Meet the Team

Rooted in performance and dedicated to elevating high performance at the highest levels of sport and performance. With combined experience and expertise, our team provides world-class sport psychology service, education, and consultation for individuals, executive, and sports teams, and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) in concert with their high-performance goals to develop and implement individualized performance enhancement plans.

Our approach is client-centered and strength-based; we believe that collaboration and teamwork are the bedrock of relationships, and our style is characterized by genuineness, acceptance, and unconditional positive regard. We emphasize a collaborative, equal partnership anchored in mutual respect with our clients; which contrasts traditional clinical approaches that view individuals through the lens of disease and pathology.

In addition to individual sessions, we travel to training camps and key competitions, providing sport psychology, counseling, triage, care coordination, and/or psychophysiology services (including sleep/recovery) for executive and sport teams, NGBs, and individual athletes.


  • Founder

    A sport psychologist and Chief Performance Officer of Enso Mental Performance, Dr. Sara Mitchell brings over seven years of experience from her previous role as the first full-time Sport Psychologist devoted to the Paralympic Division at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, where she served as the Sport Psychologist at the 2016 Rio, 2018 PyeongChang and 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games for the for the U.S. Delegation; as well as numerous World Championships, World Cups, and domestic events. For her work with Paralympic athletes and teams, Sara has received two Order of the IKKOS Medals for her work at the Games, and is a recipient of the 2018 Colorado Springs Health Care Heroes Award.

    In her approach, Sara works with world-class athletes and executives to develop the mindset and mental skills necessary to perform consistently at the highest level by helping them access their individual strengths, connect with the present moment; unlock creativity and resourcefulness; and thrive under pressure.

    Sara earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, with specialized training in Sport Psychology, from the University of North Texas. She completed her Pre-Doctoral Internship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Psychology at Colorado State University’s Health Network. Prior to her doctoral training, she completed a master’s degree in Psychology, Health Psychology, at Northern Arizona University. Sara completed post-graduate training in HRVBiofeedback at Harvard Medical School; Dr. Randy Wilber (Sr. Sport Physiologist, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee); and Dr. Lindsay Shaw (Director of Sport Psychology - Cleveland Guardians). She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC.0017506) in the state of Colorado.

    In addition to expertise in performance enhancement, mindfulness, and sleep/recovery, Sara’s background also includes comprehensive training and experience working with individuals struggling with clinical (e.g., mood disorders, disordered eating behaviors, substance use, trauma) and adjustment issues (e.g., transitional stress related to athletic injury) relevant to athletes. She is a licensed counselor LPC.0017506 in the state of Colorado.

    A former distance runner, Sara can most often be found exploring new places running, riding, or skiing with her friends and loved ones.


  • Sport Psychologist

    Dr. Caroline Rodriguez is a licensed sport and counseling psychologist who is passionate about empowering individuals to unlock their full potential. Her professional experiences include working with Olympic, collegiate, and professional athletes, and she served as a sport psychologist for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for 5 years, where she served as a Sport Psychologist for her teams and NGBs at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cups, and domestic competitions.

    Caroline works with couples, individual adults, and college students from a person-centered orientation to provide treatment for anxiety, depression, identity issues, body image issues, sexual assault trauma, recovery from injury, and life transitions. She utilizes a person-centered orientation, integrated with multicultural, holistic, positive psychology, and motivational interviewing.

    In her approach, Caroline focuses on maximizing the benefits of factors fundamental to happiness and wellbeing, including positive emotions, engagement, meaning, relationships and accomplishment. Caroline is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of California.

    Caroline completed her M.A. in Management at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, her B.A. in Psychology at Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.

    A former swimmer, Caroline enjoys spending time at the beach near her home in sunny California and exploring new cities with her friends and loved ones.