Sport Psychology

Sport psychology uses mental skills training and techniques to teach athletes and/or teams how to monitor and control mental and physical states to optimize athletic performance. We provide interventions and assistance in managing difficult behavior and/or insight into barriers athletes and coaches may be experiencing.

You already put in the hours on technique, strength, and conditioning. Paradise Sport Psychology gives the mental game the same structure: a clear assessment, a plan built around how you actually compete, and skills you practice until they hold up under pressure. From youth sport to the professional ranks, we've helped thousands of clients become more focused, more resilient, and more consistent.

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Train the Mind Like the Body — Build Champions, Not Just Athletes

Who We Work With

Teams & Organizations

Individual Athletes

All Sports & Backgrounds

If you perform under pressure, we can help. Our clients range from young kids in their first competitive season to professional athletes and full organizations.

  • Athletes at every level: youth, high school, NCAA Division I–III, amateur, and professional

  • Every sport: golf, swimming and diving, soccer, baseball, hockey, basketball, football, strength sports, combat sports, endurance sports, and more

  • Teams and coaching staffs: high school programs through collegiate and professional organizations

  • Tactical professionals: military, special operations, law enforcement, and first responders

  • Performers and high-stress professionals: musicians, executives, and anyone whose work depends on clear thinking under pressure

The sport changes. The skills don't: controlling attention, regulating emotion, building confidence through action, and recovering quickly from mistakes.

What We Do

  • We bring mental performance training and clinical mental health care under one roof, because the person and the athlete are the same human being.

  • One-on-one work focused on what happens between your ears when it matters. Common areas include:

    • Performance anxiety, nerves, and choking under pressure

    • Focus, attention control, and pre-performance routines

    • Confidence that comes from preparation, not just positive thinking

    • Bouncing back from mistakes, slumps, and bad days

    • Injury recovery and return to play

    • Motivation, burnout, and transitions in or out of sport

  • Licensed therapeutic care for anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and the pressures that follow athletes and high performers off the field. Insurance is accepted for eligible clinical care.

  • We build mental performance programs for high school teams, collegiate athletic departments, professional organizations, and tactical units. Every program is shaped around your season, your roster, and the goals your coaching staff sets.

    Programs can include:

    • Season-long team sessions, with athletes grouped by experience or role

    • Workshops for athletes, coaches, and parents

    • Individual sessions for athletes who need more support

    • Coach and leadership consulting

    • Pre-competition and postseason preparation

    Schedule a Free Discovery Call to talk through what your team needs.

  • We explain why each strategy works, not just what to do. Every session ends with your Keys to Victory: specific skills to practice before we meet again. You'll test them in training and competition, reflect on what happened, and adjust. That cycle is how mental skills become automatic.

Book a free discovery call today!
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Meet Noah

Noah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), applied sport psychology clinician, and U.S. Army veteran. His own path back from a serious combat injury, from bedridden to competitive athlete, is a big part of why he does this work.

He earned his BA in psychology and his MA in clinical mental health counseling, with an emphasis on sport and performance, from Oakland University. He has served as Director of Sport Psychology at the NCAA Division I level and founded a multidisciplinary athletic performance center serving collegiate and professional athletes.

Noah is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). His approach is collaborative, direct, and evidence-based guided through the lens of psychoneuroimmunology.

Golf: Our Specialty

We work with every sport, but golf is where we've gone deepest. Golf gives you hours to think between shots, and that's exactly where rounds are won and lost.

  • You'd never play a round with only a driver. Yet most golfers bring one mental approach to every situation. We help you build a mental bag as versatile as the one on your cart: a routine for the first tee, a reset after a double bogey, a way to stay patient on a slow back nine, and a plan for closing out a round with a lead.

  • You know your handicap. Now you can measure your mental game too. We created the Golf Mental Index, the first tool of its kind, to rate the quality of your mental performance round by round. Compare it to your handicap index or scoring average and you'll see exactly where the mental game is costing you strokes.

  • One of our two offices sits inside The Gregor Golf Club, a private indoor facility. Sessions there include access to a private office, simulators and the putting green, so we can train and test your mental skills while you hit shots. We also work with clients on the course to see how they think and compete in real rounds in real time.

  • We partner with many of Michigan's leading, award-winning PGA teaching professionals. Your swing coach handles mechanics. We make sure the swing you've built shows up when the round matters.

  • Junior golfers through PGA Jr and AJGA event winners. NCAA Division I conference championship teams. GAM state champions. YouTube golfers JnA Golf. Male and female professionals competing on tours around the world. Our golfers consistently lower their scores and become more consistent from round to round.

Pre-order

Mastering the Mind: Building Your Mental Golf Bag

Our new e-book releases in early November. It walks you through the mental clubs every golfer needs, when to pull each one, and how to practice them until they're as reliable as your stock shot.

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Become a Paradise Sport Psychology Member

$75/month. Membership is the simplest way to train your mind consistently, not just when something goes wrong. Members get unlimited access to OMP (Optimize Mind Performance), our mental training platform where you get unprecedented access to the world’s leading voices in the industry providing workshops, exercises, and courses 24/7. We are proud to be one of the first private practices in the nation to offer access to OMP - the platform trusted by USC, Duke, professional teams, and more.

We provide custom programing based on your needs and your goals - anytime, anywhere.

Become a Member Today!
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Fees

Clear pricing, no surprises

Initial intake | $200

Your intake covers a full assessment of where you are, where you want to go, and the plan to get there. Sessions after that are booked at the hourly rate.

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Individual session, 60 minutes | $175

Each session following the first will be set at this rate. We offer 75, 90, and 120 minute sessions at a prorated rate.

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Team and organizational packages | Custom

Contact us today to set up a free discovery meeting as we will build a custom proposal based off your needs and budget.

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Insurance

We accept insurance for clients who need clinical mental health counseling, and we set aside 30–40% of our caseload for insurance clients. Demand for these spots is high, so insurance-based care is first offered to existing Paradise Sport Psychology members.

Common Questions

  • No. Most of our clients are already performing well and want an edge. Mental training works best before things go wrong.

  • Yes. We work with young athletes and their parents, and adjust our approach to the athlete's age.

  • Yes. We have clients being served all over the globe.

  • It can be, but it doesn't have to be. Mental performance training focuses on performance. Clinical counseling addresses mental health. Many clients benefit from both, and we provide both.

    1. Book a free discovery call. Fifteen minutes to talk about your goals and whether we're the right fit. Individuals and teams welcome.

    2. Complete your intake. A full assessment and a personalized plan ($200, or billed to insurance for eligible members).

    3. Train. Regular sessions, at your pace, based on your goals.

Contact us | Book a Free Discovery Call.

noah@paradisebarbell.com

Our Locations

Rochester Hills

Each of our locations offers something unique—what they all share is a commitment to creating meaningful experiences. Take a moment to browse and find the one that fits your needs.

Conveniently located near the heart of Rochester, come be seen by our team at 1693 W Hamlin Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309.

Clawson

If you prefer a more relaxed and casual setting than a traditional therapist office, we have just the place for you.

We are proud to be embedded inside of a private golf club where we can see athletes in private settings both in office, and on golf simulators. Located just east of downtown Clawson, come see us inside of The Gregor Golf Club at 90 N Rochester Rd, Clawson, MI 48017.