Mental Performance Coaching - Tara Gans Coaching Services

Tools and strategies to strengthen focus, confidence, and resilience for athletes at every level

Hi, I'm Tara!

I help athletes develop mental skills to stay confident, focused & resilient to bounce back quickly from mistakes in order to perform at their best when it matters most!

You're in the right place if:

You get distracted or overthink instead of just playing your game
You lose confidence in competition, even when you crush it in practice
One mistake can throw you off for the rest of the game
Pressure, nerves, or stress mess with your performance
It’s hard to stay consistent with your routines, workouts, or habits
You know you’ve got the skills, but your mindset holds you back

I help you build the skills and strategies to move forward and thrive

Strengthen your mindset, habits &mental game

Gain Clarity - Stay Focused- Thrive in Competition

How I Support Athletes

From our time together you can expect to:

Sharpen Clarity & Focus

Gain an elite mindset by clarifying what truly matters to you. Learn to set intentions, prioritize your goals, and use mindfulness and mental imagery to stay present, focused, and consistently perform at your best

Manage Stress

Build resilience with strategies to handle nerves, pressure & frustration. Develop a failure-to-recovery “bounce-back” routine to reset immediately after mistakes, helping you stay calm, composed & in control during high-stakes moments

Improve Confidence

Overcome self-doubt & negative self-talk with mindset strategies & visualization exercises to strengthen belief in your abilities.

Increase Emotional Intelligence

Boost self-awareness, recognize emotional triggers & gain coping skills to regulate mood. Improve focus, motivation & relationships with teammates & coaches — all key to performing at a high level

Develop Discipline & Consistency

Create structured routines & habits in training, recovery, nutrition & mental practice. Build momentum & commitment to consistently reach your long-term performance goals

Create Pre & Post Game Routines

Create pre , during & post routines for both practices & in competition. A pre practice routine should look very different than a pre competition routine yet both require intentional mental game preparation and self awareness.

Tara is a Mental Performance Coach who helps athletes strengthen their mindset, build resilience and perform with confidence. With a degree in Psychology, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and a certification in Psychology for High Performance from Stanford University, she brings deep expertise in human behavior and performance science to her coaching.

Tara equips athletes with practical tools — including mindfulness, visualization, stress-management routines, emotion regulation strategies, and structured habit-building — to thrive under pressure. Her approach empowers athletes to gain clarity, sharpen focus, and recover quickly from setbacks so they can consistently compete at their highest level, both on and off the field.