Hi — I'm Amanda. Before we get into the details, I want to say one thing: most of the players I work with don't have a "problem." They're already good. They're just stuck — sometimes for reasons that have very little to do with their pickleball and a lot to do with the way their head shows up in competition. That's the thing we work on, and it's almost always trainable. You don't have to keep dreading tournament Saturdays.
Sound familiar?
You play great in rec play — loose, confident, in the zone. But the moment it's a real match, something shifts. You can't figure out why, and that makes it worse.
You're inconsistent. Some days you're locked in. Other days you can't buy a point. You never know which version of yourself is going to show up.
There's a voice in your head that has opinions about every shot — and it's not helpful. It second-guesses, replays errors, and narrates your mistakes in real time. The harder you try to quiet it, the louder it gets.
You spend half the match worrying about what your partner thinks of you. Are you playing your share? Did that error frustrate them? The relational dynamic is getting in the way of your game.
You've moved up a level — and suddenly the social dynamics feel different. Open play is complicated. You're not sure where you fit.
If any of that hits close to home, you're not alone. And underneath all of it is someone who genuinely loves this game — and wants to keep it that way. This work is about getting out of your own way so you can actually enjoy pickleball again.
What we work on
Pressure management and between-point reset routines
Building a competitive identity that holds under stress
Retraining your self-talk and inner critic
Consistency and confidence in competition
Pre-match prep and post-match processing
Navigating the social dynamics of competitive play
Session details
Individual coaching is distinct from psychotherapy. For clinical mental health services, visit Active & Connected Family Therapy.