Sport & Performance Psychology
Every Athlete
Trains Hard.
Few Train Their Mind.
I’m Elise Lacoste, CMPC, a former varsity athlete and PhD candidate. I work with athletes and teams ready to build confidence, focus, and resilience that holds when it counts.
Clients
Who I Work With
Youth athletes finding their footing, university competitors managing the full load, teams chasing culture, and soccer players who want the mental side to match the technical.
Youth & Teenage Athletes
Young athletes carry more than equipment. Performance anxiety, identity tied to sport, fear of failure. Mental skills training builds the internal toolkit to compete and grow with confidence.
University & Varsity Athletes
Varsity sport is relentless. Between training, travel, competition, and coursework, the mental load compounds. I help student-athletes perform in both arenas.
Teams & Coaches
A team that communicates, recovers, and competes well together doesn't happen by accident. I work with programs to build the mental infrastructure across the whole team.
Soccer Athletes
I've worked with soccer athletes from youth club to the varsity and competitive levels. As a former varsity soccer player, I know what these athletes are working through.
Philosophy
My Approach
I use what the research actually supports: specific, applicable techniques drawn from sport psychology and performance science. Sessions are built around your sport, your role, and where you are right now.
“Mental training can be fun while being meaningful, and the results can go beyond the sport context and bring positive change in everyday life.”
- Research-backed: Every technique comes from the sport psychology evidence base, not trend-chasing
- Performance, not pathology: Consulting for athletes who are performing well and want to go further
- Built for transfer: What you learn in sessions carries into training, competition, and life beyond sport
- Bilingual: English and French, equally. Pas de compromis.
Credentials & Affiliations
CMPC
Certified Mental Performance Consultant
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Kinesiology, UCalgary
Published
JSCR Researcher, 2024
Academic All-Canadian
U SPORTS Honour
Affiliated Organizations
- UCalgary Dinos Athletics
- Calgary Blizzard Soccer Club
- Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS)
- Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA)
Not Sure If This Is Right For You?
The discovery call exists for exactly that: 15 to 20 minutes, free, no obligation. Just a conversation about where you are and what you’re working toward.