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Providing the support athletes need to achieve their goals.

Our team of licensed therapists are eager to help athletes grow.

Our team of therapists and counselors identifies as athletes.

We are not sports performance therapists, but rather, mental health therapists who truly understand sports. We believe that teamwork is critical to development, and encourage community, collaboration, and continuous growth within our clinician and athlete networks.

In and out of competition, our ultimate goal is to help individuals succeed in health, wellness and performance.

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Kim O'Brien, a former Harvard Hockey Champion, is the founder of Unlimited Resilience
“You are more resilient than you think! You can and will emerge stronger than before, tougher than you ever knew was possible.”

Founded by a champion.

Meet, Kimberly O’Brien

PhD, LICSW

Kim seeks to empower athletes to be resilient in sport and in life. As a former National Championship Harvard Hockey player, Kim has a passion for working with teen and young adult competitive athletes with mental health concerns. After years of acute psychiatric care training and experience, she has returned to her roots by founding Unlimited Resilience to help athletes succeed in sport and mental health. Kim works with high school and college teams across the country on mental health, mental skills, and suicide bereavement and prevention, actively seeking to make a positive impact on youth in sport.

Kim coaches field hockey, hockey, lacrosse, and baseball, and still loves to compete in hockey and platform tennis. She believes that being an athlete is critical to effective therapy with athletes and requires that every Unlimited Resilience therapist identify as an athlete in support of this belief.

My daughter thinks the world of Dr. O’Brien and feels safe, supported, and motivated by the work they do together. I feel confident that she can provide any child with the wisdom, faith, and motivation that they need.

Anonymous Parent of Unlimited Resilience Athlete

Unlimited Resilience client


Administrative Team Members

Meet our Practice Manager, Anna Nilsson

Practice Manager, BS


Anna believes that ones mental well-being is a key component to overall health. At Unlimited Resilience, she manages day-to-day operations, client inquiries & support, as well as collaborating with team members. Her goal is to create an efficient and positive environment for athletes and their caregivers in order to provide them with an exceptional experience. 

  • Attained her bachelors in public health with a focus on policy and management from UMass Amherst

  • Former ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer player

  • Enjoys strength training, boxing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, hiking, biking, yoga and running


Therapists

Lauren Beville – athlete
Lauren Beville – athlete

Meet, Lauren Beville

Therapist, LICSW


Lauren feels lucky to have an opportunity to use her background as an athlete, a coach, and a clinician to support and empower current athletes. As a former collegiate athlete, she strongly believes that the way we deal with adversity in sports translates into how we deal with adversity in our everyday lives.

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes MI, CBT, and solution-focused

  • Former college lacrosse player

  • Loves helping athletes discover their true potential and improve their experience in all aspects of life by enhancing their mental strength

  • Coaches youth lacrosse; plays lacrosse and basketball; enjoys running, lifting, and getting outdoors to boost endorphins

“It's impossible to predict the future – have faith in your ability to navigate any obstacle placed before you.”

Meet, Joel Hark

Therapist, MHC, Ed.M


Joel has a passion for supporting individuals’ mental and physical well-being. Joel’s experience as a student athlete didn’t go as expected leading Joel to realize the impact mental health and the mental game have on enjoyment and optimal performance of the sport. Joel has worked with clients who have experiences ranging from sports injuries, to attentional focus, and reconnecting with the sport. Outside of sport, Joel offers support for individuals ranging from anxiety, depression, ADHD, to trauma, and relational struggles to identity development. Joel believes his clients are in the driver’s seat and he is there to offer support when they need to fix a flat or an oil change. Joel emphasizes connection to the present moment, awareness, openness, and willingness to create change and evolve as an individual. 

  • Utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, and incorporates systems level and trauma informed care

  • Offers support for people and athletes who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community 

  • Played Division III golf and grew up playing a myriad of different sports. Joel enjoys competing

  • Currently maintains his passion for movement with rock climbing, olympics style weightlifting, and skiing

“You are not broken, we are never broken. Sometimes parts of us are lost. But what it means to be lost is to eventually become found.”

Meet, Catherine Raster

Therapist, LICSW


Cat is a firm believer that therapy is for everyone, especially athletes. Through her own experience with sports and struggles with anxiety, Cat knows the importance of the mind body connection. Sports offered her many valuable lessons not only about life but perhaps more importantly about herself. Building confidence and resilience are essential for any athlete to be successful. Cat has experience working with youth in different capacities and has specific experience providing sports-based therapy to groups. She has seen the benefits of sports and hopes to combine her knowledge of sports and clinical experience to help other athletes in the mental health arena.

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes humanistic and person-centered therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, MI and SFT

  • Former D1 soccer player

  • Grew up the oldest of 7 kids in the Midwest

  • Enjoys playing rec soccer, pickleball, beach days and lots of reading

Meet, Amelia Gonzales

Therapist, M.Ed, MHC 


Having been immersed in sports since a young age, Amelia has grown to recognize the influence that mental health has on an athlete’s performance and also, their overall quality of life. Amelia believes that taking care of your mental health is an important aspect in being able to grow and excel as an individual and as an athlete. As a former collegiate athlete, she understands the overwhelming stress and demand that can be placed on athletes and wants to help other athletes learn to manage these situations through applying useful skills to navigate the mental barriers. Amelia is excited to use her own experiences to support other athletes through their own challenges and work with them to achieve the success they envision for themselves.
  • Former collegiate soccer player

  • Utilizes person-centered therapy, CBT, DBT, MI, and mindfulness

  • Played basketball, softball and competed in track and field

  • Enjoys traveling, going to the beach, and hiking with her dog, Captain

“As competitors, we often forget that we are not just athletes; we are human. We have feelings, we have emotions, we have different life experiences. We are more than just the sport.”

Gabby Hernandez – athlete
Gabby Hernandez – therapist

Meet, Gabby Hernandez

Therapist, LMHC


Gabby is excited to combine her love for sport with her passion for mental health. She loves to work with athletes who may have encountered injury, concerns with eating or body image, anxiety, depression, or trauma and help get them back to feeling successful both in life and in their sport. 

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes CBT and DBT

  • Started as a young gymnast and graduated to team sports like soccer and volleyball

  • Interests and experience include trauma, depression, anxiety, LGBTQ+ issues, motivation, and more

  • Despite ACL injuries, Gabby has continued to stay involved in sports and currently has been learning to snowboard and has been playing volleyball

“I believe that all athletes share a bond no matter what sport they play.”

Meet, Anne Elton

Therapist, LCSW


Developing mental fitness is every bit as important as developing physical fitness, however few of us are taught exactly how to do that. Anne is passionate about making sure that every young person has the practical tools and sustainable solutions they need as they face life’s complex challenges. Drawing on CBT, DBT, psychodynamic theory and narrative approaches and incorporating the mental discipline of mindfulness, Anne assists athletes in finding clarity about whatever pressures and challenges they may be facing and empowers them with the skills necessary to feel their best and move toward their goals on and off the field. 

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness

  • Former basketball player; lifetime athlete

  • Specializes in working with adolescents and young adults with anxiety, depression, social and school issues, loss, trauma, life transitions and relationship challenges

  • After several rounds of rehab for injuries, Anne enjoys staying active through running, tennis, skiing, hiking, yoga…and is currently learning pickle ball

Meet, Jesse Schram

Therapist, LICSW


Jesse strongly believes in the importance of bridging the gap between the mental health and sports worlds in order to support athletes to reach and redefine their “limits.” Jesse grew up playing hockey and soccer, and pursued Division 1 soccer in college. He has experienced his own challenges with anxiety and depression, and is determined to collaboratively work with other athletes to support their goals, both on and off of the field. Jesse embraces a down-to-earth, strength-based approach in an attempt to make the therapeutic process feel comfortable and inviting. 

  • Licensed in NH & MA 

  • Utilizes MI, CBT, solution-focused, and mindfulness

  • Former collegiate soccer player

  • Plays soccer, hockey, and is constantly finding ways to stay active outdoors all times of the year. 

Meet, Steph Holmes

Therapist, LCSW


Steph believes in helping athletes enhance their mental strength not only to improve performance but more importantly to improve the quality of their experience. As a current social worker and a former college athlete with a decade of experience coaching ice hockey, she knows the extraordinary power of resilience.

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes MI, CBT, and DBT

  • Former college ice hockey player

  • Enjoys working with athletes on a range of issues including those related to trauma, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, body image, LGBTQ+ issues, and relationship and family dynamics

  • Plays ice hockey and tennis; enjoys hiking with her family and pup

“The commitment to your mental health is integral to your well-being and level of performance. You have everything you need inside of you to handle whatever comes!”
Steph Holmes – athlete
Steph Holmes – therapist
Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado – therapist
Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado – athlete

Meet, Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado

Therapist, LICSW


Jacqueline believes the connection between physical and mental health is the basis for challenging an athlete further in their sport and life. Her goal is to help athletes find the gem that is within themselves.

  • Licensed in MA

  • Former college volleyball player and rower; has practiced Kenpo karate

  • Enjoys supporting athletes through their challenges and exploring the therapeutic tools and mental skills that best suit them individually

  • Stays physically active through sports and strength training

“Mental strength and resilience are in you; you must train it like everything else!”

Meet, Courtney Chapman 

Therapist, LICSW


Courtney believes that numbers don’t define you as a person. Courtney is passionate about working with individuals/athletes who struggle with various challenges. Specifically, she supports those struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, anxiety, depression, and OCD. Courtney meets the individuals where they are at currently with their own mental health to guide sessions and setting goals. 

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes CBT, DBT, identity exploration, and aspects of EMDR as treatment methods

  • Former rower and soccer player

  • Enjoys going to Orange Theory and playing on different sports leagues in the summer (softball, cornhole)

  • Four years of eating disorder and mental health experience and co-occurring diagnoses with adolescents and adults

Meet, Nick Reynolds

Therapist, MHC


Nick believes the mental well-being of his clients consistently relies on their physical health. He learned at a young age that staying active builds motivation and develops resilience in all aspects of life. His clients’ passion for sport inspires collaboration in order to reach their potential. As a mental health counselor, Nick meets athletes where they are and works toward their achievements in and outside of their sport.

  • Utilizes DBT, CBT, Strength-based therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy

  • A former high school rower and squash player

  • Dedicated to helping others face obstacles, including managing anxiety, disordered eating, depression, physical or psychological trauma, and family dynamics.

  • Enjoys biking, running, and skiing

“Staying physically healthy gives our bodies a means to stay mentally healthy; it’s up to us to care for both our bodies and minds.”
Nick Reynolds – athlete
Nick Reynolds – therapist

Meet, Kelly Kittredge

Therapist, LCSW


Kelly is a lifelong athlete and a dedicated social worker. She is particularly passionate about working with athletes and believes that mental health is a crucial component of success both in sports and in life. She brings this belief into her practice and supports clients in achieving resilience and balance through a strengths-based approach. Kelly has experience working with youth, adolescents, and young adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, LGBTQIA+ identity, social and school issues, OCD and more.

  • Utilizes CBT, MI, mindfulness, exposure, and elements of DBT

  • Former collegiate and professional ice hockey player 

  • Enjoys being at the beach, fishing, exploring, and spending time with loved ones

  • Favorite ways to stay active include playing and coaching hockey, biking, strength training, yoga, and skiing

“The heart of every athlete's strength lies in their mental resilience. Nurturing the mind is just as important as training the body—because when athletes feel supported, they can find joy in the game and rise above any challenge.”

Meet, Ariana DiPreta

Therapist, LMHC, LCPC, CMPC


For Ariana, her athletic career was riddled with injury, recovery, and intensive training. When it came time to accept her career in competitive soccer and rowing would come to an end, it was difficult to manage on her own. Ariana is passionate about providing the mental health support, as well as mental skills training, when times are tough for athletes, and to celebrate the wins while continuing to improve. Ariana has worked with athletes in a variety of settings through high school, and DI, DII, and DIII programs. Ariana is passionate about empowering athletes and helping to illuminate all they have to offer. Sometimes, a simple shift in mindset can reveal our biggest assets and strengths.

  • Licensed in MA & ME

  • Utilizes person-centered, solution-focused, & trauma-informed therapy, along with ACT, CBT, and DBT

  • Former competitive rower and soccer player

  • Stays active through sports, strength training, and daily hikes with her pup

  • Works with individuals facing struggles with depression, anxiety, trauma, LGBTQIA+ issues, motivation, social and school issues, identity development, and mental skills

Meet, Ashley Garcia

Therapist, LMHC


Ashley’s goal is to help her clients live a more meaningful life. Utilizing a humanistic and holistic approach, she draws from various therapeutic modalities in order to best meet the individualized needs of the client. Ashley prioritizes creating a space where clients can feel seen, heard, and encouraged to reach their goals. 

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes DBT and solution-focused therapy

  • Former high school athlete 

  • Focus on adolescents who are dealing with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, LGBTQ+ issues, and BIPOC issues

  • Enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling, kickboxing, and yoga 

Meet, Christina Santorelli

Therapist, LICSW


As a former athlete and current endorphin chaser, Christina is excited to combine her love of being active with her passion for mental health. Christina has experience working with children and adolescents who struggle with anxiety, depression, body image, PTSD, and self injurious behaviors. She is committed to creating a trusting, respectful, and caring therapeutic relationship where athletes feel supported and empowered to strengthen their mental health, just as they would their physical health. Let’s climb, and move mountains together!

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes CBT, DBT, and narrative therapy

  • Former soccer player and cross country runner

  • Loves spending time outdoors, especially at the beach

  • Despite having to navigate through multiple injuries, Christina continues to be active and enjoys hiking, weight lifting, cycling, and yoga

Meet, Kareem Hines

Therapist, MSW, LICSW


Kareem is an open minded clinician that values building relationships that can support the work done in therapy. He recognizes the challenges and stigma that are still associated with receiving therapy and has worked to dispel myths and educate people about what therapy can be. Playing collegiate sports, he has an understanding of the pressure, responsibility, and time commitment that comes with sports at any level. Kareem relishes the opportunity to build connections and support athletes in their goals for athletic achievement and overall well-being.

  • Licensed in MA

  • Utilizes ACT, CBT, EFT, and mindfulness

  • Former collegiate football player

  • Clinical experience with adolescents and young adults. Interests in providing equitable mental health services and the destigmatizing of mental health

  • Loves food, playing video games, basketball, and getting outside with his fiance and dog

Meet, Rachel Shinnick

Therapist, CMPC, Ed.M.


Rachel believes that sport has the power to foster connection, enhance well-being, and encourage positive growth of the mind and body. She also understands that sport can become a source of stress, anxiety, and obligation which can drastically impact mental health. As a clinician and certified mental performance consultant, Rachel seeks to help athletes understand their identities within and outside of sport to aid mental well-being and sport performance. Rachel also has a particular interest in sport injury and facilitating sport injury related growth, having suffered her own career-ending knee injury in college. She values the collaborative nature of working with athletes to build long-lasting skills rooted in a growth mindset approach to performance and life.

  • Utilizes CBT, DBT, and relational therapy

  • Former division I college soccer player

  • Experience and passion lie in helping athletes manage anxiety, depression, sport injury concerns, reinjury anxiety, and trauma

  • Enjoys staying active through lifting, playing soccer recreationally, and has recently gotten into boxing

Meet, Allyson Eggleton

Social Work Intern, MSW Candidate


Not all humans are athletes, but all athletes are human. We have struggles inside our sport, outside our sport, and at the intersection of the two. An athlete all her life, Ally is an adamant advocate for athlete mental health. She is passionate about helping athletes navigate injury, transition, and embodying that they are more than their sport. She is now in her final year at Boston College for her Master’s in Social Work.

  • Utilizes Mindfulness, CBT, IFS, psychodynamic approach, trauma-focused, & MI

  • Rowed for the University of Michigan and was a 2x Big Ten Champion. Now has been a coach for 3 years!

  • Hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2022 (2,194.3 miles from Georgia to Maine)

  • Was the Mental Health Chair for Michigan’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and a Campus Captain for The Hidden Opponent


Mental Skills Coach

Meet, Amyas Taylor

Athletic Counselor, M.Ed.


Amyas has a passion for sports, fitness, and maintaining strong mental health. He has experience in athletic, academic, and mental health environments, and he has a passion for helping others. He encourages the development of holistic athletes and helps others to develop happiness and achieve goals both in sports and other areas of their lives.

  • Began playing team sports at 10 years old; enjoyed many sports and incorporating fitness into personal lifestyle

  • Enjoys running, football, soccer, wrestling, and staying active

  • Enjoys having different hobbies, including exercise, photography, video games, spending time outdoors, and technology


Psychologist – Neuropsychological Testing

Meet, Crystal Mims

Psychologist, PsyD


Crystal believes that mental strength is a critical component of the athletic experience. With over 20 years experience as a licensed school psychologist, Crystal offers a collaborative, compassionate approach to helping others. She has diverse experience working with children and young adults in both clinical and educational settings.

  • A former athlete

  • Passionate about helping student athletes develop performance anxiety and stress management techniques while building mental resilience; provides neuropsychological evaluations to help student athletes better understand their cognitive strengths and challenges so they can receive academic accommodations and excel in school

  • Enjoys physical activity and competition; especially enjoys hiking and tennis

“Mental health is an integral part of well-being. It takes self-awareness and a willingness to persevere to achieve at the highest level. You can and will succeed!”
Crystal Mims – athlete
Crystal Mims – therapist
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