Consultant Profile
Nick Galli
Organization:
University of Utah
Job Title:
Mental Health Counselor/Coordinator of Mental Performance
Address:
250 S. 1850 E.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
United States
Email:
dr.nickgalli@gmail.com
Bio
Dr. Nick Galli is a sport counselor in the Department of Athletics at The University of Utah, and a mental performance consultant focused on the development of mental toughness in athletes. He holds a Ph.D. in Exercise and Sport Science with a specialization in the Psychosocial Aspects of Sport from the University of Utah, and is recognized as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). In his 15 years of coaching the mental game, Dr. Galli has worked with individual athletes and teams ranging from the youth to the professional level. He has written numerous research articles in professional journals such as The Sport Psychologist and The Psychology of Sport and Exercise, and provided his expertise on the mental aspects of athletic performance to stories published in Runner’s World and Men’s Health. Dr. Galli aims to help athletes and exercisers reach their potential by teaching them to “think better,” and offering them practical strategies for taking control of their mind and performance. Since 2016 he has worked as the mental performance coach for U.S. Speedskating.
Year Certified
2012
Recertification Year
2028
Certification and Licensure
CMPC: Certified Mental Performance Consultant
Other: Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Performance Areas
Sport
Specializations
Academic and career counseling
Attention/concentration
Burnout and overtraining
Career transitions
Coach education/performance enhancement
Communication
Eating disorders
Elite performance
Emotional control/regulation
Exercise/fitness/health and well-being
Goal setting
Identity issues
Injury and rehab
Leadership/captaincy
Life skills
Mental health
Mindfulness
Motivation
Parent education
Physical/emotional abuse
Public speaking
Stress management/arousal regulation
Team culture/cohesion
Work/school-life balance
Age Levels
13 - 17
18 - 25
Middle aged adults
Master's participants
Seniors
Session Preference
In-person or Online
Sport Specializations
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Football (American)
Golf
Martial arts
Running
Speed Skating
Volleyball
Wrestling
Languages Spoken
English
