- Name: Jesse
- Surname: Michel
- About Me: Hello, and thanks for stopping by!
My name is Jesse Michel and I am passionate about three things: Sports, The Mental Game, and helping athletes and coaches get from where they are to where they want to go. As a former professional baseball player and NCAA Coach, I have seen firsthand how "The Mental Game" can be misunderstood.
Originally from the San Fernando Valley, an of Los Angeles known as a hotbed for athletic talent, I have been around great athletes all of my life. As a Sport Psychology Consultant, I combine real-life coaching and athletic experiences, world-class sport psychology education, and training from the best Sport Psychology Professionals in the world to help you reach your goals. In my experience, benefits from sport participation are innumerable, but teaching concepts like "Knowing Your Why" and "The Mind-Body Connection" are critical components for success on and off the field.
Over the past 10 years, I have had the privilege of working with thousands of athletes and coaches across the country. In my time teaching competitors from different sports, cultural backgrounds, and experiences how mental skills affect performance, I value what they teach me in return even more. I use the same scientifically proven strategies and techniques used by world class performers to help athletes, coaches and teams reach their athletic and personal goals, improve consistency in performance, and gain a deeper understanding about how the most powerful tool we have, our mind, can control our performance.
Previous clients include coaches, athletes, and parents from youth, amateur, college, recreational, and professional sports, and I have worked extensively athletes and coaches in Baseball, Softball, Golf, and Swimming. I have also worked with athletes from the following sports: Billiards, Boxing, Track and Field, Cross Country, Cycling, and Lacrosse.
I believe personal development is vital for success and my client-centered philosophy on mental training includes the following six steps that lead to improved performance:
Intake/Assessment
Collaboration
Identifying Mental Training Goals
Developing a Personalized Mental Training Plan
Implementing the Mental Training Plan
Post-Program Evaluation
I am scheduled to graduate with a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from West Virginia University in Summer 2013, have M.S. in Sport Psychology from Ithaca College, and B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. I am passionate about my work and always love talking about The Mental Game!
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