Know my story

About me

For over 15 years, I have been working with elite athletes and teams.

My 12 years in professional tennis gave me a profound understanding of the passion, commitment, and demands that define competitive sport.

Today, I mentor Olympians, professional teams, and individuals who operate under high levels of pressure and demand. I’m passionate about guiding those who strive to overcome their fears and face life’s challenges with courage.

Above all, I value getting to know the person behind each project — helping them align their personal values with their professional dreams.

TRAINING

Titles

  • PhD in Psychology
  • Graduate in Psychology
  • Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sports Science

 

Másters

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport
  • Master in Coaching and Sports Leadership
  • Master’s Degree in Neurolinguistic Programming
  • Master’s Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Research

 

Courses

  • Integral Coach (ICC Canada)
  • Ericksonian Hypnosis and Creativity Specialist (IPH)
  • Personality Enneagram (NLP Spain)

EXPERIENCE

 
  • Former professional tennis player (309 WTA)
  • Sport & Business Mental Coach in Spain, USA, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Guatemala, Greece, Belgium…
  • Director of the Psychology and Emotional Wellbeing Area of the BEPRO Foundation.
  • Professor in charge of the Psychology area of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET).
  • International Tennis Federation (ITF) teacher
  • Collaborating Professor in the Psychology area of the Portuguese Tennis Federation (FPT).
  • Collaborating with the UK and Portugal Paddle Federation.
  • Professor responsible for the Psychology area of the Balearic Tennis Federation (FTIB) and the Balearic Padel Federation (FPIB).
  • Professor of the Master’s Degree in Sports Analysis and Performance at the University of Valencia.
  • Speaker at national and international courses and congresses.
  • Contributing writer to national and international magazines

If you want to know my story in depth, read on...

I entered the world of sport at the age of six, when my father used to take my sister, my brother and me to the local tennis courts after school. That’s where I first held a racquet — and where my passion for sport and active living was born.

During my childhood and teenage years, I had the opportunity to devote myself fully to what I loved. I poured my heart and soul into training, competing, travelling, and exploring everything tennis had to offer.

At fifteen, I joined the High Performance Team of the Madrid Tennis Federation. Our schedule was adapted to student-athletes, and I loved being surrounded by classmates dedicated to artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, field hockey, swimming, canoeing… I was genuinely happy during that time, even as I navigated moments of intense stress.

I achieved international success relatively early — by the age of eighteen, I had reached a WTA ranking of 300. Yet, despite my progress on the court, I felt an inner struggle and a sense of emptiness that kept me from feeling truly fulfilled.

Although my mother encouraged me to see a psychologist, I never did. Something held me back — a deep fear of looking inward. The Madrid Tennis Federation had a sports psychologist available, but I wasn’t ready to take that step, and I couldn’t fully commit to the process.

Over time, as I began travelling alone to tournaments for long periods, my internal difficulties grew stronger. I stopped enjoying the sport I had loved since childhood. After several personal and professional crises, and a profound lack of specialized guidance, I decided to retire from professional competition at the age of twenty-one to focus on my studies.

I continued to play in team events in Spain and France for seven more years, but I knew it was time to pause. I wanted to confront the inner struggles I had been avoiding — to understand them, to grow from them. So I chose to fully immerse myself in personal development and higher education.

This time, I was determined to face the fears that had been with me since childhood.

Los comienzos

De los mejores recuerdos de la infancia, las competiciones por equipos

En acción

La ilusión de las primeras veces

Primera final en un torneo internacional

CSD - Instituto de la Mujer

Reconocimiento a los resultados académicos y deportivos

Juan Miguel Fdez Balboa

Acompañada del maestro y de Roberto Mazuelas, inspiración y amigo

El viaje

Con mochila a la espalda, un año de viaje por Sudamérica.

Rompiendo moldes

Naturaleza como forma de vida

Baja California Sur

Y más viajes como experiencia vital

La magia de vivir en comunidad

Los comienzos

De los mejores recuerdos de la infancia, las competiciones por equipos

En acción

La ilusión de las primeras veces

Primera final en un torneo internacional

CSD - Instituto de la Mujer

Reconocimiento a los resultados académicos y deportivos

Juan Miguel Fdez Balboa

Acompañada del maestro y de Roberto Mazuelas, inspiración y amigo

El viaje

Con mochila a la espalda, un año de viaje por Sudamérica.

Rompiendo moldes

Naturaleza como forma de vida

Baja California Sur

Y más viajes como experiencia vital

La magia de vivir en comunidad

At the age of twenty-three, encouraged by a close friend, I embarked on a profound journey of self-exploration through the Hoffman Process — an experience that allowed me to delve into my deepest emotions and explore my relationships with my parents, my siblings, and myself.

That was the beginning of a long journey of personal growth, filled with discovery, pain, deep joy, and above all, unconditional self-awareness and acceptance — a journey that continues to this day.

As a result of that process, I began to immerse myself in the world of personal development, spirituality, and psychology. During my university years, I became close friends with a remarkable professor, Juan Miguel Fernández-Balboa. For nine years, we met weekly — spending countless afternoons and evenings reflecting on life, psychology, and spirituality. He recommended books and videos; I, in turn, brought him endless questions, doubts, and curiosities.

Through his mentorship and the deep inner work I was doing at the time, I reached a place of self-understanding and profound acceptance. Over time —and quite naturally— the two paths that had shaped me began to merge: sport and personal growth.

I became involved in research projects in sport psychology; I read, studied, attended courses inside and outside the university. I explored alternative therapies and experienced them firsthand. My curiosity for understanding human nature seemed endless.

Eventually, I completed a PhD on Emotional Intelligence in competitive athletes, a study that analyzed the thoughts and emotions of over a thousand athletes from various sports and competitive levels, including Olympians.

All these experiences led me to a clear sense of purpose: to dedicate my life to personal growth through psychology.
Life began to make perfect sense — especially through the possibility of accompanying others in a process that had been transformative for me: a journey from self-rejection to self-knowledge and unconditional love.

Today, my work is dedicated to accompanying people who live and perform in contexts of pressure and stress — always through an approach grounded in Positive Psychology, a branch of psychology that explores human potential by developing strengths and cultivating awareness of our limitations.

I work both at the sporting and personal levels, because life has taught me that sport is simply another stage where our true selves are revealed with total transparency.

My professional path has taken me mainly into high-performance environments and complex personal situations, extending also to individuals who face high-pressure roles — such as leaders, public servants, and artists — all of whom are constantly navigating demanding challenges and responsibilities.

Learning, each day, that true excellence is born from the balance between self-demand and self-love.