Upstill Mental Performance
Where Mental Health Meets Athletic Performance.
Evidence-based mental performance coaching that helps athletes build confidence, sharpen focus, and perform at their best.
Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body
Physical training gets you to the game. Mental performance coaching helps you win it. At Upstill, we use evidence-based techniques drawn from sport psychology to help athletes develop the mental skills that separate good from great.
Whether you're battling performance anxiety, struggling with consistency, or simply want to sharpen your mental game-we meet you where you are.
The Mental Skills That Change Everything
We work on the skills that coaches rarely teach — but that elite athletes rely on every day.
Confidence
Build unshakeable belief in your abilities, even when results aren't going your way.
Focus
Learn to direct your attention where it matters most, under any level of pressure.
Visualization
Use mental rehearsal to prepare your mind and body for peak performance before you compete.
Resilience
Develop the mental toughness to bounce back from setbacks, mistakes, and adversity.
Self-Talk
Transform your inner dialogue from a critic into your most powerful performance tool.
Performance Anxiety
Turn pre-competition nerves into fuel-not a barrier-with proven regulation strategies.
Coaching Built for Every Athlete
From individual sessions to team workshops, we meet athletes where they are.
One-on-One Coaching
Personalized mental performance sessions tailored to your sport, goals, and challenges.
Learn MoreTeam Workshops
Interactive workshops that build shared mental skills and team cohesion from the inside out.
Learn MoreGroup Sessions
Small-group coaching that combines community support with targeted mental skills training.
Learn MorePresentations
Engaging keynotes and educational presentations for teams, schools, and athletic programs.
Learn MoreAthletes Who've Made the Shift
"Working with Nick completely changed how I approach pressure situations. I went from freezing up to thriving."
Matthew M.
Former Professional Baseball Player
"I never realized how much my mindset was holding me back. Upstill gave me the tools to compete with confidence."
Xaiver Y.
High School Baseball
"Nick's approach is different. More personable and he really cares about your well-being"
Gary G.
Former Professional Baseball Player
Meet Nick Upstill
Nick Upstill is an Associate Marriage Family Therapist (AMFT) with a background in psychology and competitive athletics. He founded Upstill Mental Performance with a simple belief: every athlete deserves access to the mental tools that elite performers use.
His approach is warm, evidence-based, and deeply practical — built on real sport psychology research and shaped by years of working with athletes across every level of competition.
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Ready to Elevate Your Mental Game?
Take the first step toward becoming the athlete you know you can be.