Mental Coaching for Climbers

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

Hi, I'm Neely!

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.

I've been climbing for over 25 years and I've been through the gamut of emotional turmoil in my own climbing...

But through a lot of coaching and practice, I now genuinely love climbing a LOT more than I used to.

And it's my mission to help you enjoy the heck out of climbing because it really is amazing when we don't let our shoulds, comparisons, fears, frustrations, and shame get the best of us.

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What We Can Work On

Hang on a sec first... I know that what you want is to be a better climber, and how could working on all of these things below make you a better climber?!

Shouldn't you just get stronger fingers and more endurance?

Surprisingly (but not surprisingly at all), having a positive attitude with a focus on the process instead of the goal DOES make us better climbers! It has for me.

Feeling stuck and burnt out in your climbing

Having a negative attitude on your climbing days

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 that only superheroes can attain

Comparing yourself (and your body) to other climbers and feeling pretty bad about it

Learning to enjoy the process of climbing instead of just needing the sends for validation

Negative body image and your relationship with food (I'm a nutritionist too!)

Want to chat before you book a session?

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.

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.

About Neely Quinn, CPC, CPDS

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 traning on performance in sports and other areas of life.

I started TrainingBeta in 2013 and have been running the company, hosting the TrainingBeta Podcast, and seeing nutrition clients since then (I'm also a nutritionist).

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 and Las Vegas, Nevada. We regularly travel around the country and world to go climbing.

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What One Client Thinks of My Coaching

Christina Asai (iPEC Coach and Admin)

I reached out to Neely initially with the idea in mind that we could improve my relationship with climbing since I had been experiencing a lull in my motivation and excitement for showing up to climb over the recent months. Work had been stressful after losing my entire team to layoffs, and I was aware of the impact it had been having on my energy, but I hadn’t given myself the time to acknowledge just how much other areas of my life outside of climbing were collectively impacting me.

Being someone who identifies with being self-sufficient, I felt frustrated by how ineffective I was feeling in my ability to support myself with the tools I had available. I needed a coach who would understand my relationship to climbing, but who was also able to speak to my struggle with perfectionism and self-comparison. It was clear to me that if I continued with my existing pattern of criticizing myself for not being more motivated and disciplined with my training schedule, I would burnout; so I sought out a coach that would be empathic to my tendencies of overworking but not afraid to challenge me (in a no-frills, well-intentioned way).

During my coaching session with Neely, I was able to explore the blocks to my experience of freedom without judgement. Neely’s keen intuition and ability to reflect observations about my beliefs helped me to see how my efforts to push myself to climb more consistently were actually coming from a place of fear rather than compassion for myself.

Neely’s gentle, yet straightforward approach to exploring my struggles made it easy for me to open up and name some of the things that I had been judging myself for feeling and not wanting to say aloud. Through our time together, I was able to peel back the layers on what the real feeling behind my lack of motivation: I hadn’t allowed myself the time and space to process the changes from the past year.

Being seen and heard in the safe environment of Neely’s compassion opened up a deeper inner dialogue for me: I was able to remember the sacredness that climbing represented to me, the feeling of freedom and strength it had gifted me throughout much of my life, and the joy I received whenever I allowed myself to ‘just climb’ rather than forcing myself to meet a strict schedule whenever my body was asking me to slow down.

Within just one session, Neely helped me sift through and release a lot of unnecessary priorities I had been stacking on my plate, and I was able to move forward with realistic action steps to reconnect with activities that were meaningful to me and filled my cup. I left the session feeling hopeful and energized.

If you are thinking about life coaching with Neely, seize this moment and know that you will walk away with greater awareness and confidence in your ability to change your life!

FAQ

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 talk 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.

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