Aren Ulmer, Mental Performance Coach

Holy Names University

Aren delivers training and coaching to boost personal empowerment and drive team performance.  He specializes in the development of the whole person to enhance wellness and human performance. Using his background as a collegiate athlete and coach, Aren leverages his academic training, and extensive knowledge of sports with his lived experience in his unique approach to enhance performance.  In partnership with the Golden State Warriors Foundation, Aren also designs workshop curriculum for educators to use mindfulness practices to increase personal performance and classroom management. His client list includes NCAA and NBA athletes and coaches, international professionals, executives and educators. 

Aren earned a Master of Art, Applied Sport and Performance Psychology from Holy Names University and is pursuing a Doctorate of Psychology with an emphasis in Sports and Performance from the University of Arizona Global Campus. 

His long-term research interests include how psychological skills can improve the recovery time for rehabilitating athletes, and the impact of unique leadership styles on an organization’s overall culture and success during times of intense adversity.