Marilyn Gansel, PsyDPositive Performance Coach

My credentials

Marilyn S. Gansel, PsyD, NBC-HWC, ACC

  • Doctor of PsychologyApplied Sport Psychology
  • National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
  • ICF Associate Certified Coach
  • ACE Certified Health Coach
  • Certified Youth Resilience CoachYouth Coaching Institute
  • MS, EducationFairfield University
  • MLS, Library ScienceSouthern CT State University
  • BSEmerson College
  • Former host, What's Weighing You DownTwo-year weekly internet radio show on FTNS (Fitness Talk Network): Focus, Train, Nourish, Sustain

Where performance meets wellbeing.

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For adolescents

Adolescent Coaching

12 weeks · weekly 30-minute virtual sessions

A dedicated track for adolescents managing school demands, an extracurricular load, and the social world of growing up, often all at once. Coaching gives an adolescent a structured place to step back from the pressure, understand how they work best, and build the habits that hold up under real academic and social stress.

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Who it is for

  • Adolescents carrying a heavy course load or a demanding extracurricular schedule
  • Adolescents whose sleep, stress, or motivation is slipping even while grades hold
  • Students in a transition: a new school, a harder program, or a new team
  • Adolescents who shut down when parents ask how they are doing and would work better with a coach

In 12 weeks, adolescents practice

  • Starting hard tasks without waiting for motivation
  • Handling stress before tests, games and performances
  • Bouncing back from mistakes with less self-criticism
  • Building small habits around sleep, focus and study
  • Talking about what they need with parents and teachers

These are practice goals, not promised results. Every adolescent’s progress is different.

For parents

What you can expect

  • A free 30-minute Discovery Session with no obligation
  • Parents involved from the start, with a clear plan and regular check-ins
  • Weekly 30-minute virtual sessions for 12 weeks
  • Practical tools your adolescent can use the same week

Parents can start with an email or a call. Share a little about your adolescent and what seems to be going on, and we can talk about what coaching would focus on and whether it is the right fit.

Or fill this out and it opens an email to me with your answers filled in. Please use a first name or initial for your adolescent; there is no need to share identifying details.

This opens your email with your answers filled in. Just press send. Coaching is not therapy and is not for emergencies; if your adolescent is in crisis, call or text 988.

Grounded in adolescent well-being science from my youth specialization training with the Youth Coaching Institute (YCI).

Questions parents ask

Ready to get started?

Book the 12-week program, or reach out with any questions first.

Signature offerings for adults

One-to-one virtual coaching tracks for adults in demanding seasons: performing under pressure, recovering from burnout, and renewing energy and focus in midlife.

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12 weeks · weekly sessions

Individual performance work

A full arc: assessment, skill training under pressure, and a sustaining protocol. For athletes and executives.

  • Structured intake and load assessment
  • Weekly 50-minute sessions
  • Between-session protocols and measures
  • Written progress summary

8 weeks

Burnout to balance intensive

For professionals in active depletion. Recovery architecture first, then a controlled return to demand.

  • Recovery and sleep restructuring
  • Workload and boundary design
  • Values and role recalibration
  • Relapse-prevention plan

10 weeks

Midlife vitality reset

Energy, strength, and cognitive durability through behavior change grounded in functional medicine principles.

  • Baseline vitality assessment
  • Movement and nutrition behavior design
  • Habit instrumentation
  • Quarterly recalibration option

Pricing may vary based on scope and needs.

Prefer to read first?

Explore the books

Not ready for a conversation? Start with the writing. Each book is a practical entry point into the same performance and wellbeing work.

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Free download

Mastering the Mindset Companion Workbook

Twenty guided questions across five modules to help you notice the beliefs behind your habits and start changing them.

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