Neurotuned is built around a simple idea: performance breaks down under pressure not because of a lack of skill, but because of how the brain responds to stress, uncertainty, and high stakes.

I work with athletes, fighters, and performers who want to train that response deliberately, using evidence-based mental performance tools grounded in psychology and neuroscience. Whether the arena is a competition, a fight, a stage, or a high-visibility professional setting, the underlying mental demands are the same: focus, emotional regulation, confidence, and execution when it matters most.

About NeuroTuned

Training the Mind for Performance Under Pressure

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Who This Work Is For

While much of my work has been developed in athletic and combat sport contexts, the skills trained at Neurotuned are not sport-specific.

They apply to:

  • Competitive athletes across disciplines

  • Fighters operating in high-risk, high-pressure environments

  • Performers and professionals who must execute under observation, evaluation, or consequence

The mental skills that support peak athletic performance are the same skills that support strong performance anywhere pressure is present.

My Background & Approach

My work draws from formal training in psychology and neuroscience, combined with applied experience in performance settings where stakes are real and margins are thin. I am trained as a licensed mental health counselor, with a research-oriented background in brain-behavior relationships, stress, and performance.

Rather than focusing on motivation or mindset alone, Neurotuned emphasizes:

  • Attention control and focus

  • Emotional regulation under stress

  • Confidence and self-trust in execution

  • Consistency across training and performance contexts

The goal is not to “think positive,” but to train the nervous system and cognitive systems that govern performance under pressure.

Why Neurotuned Is Different

Mental performance training is often presented as abstract or inspirational. Neurotuned takes a different approach.

This work is:

  • Evidence-based, grounded in established psychological and neuroscientific principles

  • Applied, designed for real-world performance demands

  • Structured, with clear skills, practices, and progression

  • Transferable, meaning the tools work across domains, not just in sport

Fighters and athletes often serve as the most demanding test cases for these skills. The same tools that help someone perform in a ring, under fatigue and threat, also apply to any situation where pressure challenges execution.

Credentials at a Glance:

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor

  • Ph.D. in Neural and Behavioral Science, M.S. Ed. in Mental Health Counseling, M.A. in Clinical Psychology

  • Current neuroscience research programs in early life stress, threat appraisal, and reward circuitry. Sports and performance research ongoing using EEG, Neurofeedback, and motivational psychology.

  • Advanced training in CBT, DBT, EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, performance psychology, and parts work

  • Certified in Sports and Performance Psychology and Sports Hypnosis

  • Active Muay Thai practitioner & mental performance coach

  • Faculty appointments at New York University, Hunter College, and SUNY Downstate Medical Center

The Neurotuned Philosophy

Performance is not about eliminating stress.
It is about learning to work with it.

Neurotuned focuses on building:

  • Psychological flexibility rather than rigid control

  • Reliable performance habits rather than one-off peak moments

  • Skills that hold up under uncertainty, fatigue, and scrutiny

This is training for people who take performance seriously and want tools that hold up when conditions are less than ideal.

Office Location

NeuroTuned Performance Psychology
(at Good Therapy NYC- Greenpoint)
231 Norman Ave, Suite 212
Brooklyn, NY 11222

In-person sessions are available by appointment for athletes, performers, and professionals working on focus, confidence, and pressure management.
Neurofeedback, EMDR, and sport hypnosis sessions are available on site.

Virtual sessions are also offered for clients outside of New York City or during training and travel periods.

 

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