Helping Athletes Achieve Optimal and Mindful Performance

I decided to work with a mental performance coach because I struggled with self-doubt around my race-day performance. I wanted to understand where those doubts came from and learn how to show up with greater confidence, focus, and certainty. Working with Brady has been a game changer. Through our work together, I now approach races feeling more relaxed, confident, and focused. Some of the most valuable tools I've developed include creating an alter ego for race day, understanding the difference between my internal and external scoreboards, and developing my personal pain pledge. These strategies have helped me perform with a stronger mindset and enjoy the process more. If you're looking to show up to your event, game, or race with greater confidence, certainty, and mental resilience, I highly recommend working with a mental performance coach—and Brady has been an outstanding guide throughout that journey.

I found my time at MindbalanceSPORT SUPER helpful. I improved a lot with my confidence in my own play and working on taking steps to reset after mistakes and in between points. This helped me achieve a lot more than I thought I would be able to. We were also able to create some impactful morning routines with meditation and mindfulness. I would highly recommend!!

What a great experience! Recently we had Brady Dinnsen work with our volleyball team to discuss various aspects of mental toughness. Some of the topics that were super helpful were Self-talk, Confidence, Next point mentality and Finishing. Brady would be an asset to any team looking to improve in these areas.

This practice is doing amazing things for young athletes. I have had a top notch experience collaborating with providers at Mind Balance Sport. As a psychologist who does a lot of the clinical work with student athletes, the added component of mental performance coaching really catalyzes growth and well-being. I highly recommend.

I am a marathon runner with some big goals for myself. In my last three marathons, I’ve struggled with some serious mental blockers in the later miles, and I’ve disappointed myself. In just 3 sessions so far, Paula has shown me how much my mental game is slowing me down. She’s armed me with actionable strategies to tackle my mental demons so that I can achieve what I think I am capable of. More than that, she’s helped me recover my “why” so that I can find joy in running again. She has been life changing. I am a 9x marathoner, yet I didn’t realize how much our mindset can shape our running experience, and how critical it is to train our brains along with our bodies. She’s getting me ready to take on my second Boston marathon this spring, and I can’t wait!

My daughter (now 13) is a highly motivated and dedicated competitive gymnast who currently changed 16 hours a week. We hired Paula Castro a couple of years ago to work with her, as she was struggling with the stress/expectations of meets as well as some of the dynamics in the gym. Paula was a godsend; she helped make competitions more enjoyable/less stressful for her. She also provided useful tools and strategies that despite her young age, really resonated with her. My daughter attributes her gymnastics advancement in large part due to her work with Paula. We could not recommend her more highly and hope to work with her again in the future.

My daughter and I loved working with Paula! I was worried that my kid may be too young, but it was so helpful to really find what the sport means to my daughter. And now we have several tools we can use in different situations to help re-focus and strengthen her mental game. We will definitely be calling her back if and when we hit an inevitable rough patch!

It has been great to use their guidance, tools and support to help our pre-teen athlete with mental focus and emotional regulation during competition.