Athlete/Sports Performance — licensed telehealth in Arizona, Illinois & Indiana

Named clinicians, secure video, a Scottsdale home office — not a rotating app roster. You must be in a state where we are licensed during the session.

About Our Service

Expert Athlete/Sports Performance Tailored to You

Mental performance work is skills plus therapy when the block is bigger than sport: focus, pressure, injury identity, licensed in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana.

Performance is as much mental as physical. Sports performance therapy helps your community athletes master focus, manage pressure, and compete with confidence.

The difference between good and great often lives between the ears. Mental performance coaching gives your community athletes the tools to stay composed, motivated, and resilient.

Mental performance work is not only for elite athletes. High-school, college, adult-league, and professional athletes in your community all choke, spiral, or lose the love of the game.

If the block is bigger than sport — panic, depression, an identity that only exists in the jersey — we treat that as therapy, not a pep talk.

  • Pre-performance routines and attention skills.
  • Recovery after a bad outing without a character assassination.
  • Clinical therapy when anxiety or depression is wearing a jersey.

Who this is for

  • your community athletes from high-school to adult-league who are choking, spiraling, or losing the love of the game.

Home office is in North Scottsdale. Care is licensed telehealth in Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana — you must be in the state where we are licensed during the session. Start with Athlete/Sports Performance in Scottsdale, or pick your city below.

Licensed Experts
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Sports Performance Therapy:
Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body

You put in the hours at the gym, on the field, or on the track. But what about the mental game? Performance anxiety, injury recovery, and the pressure to win can weigh heavy.

We help athletes and high performers overcome mental blocks, build resilience, and unlock their full potential—both in sport and in life.

"The difference between good and great often isn't physical—it's mental."

Performance Anxiety
Injury Recovery
Mental Toughness
Focus & Flow State
Sports Performance Therapy

Get Your Head in the Game

Whether you're a student athlete, a pro, or a weekend warrior, our specialized support helps you navigate the unique pressures of competition. We provide the tools to silence the doubt and amplify your performance.

Common questions

Athlete/Sports Performance FAQs

Is sports performance work only for elite athletes?

No. High-school, college, adult-league, and professional athletes all choke, spiral, or lose the love of the game. Mental performance work in your community covers focus, pressure, injury identity, and the anxiety that shows up as a missed free throw or a tight chest before a start. It is not a pep talk. It is skills — visualization, attention, recovery after a bad outing — plus therapy when the block is bigger than sport.

Do you have a therapy office in your community?

Our home office is real: 20715 North Pima Road, Suite 108, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255. We do not invent a storefront in every city on this site. Athlete/Sports Performance for your community residents is licensed Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana telehealth — you meet by secure video while you are physically in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana. That is a service-area practice, not a fake local clinic. If you need the address for records or a map pin, it is North Scottsdale. It is not a your community waiting room we pretended to open so a page would rank. The clinician is named. The license is the state you sit in during the session.

Are your therapists actually licensed to treat people in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana?

Yes. Telehealth is licensed by the state where you are sitting during the session, not by the city on the URL. Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona and Illinois. Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana. If you live in your community, you simply need to be physically in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana when we meet. We do not “see” clients in states where we are not licensed, and we will not pretend a video call erases that rule. The free consult is also where we confirm fit, timing, and whether self-pay or an accepted plan makes sense for you.

Who would I actually work with for athlete/sports performance?

Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH (Arizona and Illinois) and Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH (Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana). They are named clinicians with decades of practice — not a matching engine and not a new intern every month. The free consult is how you meet the person, ask about athlete/sports performance, and decide if the fit is right. Credentials live on the about pages. We will not hide behind a brand voice when you deserve a human being. If the pairing is wrong, we would rather say so than keep a mismatched hour.

Is online athlete/sports performance in your community as real as sitting in an office?

For most of the concerns we treat, the research says yes — outcomes track the relationship and the method, not the waiting room. What changes in your community is logistics. You skip the commute, the parking, and the “who saw me walk in” problem. Sessions run on encrypted, HIPAA-compliant video. You still get a named clinician, a plan you both can explain, and homework that lives in your actual week. If video is a poor fit (safety, technology, or preference), we will say so in the consult rather than force a format that does not serve you.

Do you take insurance for athlete/sports performance in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana?

We are primarily a cash-pay practice and currently accept some insurance plans. Many clients in your community choose self-pay for privacy (sessions do not automatically hit a medical record the way a fully billed insurance episode can) and for simplicity — no surprise denials mid-treatment. We will tell you, before you commit, whether your plan is one we can bill and what a self-pay session costs. We do not advertise “we take everything” because that would be untrue. Call or use the consult form and we will be specific about fee, frequency, and whether a superbill is available. If money is the only barrier, say so in the consult; we would rather have an honest conversation than a bait-and-switch about coverage.

What actually happens in the first athlete/sports performance session?

The first session is an honest conversation, not an interrogation. We cover what brought you in, what you have already tried, how athlete/sports performance has (or has not) helped before, and what “better” would look like in your life in your community — sleep, work, relationships, the stuff you can feel. You will leave with a sense of the clinician, the pace, and whether the fit is right. There is no pressure to unload your whole history on day one. If it is not a fit, we would rather help you redirect than keep a mismatched pairing.

If I live in a smaller your community community, is this actually private?

Your sessions are protected by law and by ethics, with the usual mandated-reporting exceptions (risk of harm, abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult). Telehealth adds a practical privacy layer a storefront office cannot: nobody in your community watches you park at a clinic. You still need a closed door and headphones on your side. We use encrypted video. We will not discuss you in the grocery store, on a sideline, or in a Facebook group. If you share a house or a campus, we will help you plan a setting that is actually private — a parked car with a headset counts.

Service Areas

Athlete/Sports Performance by city

Licensed telehealth for athlete/sports performance — pick the city you are in during the session.

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Arizona

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Illinois

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