Darlene has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and an ABA Paralegal Certificate. She works as an office administrator at OC Sport Psychology and assists with day-to-day operations as well as the overall administrative side of the client journey.
Darlene has more than 30 years of coaching experience in US Figure Skating. She understands that athletes require more than just physical ability and technical training to reach their full potential in sports. She joined our team to raise awareness about the necessity of developing mental performance skills in order to excel in all sports.
In 1988, she coached at the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, as the official coach for Mexico’s first Olympic figure skater. In addition, Darlene has experienced 2 Winter Olympics as part of the support team on the athletes’ Olympic journey. She has two college-educated sons who wrestled and played football in high school. Her son’s serious back injury in Olympic weightlifting taught her the value and need of psychology in injury recovery. She also understands, through her many years of coaching and supporting elite athletes, the psychological demands and pressures that they experience before, during, and after competitions.