Ashley Brauer, PhD, LP, DBSM is a clinical and sport psychologist who specializes in the treatment of mental health disorders and performance concerns among athletes. Additionally, Dr. Brauer has a specialized interest in working with athletes to facilitate health behavior change, such as improving rest, rehabilitation adherence, and optimizing sleep. Dr. Brauer is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Brauer obtained her MS in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Lund University in Sweden and the University of Leipzig in Germany. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Saint Louis University with a focus in health and performance psychology. She completed her APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the University of Missouri in the Health Psychology Track.

Dr. Brauer helps athletes navigate mental health and sport concerns at the outpatient level with Mind Body Endurance. She is committed to multidisciplinary care and collaborates frequently with healthcare professionals to improve quality of care.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Brauer maintains an active role in publishing and presenting research with a focus on athlete health and performance. She was awarded the Sleep Research Society Mentor Mentee Award to further expand her clinical and research expertise in behavioral sleep medicine. Dr. Brauer is a member of the Big Sky Sport Psychology Group, American Psychological Association, and Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

In addition to her clinical work and research, Dr. Brauer has been involved in figure skating for over 20 years as both an athlete and coach.

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Kate earned her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from the University of Connecticut. While at UConn, Kate was highly involved in athletics, competing on the cross-country and track and field teams while also working as a sports nutrition intern under the Director of Sports Nutrition. During her dietetic internship, she worked at EDCare Denver where she gained experience treating high-performing athletes with eating disorders through the Athlete EDGE program. Kate also has experience working with individuals in eating disorder recovery as a mentor through the Eating Disorder Foundation. Additionally, Kate is a writer at Voice in Sport™, a platform that advocates for and supports girls and women in sports. At VIS, she writes two articles per month related to nutrition, mind, body, and advocacy.

Kate is currently working on her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver, deepening her knowledge of multiculturalism and social justice issues while also taking classes in the sports psychology department to deepen her understanding of athletes’ mental health. At DU, Kate is a member of the Bodies, Eating, and Emotions (BEE) Lab where she studies weight stigma, trauma, and disordered eating in marginalized populations. Kate is particularly interested in working with athletes to improve their relationship with food so they can achieve their biggest dreams in sports and life.

In her free time, Kate enjoys running, baking, writing, skiing with her family, and meeting with friends over coffee.

Kate believes food is so much more than the energy it provides. It is social, cultural, emotional, and, above all, should be FUN! She practices through an anti-diet, weight-inclusive lens where her philosophy is human-first. Human before student. Human before athlete. Human before anything else. Her passion lies in helping those with eating disorders relearn to trust their bodies and find food freedom while continuing (if they so choose!) to compete in the sport they love.

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Dr. Jen Farrell specializes in the treatment of mental health and performance concerns in athletes and performers. Currently she is an Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Applied Sport Psychology program at UNC Greensboro (UNCG). In addition to these roles, she also provides mental health services and psychoeducational programming to student-athletes, coaches and athletics staff at UNCG.

Dr. Farrell obtained an MS in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois, a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology from UNCG, and her MSW from Washington University in St. Louis. Her comprehensive education and training in clinical social work and sport psychology enables her to provide the best possible assistance to clients in need of mental health and mental performance services. Dr. Farrell is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), listed in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Mental Health Registry and is a nationally Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Dr. Farrell works at the outpatient level with Mind Body Endurance to help clients optimize mental health, performance and enjoyment in their sport. She also has extensive experience working with athletes in recovery and rehabilitation from injuries and in treating athletes with eating disorders and body image concerns.

Dr. Farrell is a member of the Big Sky Sport Psychology Group, Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA), Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the Alliance for Social Workers in Sport (ASWIS).

In addition to her clinical and performance work, Dr. Farrell is an avid runner and former collegiate soccer player.

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Melinda Kirschner, Ph.D., M.S.W. is a licensed clinical and sport psychologist specializing in working with athletes with a focus on both performance and mental health concerns. Dr. Kirschner is collaborative in her approach to treatment and enjoys working alongside a multidisciplinary team to enhance the clinical care of her clients.

Dr. Kirschner received her B.A. from Georgetown University and obtained her Master of Social Work degree at the University of Hawaii prior to earning her doctorate degree in clinical psychology. She completed both her APA accredited pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services. Dr. Kirschner has worked at UCLA for the past 12 years specializing in eating disorder treatment and clinical care for student athletes.

As the Director of UCLA Athletics Mental Health Services, Dr. Kirschner oversees student athlete mental health and wellness programming including clinical services, outreach and prevention programming, peer-based programming, staff and coach education and team interventions. She consults regularly with the sports medicine team and has worked closely with the men and women’s indoor volleyball and beach volleyball teams. This past year, she worked with the UCLA Women’s Soccer team and was proud to be on the sidelines as the team brought home the 2022 National Championship.

Dr. Kirschner has a wide range of clinical interests, including family and relational concerns, eating disorders/body image, couples/intimacy issues, life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, identity concerns, and substance use. She takes an integrated approach to psychotherapy, combining principles and strategies from psychodynamic, family systems, and cognitive behavioral therapies. In terms of performance work with teams, she uses a relational sport psychology framework to understand and improve team dynamics and team cohesion.

Dr. Kirschner is a member of the Big Sky Sport Psychology Group and Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA). She has been in private practice in Los Angeles for the past 10 years and enjoys playing beach volleyball, hiking, and running. In the context of winning the NCAA title with women’s soccer, she has been inspired to improve her soccer skills and frequently plays street soccer on the weekends with her husband.

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Katie LeMair is a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) specializing in performance nutrition and RED-S/Eating Disorders in sport. For the past 6 years, Katie has worked as a collegiate sports dietitian at the NCAA Division I level. Her educational path included stops at South Dakota State University (B.S. in Dietetics), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (M.S. in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Dietetic Internship), and the University of Texas (Gatorade Sports Nutrition Immersion Program). Throughout these experiences she fell in love with the world of sports nutrition, having the privilege of working with athletes on many different sports teams.

Katie previously spent 4.5 years as an Assistant Sports Dietitian at K-State Athletics, working primarily with both basketball teams, women’s soccer, track and field, and women’s rowing. She counseled athletes on everything from general sports nutrition and hydration strategies to eating disorders/RED-S recovery. In this position, Katie saw a growing need for care surrounding eating disorders/disordered eating in sport, leading her to help create the program’s first multidisciplinary student athlete wellness team. This group of professionals helped identify and support athletes struggling with various health/mental health challenges, working together to provide them with the best quality care.

As a dietitian, Katie’s approach is relational and individualized, positive, and rooted in sports nutrition research. She views all clients as wonderful individuals first and foremost, and works to connect their unique individual values to their nutrition and performance goals while working with her.

You’ll find Katie in the ‘Little Apple’ of Manhattan, KS doing life with her best friend/husband Matt and wrangling her twin boys Owen & Myles. Outside of work, she enjoys watching sports, beating her family and friends at board games, and camping/hiking/fishing/doing anything in the great outdoors.

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Krissy is a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) and is also a personal trainer based in San Diego, CA.  She specializes in RED-S, injury prevention/recovery, and eating disorder treatment. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in human nutrition from Texas State University. Krissy is currently a doctoral candidate in health science and exercise leadership from Pennsylvania Western University.

Krissy trains athletes to obtain peak health within their relationship with food, exercise, and body. She approaches each athlete as an individual to create a specialized plan for growth, recovery, and performance.

Krissy works to provide an open space for eating disorder recovery and sports performance by advocating for Health At Every Size and the LGBT+ community. Krissy often speaks at conferences, schools, and sports organizations to educate on RED-S and eating disorder awareness. She also works as an adjunct nutrition professor at Texas State University and advises local high school, collegiate, and club sports teams on proper nutrition for peak sports performance.

Apart from work, Krissy enjoys traveling with her family, playing violin, painting, and hugging animals!

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Becca is the Director of Performance Nutrition at Mind Body Endurance. Over the past 10 years Becca has specialized in the intersection of sports and eating disorders, understanding how the path to driven sometimes can become destructive without the support of professionals that get it.

Being a former collegiate athlete now youth coach and Mom to an active daughter, my career’s mission is to create a safer place in sport to see athletes thrive. This means aligning with like-minded , value-driven professionals. As the director of Performance Nutrition at MBE Becca creates a place to challenge the status quo and have ongoing peer consultation to stay evidence-informed & connected to the clients.

In addition to private practice, she has served as a consultant to the University of Missouri Kansas City Athletics, Kansas City Ballet, local colleges and previously worked with the Kansas City Chiefs. Becca and Riley have developed and presented over the US The Eating Disorder in Sport Workshop for athlete providers.

Becca is also the author of Finding your Sweet Spot- How to Avoid RED-S (Relative Energy Deficit in Sport) by Optimizing Your Energy Balance and RED-Solution mentorship program for clinicians.. She is a co-host of a podcast called PHIT for a Queen devoted to female athletes. Spring 2022 will release her workbook on transitioning out of sport at LAST with Dr. Mel Streno.

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Marcia holds the Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) designation, specializing in the intersection of performance nutrition and REDS, disordered eating, and eating disorders.   She finds joy in helping athletes to find ways to fuel their bodies for performance rather than focusing on a certain body size. Marcia empowers clients to develop the skills necessary to navigate the world of diet culture through an anti-diet approach. She aims to provide a supportive and listening environment as clients find improved performance as well as nourishment, joy, and peace with food.

Marcia earned her DPD, Master’s in Nutrition and Health Promotion and Certificate in Sports Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston, MA.

Marcia is a collegiate 5-time All-American swimmer. Nutrition has been a passion since her time as a college athlete and while watching her kids navigate NCAA Division I athletics.  Marcia has been working with athletes for the past 10 years with the last four years as the Director of Sports Nutrition at the University of New Hampshire.

During her free time, you will find her spending time with family and enjoying hiking and the outdoors in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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Riley Nickols, PhD, CEDS-S is a counseling and sport psychologist who specializes in working with athletes to address mental health and performance concerns.

Dr. Nickols obtained an MS in Sport Psychology from Ithaca College in addition to an MS in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University. He regularly speaks to athletes, coaches, and sports medicine personnel about disordered eating and unbalanced exercise in sport. Additionally, Dr. Nickols consults with eating disorder professionals on best practices for integrating exercise during eating disorder treatment and is sensitive to the unique demands of eating disorder recovery in relation to training and competing in sport.

Currently, Dr. Nickols is on EDCare’s Scientific Advisory Board and is the Senior Program Advisor for Athlete EDGE at EDCare in Denver, CO where specialized intensive eating disorder treatment is provided for athletes. He was previously the Director of the Victory Program, the nation’s first residential eating disorder treatment facility for athletes, from 2013-2021 at McCallum Place in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Nickols is listed in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Mental Health Registry (2020-2022). He is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) and Supervisor (CEDS-S) through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) and holds a certificate in the Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders from the Contemporary Psychotherapy’s Center for the Study of Anorexia & Bulimia (CSAB) in New York, NY. He currently serves on the Clinical Advisory Council for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).

Dr. Nickols is currently on the steering committee for the proposed Division of Eating Disorders and Body Image as part of the American Psychological Association (APA) and was on the steering committee for Safe Exercise at Every Stage’s (SEES) Athlete Guidelines.

Dr. Nickols is a member of the Big Sky Sport Psychology Group, Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA), American Psychological Association’s Division 47 (Exercise & Sport Psychology), Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and the AASP Eating Disorders Special Interest Group.

Dr. Nickols is a licensed psychologist in California, Indiana, Colorado, and Missouri. Additionally, he is an approved, participating PSYPACT psychologist and can provide telehealth in the participating PSYPACT states.

In addition to competing in endurance sports for over 20 years, Dr. Nickols is a running coach and a USA Triathlon coach.

His proudest accomplishment is being married to his best friend and raising three adorable kids.

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Kaitlyn earned her BS in Dietetics from Michigan State University and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota – The Emily Program (eating disorder emphasis). While at Michigan State, Kaitlyn was highly involved in athletics, working as an administrative assistant for the athletic department and as a sport nutrition intern under the Director of Performance Nutrition. After college, she worked with the University of Minnesota football team, assisting with the day-to-day nutrition tasks, before later joining as a volunteer sports dietitian for athletes experiencing an eating disorder/RED-S. Kaitlyn also has experience working as a dietitian in an eating disorder intensive residential/residential unit, treating patients of all ages and identities. While there, she completed formal FBT (family based therapy) training and utilizes this in the work she does each day.

Kaitlyn is currently working on her Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan, deepening her awareness of things like privilege and oppression, while also strengthening her listening and counseling skills. She also serves as the lead dietitian for the students at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as the sports dietitian for Track and Field and Gymnastics at the University of Minnesota. Kaitlyn is particularly interested in the growing mental health concerns college-aged individuals face.

In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys reading, going on a walk with a good podcast and watching college football.

Kaitlyn believes in a client or patient centered approach, meeting her patient/client’s where they are at, while also providing a light sense of humor! Her passion lies in debunking diet culture and helping those with an eating disorder make peace with food, exercise and their body.

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Jacquie Rangel is a mental health counselor dedicated to helping athletes overcome challenges, optimize performance, and find balance in their journey. She is a registered mental health counseling intern and is working under the supervision of Wendy L. Shoaf, LMHC, CEDS-S.

Jacquie holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Miami and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) through the Association for Applied Sports Psychology (AASP). Jacquie created the sports psychology practicum site in the University of Miami athletic department and completed her training working with Division I student-athletes and teams.

Jacquie has also been working in the eating disorder field in various capacities for 8 years and draws from both her training as well as her own experience of recovery to help individuals who are also committed to their own healing. She is specifically passionate about helping people reestablish a healthy relationship with movement and training in recovery as they also repair their relationship with food, exercise, body image, and self-esteem.

As an adjunct to CBT and ACT, Jacquie utilizes EMDR and breathwork in her clinical approach. Her view of her clients is an integrated and holistic one and she believes in treating the whole person as opposed to any given symptom.

In addition to seeing clients for individual therapy, Jacquie plans and hosts yearly mind-body-spirit wellness retreats and equips individuals with the skills needed to maintain a sense of vitality. Jacquie maintains an active lifestyle as a yoga instructor and movement enthusiast in the city of Miami.

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Dr. Trujillo is a licensed counseling and sport psychologist who obtained her doctorate degree from Purdue University in Counseling Psychology in 2019 where she built specialties in grief/loss, self-injury, and working to address mental health needs and access with collegiate athletes. She completed her APA-accredited internship and post-doctoral study at the University of Northern Colorado where she provided individual, group, consultation, and crisis support services in both the counseling center with the general campus community and in the athletics department working with individuals, teams, coaches, and administration. She also has her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2015) and two bachelors’ degrees (Elementary Education, Psychology; 2012) from the University of Wyoming.

During her time in collegiate athletics, Dr. Trujillo conducted individual, group, and team therapy to address concerns both in and out of sport. She provided guidance and training to athletic trainers, coaches, and the broader athletics department related to mental health concerns to help coordinate care, increase knowledge and awareness of mental health needs for current student-athletes. She often attended practices, games, and would occasionally travel with teams to provide ongoing support and observations to increase performance, cohesion, and support. She also worked to implement assessment materials to screen athletes for mental health concerns and worked to de-stigmatize mental health distress and increase access to services for student-athletes. This led to her taking a position at EDCare in 2021 as a primary therapist and the program lead for the Athlete EDGE program, a PHP/IOP program for high performance athletes with eating disorders. While there, she worked to build a sport-informed team of professionals to treat all aspects of identity/life for elite performers with eating disorders. She had the opportunity to refine and build athlete-specific group curriculum, provide education and consultation services throughout the country to those in athletics communities, and engage with professionals in athletics, psychiatry, dietetics, family therapy, physical therapy, and medicine across all levels of care to provide comprehensive and collaborative services.

Dr. Trujillo has been working in the mental health field since 2011 and has experience in in-patient facilities, intensive outpatient substance abuse programs, university counseling centers, residential treatment facilities for at-risk youth, alternative high schools, home-based therapy services, general outpatient services, and collegiate athletic settings. She was worked with people in all stages of life from ages 5 to 85. She is passionate about normalizing mental health in athletic populations and helping athletes become their best selves in and out of their sport. Dr. Trujillo is a member of the Big Sky Sport Psychology Group, the Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA), and the American Psychological Association’s Division 47 (Exercise & Sport Psychology).

In her spare time, she enjoys being with friends and family, being involved in any type of sport/competition, and traveling. She is an avid reader and is a MEGA Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball fan.

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Rachel Walker, Psy.D., HSP, CMPC is a counseling and sport psychologist who specializes in working with athletes to address mental health and performance concerns.

Dr. Walker earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Whitman College, her Master of Science in Performance Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and received her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Counseling Psychology/Athletic Counseling from Springfield College. Dr. Walker, endearingly nicknamed “Doc Walk,” has been thinking deeply (and laughing often!) about psychology and mental performance since 1998 as an elite level alpine ski racer who experienced mental blocks, injuries, and a transition out of sport to pursue academia.

She is currently the Director of Psychological Health & Performance at the University of Colorado Boulder in the athletics department. She was previously the Lead Sport Psychologist in the University of Delaware’s athletic department where she was the first full-time sport psychologist and created the program for the athletes. She completed post-doctoral training at Washington State University as the Outreach Coordinator and, prior to that, she completed her doctoral internship at Florida Atlantic University’s counseling center where she specialized in body image and eating concerns/disorders as well as sport psychology. She has vast experiences in training and supporting elite athletes, coaches, and teams at the individual and team level from a mental health and mental performance lens. Dr. Walker approaches mental health counseling by not just focusing on symptom reduction, but rather aspires to honor what makes each day worth living according to your beliefs, interests, values, and enriching relationships. Through humility, compassion, play, and curiosity, “Doc Walk” looks forward to supporting you or a loved one on their journey towards healing, growth, and flourishing (i.e., becoming a total badass).

Dr. Walker is a Licensed Psychologist in Colorado (LP #5077), a Health Service Psychologist with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists (#57313), and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (CMPC #620). She is working toward becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP).

Dr. Walker is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), APA Division 47–Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, APA Division 17–Society of Counseling Psychology, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP), the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and the Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association.

Dr. Walker grew up in Whistler, BC, Canada and started skiing on Whistler Mountain at the age of 3 years-old. Being in the mountains in Colorado continues to inspire her and allows her to feel grounded.

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