in the room. Hypnosis involves the client entering into an altered state of mental relaxation to make them more suggestive of messages from the therapist. With EMDR, the client drives the healing process through the connections made in their minds during processing rather than being influenced by external suggestions, as in hypnosis.

I only provide performance coaching and performance EMDR services in person. Consultation for coaches and athletic programs may be provided remotely on a case-by-case basis as long as the client is located in New Jersey at the time of the service.

Fieldwork means we will have a session at a location similar to where you play. This will give you the opportunity to see what is working “in real life” and allow us to assess for other issues that might be affecting your performance. The setting must be similar, but it doesn’t have to be your primary field (court, arena, pool, rink, etc.). We can use an equivalent local setting as long as the location gives you a chance to practice your sport.

Chase Mindset’s services are not covered by insurance. This is because insurance reimbursement requires a formal mental health diagnosis and treatment of that diagnosis. Chase Mindset’s services are intended provide athletes with skills that will give them a mental edge during competition; that is not a diagnosable condition and is something that should be available to any athlete.