My name is Karrie Poppinga, my educational background is in Counseling Psychology with practical experience in athletic coaching and adolescent mental health both in private and public educational settings.

My expertise is supporting athletes, coaches and parents to navigate the journey of becoming a high performance athlete. I implement evidence based strategies to “coach up” ways to grow resiliency for: performance, emotional regulation, focus, stress management, and mindset. Playing great is a byproduct of healthy mental fitness!

I retired from professional sports in 2001 and pursued my graduate work in Counseling Psychology at Chaminade University. I’ve since been coaching athletics at a junior level/high school and Counseling since 2005. In 2022 I founded MindGrowthLab LLC, namely to give back and cultivate resilience in coaches and players in their own athletic journey. Given the increase in depression and performance anxiety in our collegiate and teen athletes post pandemic, MindGrowthlab has grown to be a “mental fitness gym” for many programs.

I’ve been so extremely fortunate to have had teachers, coaches and mentors who helped me to navigate my athletic journey – more importantly, they have helped me root down life lessons that have helped me to become the person I am today. Services and support that I provide are “rooted” in a commitment to instill this in others. Healthy relationships, healthy teams and as healthy individuals can all learn to say: “My growth is cultivating resilience in others”. Go Team!