TESTIMONIALS
Real stories. Real results. Hear it straight from the people I’ve worked with.
Sam is insightful, professional and has the ability to genuinely connect with others. Working with Sam allowed me to explore my sports goals, motivations and perceived obstacles in a critical and open way.
This new mental perspective, paired with the tangible steps that Sam helped me create, has been crucial to improving my performance. But by far the most valuable part of working with Sam was gaining mental tools and insight that I can apply to all aspects of my life, not only sports, in order to feel more fulfilled and happy each day.
- High Level Trad Rock Climber
Coach Sam and I have been working together for over a year on everything from stress management, focus, celebrating triumphs, and dealing with everyday setbacks. As an active duty Army officer in a command position, those skills have been essential to my success and to the success of my unit. Though I initially sought her expertise to be more successful in my military career, I also reaped tremendous benefit by applying her lessons to my everyday life. Sam is committed to seeing you succeed, enthusiastic about her work, a superb listener, and has a knack for quickly building the deep trust necessary for her to provide valuable unbiased feedback. If you are committed to succeeding AND to being the best partner, friend, or family member you can be, you owe it to yourself to begin your own journey with Sam as your guide.
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~ Company Commander, US Army,
I've been working with Sam for several years now, and I can’t recommend her enough. Her approach to psychology is both insightful and practical. She has helped me navigate challenges to be able to perform at my best. She has a genuine ability to listen, understand, and offer tailored strategies that make a real difference. Her support has not only enhanced my performance but also my mindset in and out of the sport of gymnastics. Sam is professional, approachable, and truly dedicated to her clients' success. I'm grateful for everything she's helped me achieve!
~ D1 Collegiate Gymnast
I have been working with Sam for a few months now and it has been wonderful! As an (adult) gymnast, it has been very important for me to keep my mind strong and to navigate recent setbacks in and out of the gym. Through our work together, I am already seeing changes in how I approach the sport I loved as a kid, and now an adult. Having someone who understands the unique challenges that gymnastics can present was super important to me. Working with Sam has been very rewarding and I look forward to continuing our work together so I can be the best version of myself both in and out of the gym.
~ Adult Competitive Gymnast
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Sam. She has many similar lived experiences as me, as a collegiate athlete, and beautifully understands the college-athlete challenges and triumphs very well. She also takes a very holistic approach to physical and mental challenges, which I really love! I would totally recommend scheduling an appointment with her!
~ Collegiate Soccer Player
While I have not been a client of Sam’s coaching, I have been a student in one of her meditative yoga classes and I cannot stress enough how brilliant she is at leading others through movement, meditation, and the complexities of our mind. If you get the chance to see Sam as a yoga instructor, please do.
It’s difficult to put into words just how powerful Sam’s 90 minute yoga flow was to me, my community, and the container she created while teaching on the Big Island of Hawaii. While the individual yoga sequences were powerful on their own -there’s something different about her flow. It is very clear Sam’s practice is sourced from a mental health perspective, as I felt like I experienced a therapy session/meditation/yoga flow all at once. I found myself in deep sobs at the end of the class because of this unique fusion of movement and mental cleansing. She introduced the idea of “color therapy” woven between poses and it proved to be very powerful - it gave me a new way to find power within my own mind that I hadn’t experienced during a yoga flow. I walked into the class with a preoccupied mind that was stressed about my own personal event planning- but I walked out of this class with a sense of ease and power that allowed me to step into my power of event planning with confidence. Thank you Sam!
~ Yoga Student
Sam creates an incredibly comfortable space, and I have never felt shy to share how I’m feeling. Within the time I have worked with her, I have already started to break down the long-standing, mental barriers I have built when it comes to performance. My experience so far has been nothing short of stellar!