Lisa Bonta Sumii

Blending evidence-based mental performance training with a holistic, athlete-centered approach, Lisa prioritizes supporting individual athletes at all levels—from elite youth and collegiate athletes to Olympic hopefuls and professional athletes. She helps athletes and performers strengthen focus, manage pressure, navigate setbacks, build resilience, and develop the confidence, clarity, and consistency needed to perform at their highest level.

Lisa also recognizes that athletes are people first, and that mental health and wellness are foundational to both performance and overall well-being. Her clinical background allows her to support athletes through challenges such as anxiety, identity, life transitions, relationships, injury and recovery, and the emotional demands that can accompany high-performance environments. Her approach creates space for both mental health and mental performance, recognizing when an athlete needs skills to perform and when they need support to heal, process, and simply be human.

Her experience embedded within a professional sport environment gives Lisa a deep understanding of the unique demands athletes face, both on and off the field. Her work is rooted in helping athletes feel grounded in who they are, connected to their purpose, and equipped to navigate both performance and life beyond sport.

Lisa also has a particular passion for working with couples, especially relationships in which one or both partners is an athlete. She supports couples in navigating the unique demands of high-performance sport—including travel, time apart, career transitions, competing priorities, communication, and maintaining connection while pursuing ambitious individual goals.

Lisa is listed in the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Mental Health and Mental Performance Registries and the NFL Player’s Association’s Clinician Directory.