Individual Mental Coachings for Competition Climbers

Climbing Psychology is globally recognised as a pioneer of psychology in all major disciplines of rock climbing. We believe that a climber’s mental strength is as important as their physical strength, and have spent years tailoring unique programs and training methods for climbers.

Our goal is to support climbers in the best possible way – from dealing with fear of failure, the psychological impact of injuries, competition pressure, personality development, building self-esteem and developing confidence. We prefer a creative, modern approach to sport psychology and aim to practically apply learnt strategies directly on the climbing wall.

Do feel like your limiting beliefs and lack of confidence sometimes hold you back and you choke under pressure? Do you constantly compare yourself to the other competitors and find it hard to trust yourself? Do you find it hard to be fully present in competitions and get easily distracted by what is happening around you? Do you feel like you hit a plateau? Do you struggle with fear of failing and overthinking? Do you find it hard to regulate your emotions – particularly if something didn’t go the way you planned? Do you feel that the closer an event you have trained hard for, the more nervous you feel? Do you give up quickly and want to improve your perseverance? Or do you have difficulties motivating yourself?

We are often confronted with situations which we might not be able to solve on our own. In our individual coaching sessions, we elaborate strategies and solutions for existing problems together. The aim is to tap your full potential and help you to perform at your best while fully enjoying it.

Just imagine how climbing (and life) would be like if you fully trusted and believed in yourself?

How would you feel if you were mentally strong and resilient?

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU START WORKING ON YOUR MINDSET…

You will feel more confident in yourself and your abilities – which will not only have an effect on your climbing but also your life in general.
You develop strategies to better cope with failure, insecurities, worries…
The enjoyment for climbing (competitions) and motivation will increase.
Dealing with difficult emotions such as fear, disappointment, anger, and so on will become easier and better manageable.
You will be more present and reach a flow state more easily.
The mental strategies and tools you will learn in our coachings will help you to better deal with mentally challenging situations.
You will learn to better listen to yourself, your needs and your “gut feeling”
Climbing will become more playful again.
You will have a clear goal in mind which will help you set your focus and prioritise what matters to you.
…and you will become more emotionally stable, confident and resilient.

Climbing Psychology offers Individual Mental Coaching for climbers to lift their mindset in climbing.

We work with passionate individuals who want to leverage their mindset in climbing. There are only limited spots available for individual coachings.

Sign up for a free 30 min introduction call to get to know us and find out how we can support you in the best possible way.

We cooperate with several national and local federations, climbing gyms, teams and the local Olympic Center, Vorarlberg. Inform yourself whether you can get financial support by them.

If you are member of a national or local federation, climbing gym, organisation or team and would like to cooperate, don’t hesitate to reach out. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Federations and teams we have worked with:

Get to know your psychologists

Climbing Psychology supports climbers to lift their mindset in climbing.

Madeleine is a passionate climber who has been climbing for more than 20 years herself, competing nationally and internationally for almost 15 years. She is a certified sport psychologist and systemic coach, lives in the West of Austria (close to the Swiss border) and is specialised on climbing. She has been working with climbers and climbing coaches from all around the globe, regardless of their age or professional level. Madeleine also has a cooperation with the local Olympic Center in Vorarlberg. When she is not working, you will very likely find her at one of the local crags, in the gym or at home, baking something.

is a mental coach and sports psychologist i.e. living in beautiful climbing mekka Innsbruck, Austria. Having grown up in a mountainous region nearby, she feels an intrinsic connection to this landscape – mountains feel like home to her. She is all about outdoor sports, especially climbing, which gives her that exhilarating feeling of freedom. Carina loves pushing her own limits and finding that mental edge.

is a Sports and Exercise Psychologist based in Helsinki, Finland. She has worked with recreational and competitive climbers and specialised in dealing with perfectionism, a high drive for performance among recreational climbers, career transitioning, stress management and commitment via deepening self-knowledge. She found her passion for climbing in her forties and wants to continue climbing for decades ahead.