Mental Coaching for Climbers

Let's work on what's REALLY holding you back in your climbing

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Coach Neely Quinn, CPC

I'm a Certified Professional Coach who helps climbers get their mental game squared away so they can put all their physical climbing talents to good use.

It's my mission to help you enjoy the heck out of climbing because it really is amazing what can happen to our performance when we truly love what we're doing.

What We Can Work On

Feeling stuck and burnt out in your climbing

Having a negative attitude about climbing

Feeling frustrated that you're not climbing harder than you are

Fear of falling and fear of failing

Performance anxiety on projects

Setting realistic goals for yourself instead of impossible ones

Comparing yourself to other climbers and feeling pretty bad about it

Learning to enjoy the process of climbing

Negative body image

Whatever is holding you back in climbing

Want to chat before you book?

No problem! Just find a time in my schedule by clicking the link below and I'll answer any questions you have, explain coaching a little more, and we can see if we're a good fit for each other.

About Neely Quinn, CPC, CPDS

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I am a Certified Professional Coach, having completed the CPC program at iPEC in 2023. I'm also certified as a COR.E Performance Dynamics Specialist, which means I've done specific training on performance in sports and other areas of life.

I've always been fascinated by the inner workings of people, and if you've ever talked to me in person, you know that I go deep very quickly. I started working on my climbing mindset with coach Hazel Findlay in 2021 and all of that work, along with the work I've done with my therapist, made it really clear to me that being a coach was my calling.

I've climbed up to 5.13c and V9, and at 45+ years old, I'm climbing better and more confidently than I ever have because of all the mental work I've done.

I used to get REALLY wrapped up in how I was performing, how hard I was climbing, how scared I was, and how I compared with other people.

Now after doing all that work and continuing it every day, I am SO MUCH happier in my climbing life!

I truly hope we can find the same success for you.

I live with my husband, Seth Lytton, and our heeler mix, Willa, in Longmont, Colorado. We regularly travel around the country and world to go climbing.

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What happens after I've made my purchase?

Right after your purchase, you'll receive an email from me that contains a questionnaire, a liability form, and my schedule so you can get started right away on paperwork and book a session.

What will our sessions be like?

You'll come to the hour-long session with a topic in mind and we'll set a goal about that topic to reach by the end of the session. We'll explore your thoughts and feelings about the topic (it can be hard, but I promise it's worth it!

Once you have space from the hard thing by acknowledging and validating whatever's going on, we'll be able to come up with clear steps about it moving forward, whether that's some mental practice to do at the gym (falling practice, perhaps), journaling, or just simply noticing how the behaviors/thoughts/emotions show up until our next session.

The actions we come up with are quite varied, but at the very least, you will come out of the session with more understanding and self-awareness.

I will provide a very safe, objective, private space for you to be vulnerable. For the most part, you will be doing the talking and I will be asking you questions, but I will also offer up my experiences and expertise if you ask for it.

How many sessions will it take to help me?

It might take us just one session to help you or it might take many. I've had sessions with people where, in just one session, they felt complete about that topic. Maybe they were trying to make a decision about doing either thing A or thing B, and they were able to choose. Sometimes people just want more clarity about a topic, like whether or not they want to get a second dog (I did a coaching session about that for myself actually).

But sometimes there are more deeply seated limiting beliefs or that voice in your head that tells you you're not good enough that we need to spend a little more time with. That could be 3 sessions, 6 sessions, 12?

I personally see a coach every 2 weeks and I've been doing that for about 10 years. I love having someone always available to help me make important decisions, work through big emotions, and make sure I'm living my life according to my values.

I'm here to help you whether you want a single session or a long-term relationship.

I'm not ready to book a session yet - can we talk first?

Yes! You can book a free 15-Minute Intro Session with me by clicking on the link below. In that conversation you can ask me any questions you have, I'll explain coaching a little more to you, and we can go over what we'll work on and how we'll work on it together.

What is the difference between therapy and coaching?

Therapists often work to move their patient from a state of dysfunction to being a fully
functional individual. Often this centers on resolving conflict within the individual or in a
relationship, overcoming past issues, healing trauma, and sometimes managing mental illness.

Therapy, therefore, must often deal with the past so a patient can exist in the present.
Coaching clients, in contrast, are already working at a functional level. They’re on their feet, they have goals in mind, and it’s the coach’s job to help them see past the inner obstacles holding them back and empower them to take action so they can perform at an optimal level.

(from iPEC website)

How many sessions should I sign up for?

It depends on how much work you want to do on your mindset and how much you want to invest financially.

If you just want to test the waters and see how we mesh and what kind of benefits you get out of the sessions, just sign up for one session.

But if you're ready to commit to working through some stuff and you want to be held accountable for making your follow-up appointments, I'd pre-pay for either 3 or 9 sessions.

That number depends on how much work you think you have to do. I personally work with a coach monthly and have been seeing him for 7 years at least once a month, so I know the benefits of a long-term relationship with an objective, skilled coach and I know I can be that for you.

The 3-pack gives you a 5% discount and the 9-pack gives you a 10% discount, so it's up to you!

Want to chat before you book a session?

No problem. Just click the link below to set up a free 15-minute conversation where I'll answer any questions you have and explain coaching a little bit more.

Watch A Session about Performance Anxiety

In this session with climbing coach, Alex Stiger, we talk about the performance anxiety she was experiencing on her long-term climbing project.

We dive into where it was coming from, what values she has that were causing it, how she handn't been allowing herself to feel negative emotions on or about her route, and what she can do going forward to decrease the anxiety.

Should You Do 1 Session or 3 Months with Me?

The 3-month package consists of 6 sessions with me where we meet every other week. We will be able to dive into not only your climbing mindset issues, but also other aspects of your life you want to improve.

It might be that your low self worth or your high expectations of yourself, or perhaps your perfectionism, are showing up in your career, your relationships, your body image, or somewhere else in your life.

We can tackle as much of this as possible in those 6 sessions and then if you want more, you'll have a few options to continue working with me.

The 6-session package is the most cost effective way of working with me, and it provides you with the accountability you need to make sure you're practicing the things we talk about in our sessions.

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