Dr. Jess Kirby
Dr. Jess Kirby

Dr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness Coach

Dr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness CoachDr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness CoachDr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness Coach

Tools and education to stop surviving your sport experience and start thriving

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Dr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness Coach

Dr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness CoachDr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness CoachDr. Jess Kirby Mental Performance & Wellness Coach

Tools and education to stop surviving your sport experience and start thriving

Connect

Elevating Human Potential with Mental Wellness & Resilience

About Me

About Me

About Me

I am a passionate and effective leader with 15 years of experience in speaking, teaching, coaching, program development, and research. With a PhD in Social Psychology of Sport and a Masters in Health Promotion, I am on a mission to utilize my expertise to transform the culture of sport to enhance and prioritize the mental wellness and resilience of athletes, coaches, leaders, and executives.

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Mission

About Me

About Me

I take a human-centered approach to empower individuals to elevate their human potential through building a strong foundation of mental wellness and resilience. I provide athletes with the tools and education to stop surviving their sport experience and start thriving.

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Services

About Me

Services

I offer a range of services from inspiring keynotes that spark change within your organization to comprehensive mental health and performance education packages, as well as one-on-one coaching. Workshops and coaching sessions integrate principles from the fields of sport psychology, positive psychology, neuroscience, and health promotion.

Client Testimonials

High School Athletes

High School Athletes

High School Athletes

"Working with Dr. Jess Kirby this season was a game-changer for our program. Her mental wellness and performance coaching played a huge role in helping our team reach the Final Four. Jess connected with our athletes in such a meaningful way—the girls looked forward to every session and consistently walked away feeling more confident, focused, and resilient. Her ability to create a supportive environment while teaching real, practical mental skills made a lasting impact. There’s no doubt that her work with us was a key factor in our success this year. We’re incredibly grateful for the energy, care, and expertise she brought to our team."

Collegiate Athletes

High School Athletes

High School Athletes

"We loved working with Dr. Kirby this season. We were able to discuss with her the specific areas of growth we were hoping to see within our program, and she designed a team session tailored to those goals. Dr. Kirby has a way of quickly building a rapport with the student-athletes that allows her to create meaningful dialogue and honest reflection within a team. She is able to frame concepts such that they not only can be understood by the group but can actually be applied effectively in real situations throughout the season. I am very happy with our team's progress this season and we are looking forward to working with Dr. Kirby again next year!"

Workplace Wellness

High School Athletes

Workplace Wellness

 "I invited Dr. Jess to give a presentation to my employees at my Eyecare business. She was able to adapt the material to five pillars of wellness in the workplace, offering valuable strategies to avoid burnout at work and insights into optimal sleep and mental wellness at home. It has been my dream to create a business environment that cultivates growth minded peers and employees. It brought tears to my eyes as I watched my employees engage with her, and I am pleased to see that they have embraced this lifestyle and taken initiative to hold themselves accountable and lift one another up." 

Keynote Speaker

Athlete Mental Health

Workplace Wellness

"I want to sincerely thank you for delivering such a powerful and thought-provoking keynote at TEMCA’s International Women’s Day event. Your message on thriving versus surviving deeply resonated with our audience and set the tone for a meaningful, empowering evening.

Your generosity, insight, and presence were truly impactful, and we’ve received so many wonderful comments from attendees who felt seen, challenged, and inspired by your words."

Athlete Mental Health

Athlete Mental Health

Athlete Mental Health

 "Thank you again for today! Know that your efforts to connect athletes with their own mental health and services available to them is so greatly appreciated. It’s made a difference.  Athletes do legitimately talk more openly about their mental health and prioritize it."

Moments That Matter

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Let's Collaborate

Questions or Comments?

For more information on collaborations with athletes, coaching services, mental wellness, resilience, and availability, send me a message. I look forward to connecting and discussing sport psychology.

Dr. Jess Kirby

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