You Perform at the Highest Level. Your Mental Game Should Match.
Performance psychotherapy for professional athletes, executives, and high-achieving women who are done managing pressure alone.
Jean Fajardo, LCSW, former NFL team clinician, 24+ years of clinical experience, built this practice for the people who appear to have it together and know there is more to do. Discreet. Structured. Transformative.
Built for People Who Carry More Than They Show
Three audiences. One standard: discretion, depth, and real results.
Professional & Retired Athletes
You know how to push through pain. What they do not prepare you for is what happens to your identity when the game changes, or ends. I spent five years embedded inside an NFL team. I understand the pressure, the culture, and the silence around it. Whether you are actively competing or navigating what comes next, this work is built for you.
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Executives & High-Level Professionals
The higher you climb, the less you can say out loud. Behind the performance, you may be carrying emotional fatigue, relationship strain, and a growing gap between your external success and how you actually feel. This is work for the professional who is done operating at 80%, privately, structurally, and on their terms.
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High-Achieving Women
You are succeeding by every measurable standard and still feel like something is missing. In relationships, in how you see yourself, in what you want next. The pressure comes from every direction. This practice provides a space where you can be honest about all of it, without judgment, and with a therapist who has navigated those same environments herself.
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Elite Student Athletes
The expectations are relentless, from coaches, parents, scouts, and yourself. Learning to perform under pressure without burning out is a skill, and it can be taught. Available in-person in Las Vegas and via telehealth anywhere in Nevada.
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I Have Been in the Room Where the Pressure Is Real
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24+ years of experience in mental health, including five years as a clinician embedded with an NFL team, working directly with professional athletes and their families.
My understanding of high performance is not only professional. It is lived. I trained and performed professionally as a ballet dancer and danced as an NFL cheerleader. I know what it costs to operate in competitive environments built on discipline, perfectionism, and the pressure to never show struggle.
My work is built on discretion, depth, and structure, because that is what high-performing people actually need.
This Is Not Generic Therapy.
Performance Psychotherapy, Not Sports Psychology
Sports psychology targets performance skills. Performance psychotherapy addresses the underlying emotional and psychological factors shaping performance, and limiting it. The work goes deeper, and the results last longer.
A Clinician Who Has Actually Been There
Five years embedded with an NFL team. A career as a professional performer. 24 years treating elite athletes, executives, and high-achieving professionals. This is not theoretical expertise, it is earned.
Private, Discreet, and On Your Terms
In-person sessions in a private Summerlin office. Telehealth for full privacy anywhere in Nevada. Private-pay available, no insurance records, no diagnosis codes, no paper trail.
Real Results
"My anxiety was out of control. I could not go anywhere without feeling incredibly tense. My social life was falling apart. After being taught several coping skills, I have been able to manage my anxiety and take control of my life again."
Las Vegas Sales Director
Las Vegas, NV
"In this league, everybody works on their body. Not enough players do this level of work on their mind. Our work together helped me manage my emotions, stay locked in, manage pressure, and perform with more control and confidence."
NFL Defensive Player
Las Vegas, NV
"Starting therapy has helped me a lot. Before, I was not getting any sleep, I was on edge all the time, and I kept failing assignments and missing deadlines at work. Since going to therapy, everything changed for the better."
Las Vegas Attorney
Las Vegas, NV
"I had my career together, but dating was the one area where I kept feeling disappointed and confused. This work helped me understand my patterns, stop second-guessing myself, and feel more confident in who I chose."
Research Marketing Director
Las Vegas, NV
Latest Articles
The Emotional Architecture of Elite Performance: A Framework
The Relationship Between Identity and Performance
Why Las Vegas Athletes Deserve World-Class Mental Performance Support
What the NFL Taught Me About Asking for Help
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The Moment I Realized Therapy Wasn't Enough for Professional Athletes
What Brainspotting Is, And Why It Changes What's Possible for High Performers
The Mental Game Isn't Soft. It's the Difference Between Competing and Thriving.
Why High-Performing People Are the Last to Ask for Help
The Burnout Nobody Sees Coming (Until It's Already Here)
Retirement Is the Career Transition Nobody Prepares Athletes For
What 5 Years with NFL Players Taught Me About Performance Under Pressure
The Executive Identity Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
The Silence in the Locker Room That Nobody Talks About
Sports Psychology vs. Performance Psychotherapy: Why the Difference Matters
I Spent 5 Years Inside an NFL Locker Room. Here's What Nobody Tells You About Mental Performance.
Why High-Achieving Women Are Exhausted Even When Everything Looks Fine
What Retirement Really Costs Professional Athletes — and How to Navigate It
Ready to Do the Real Work?
The first step is a confidential 15-minute phone consultation. No obligation. Just an honest conversation.
Or call directly: (702) 479-5548