Athlete Mindset

Focused on sport social work with Dr. Stacy Kratz.
In this AthMindset episode, Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CSW, shares space with the positive, compassionate, and enthusiastic personality on the cutting edge of psychotherapy, and designing and implementing startling personal, social, and corporate strategy for good, especially in the sport and social work arena, Dr. Stacy E. Kratz, Ph.D., LCSW, CAP.
Dr. Stacy Kratz as she describes herself:
Intrepid social strategist. Wants to change everything. Now.
Dr. Kratz brings 15 plus years of experience and a special brand of empathy to her work. She is a leading mental health provider, a faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, CA, and is the founder of Dr Stacy Kratz, LLC where she works on community and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
As a university-level educator and researcher, Dr. Stacy Kratz focuses on the best ways to build high-impact teams, cultivating the role of sport social work for social development and peace, effective policy activism and advocacy, evidence-based clinical practice intervention, and the best ways to lead strong faculty communities training next generation superheroes.
As founder and CEO of Dr. Stacy Kratz, LLC and a business leader focused on social responsibility, Dr. Kratz drives key programming and impactful partnerships required to deliver exceptional social impact and sustainability agendas.
Dr. Kratz is a private-practice trauma-focused mental health treatment provider and trainer. Her talent lies in utilizing a strengths-based approach in assessment, determination of goals, and implementation of strategic, specific evidence-based interventions, especially where addiction hinders success for individuals and families.
With a common-sense approach to leading strong, results-oriented teams who want to make a difference, Stacy helps people and communities succeed.
Dr. Kratz is also very involved with The Alliance of Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS). ASWIS is a collective voice for social workers to advocate and educate administrators and organizations about the breadth and depth social workers can uniquely bring to athletes and athletic culture. ASWIS provides a base for networking, educating, seeking consultation, and collaborating with this subspecialized group of professionals.
This is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. And it’s all about mental health in sports.
From Lisa:
I’m Lisa Bonta Sumii and this is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. 
This podcast series is a space for conversations with athletes, coaches, practitioners, and stakeholders in sports. And it’s where those individuals share their perspectives, experiences, and thoughts on mental health in sports. 
Eric Kasimov of SportsEpreneur is generously hosting the AthMindset Podcast Series on his platform as he deeply believes that these conversations are essential and deserve to be prioritized.
This is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. SportsEpreneur — the content platform where sports, entrepreneurship, and mental health collide!
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Creators and Guests

Host
Lisa Bonta Sumii
Athlete Mental Health & Performance| Oakland Roots SC|CEO & Founder of AthMindset®|Published Author|Pro Podcaster & Guest|Speaker: Tedx, Keynote, International|Listed -NFLPA Directory, USOPC Registry, MLR Directory
Producer
SportsEpreneur
SportsE Media is a digital sports media brand & production co for executives & entrepreneurs engaged in sports.

What is Athlete Mindset?

This is the Athlete Mindset podcast. Presented and produced by SportsEpreneur. Part of the QuietLoud Studios Podcast Network.
And this podcast is all about mental health in sports.

This podcast series is a space for conversations with athletes, coaches, practitioners, and stakeholders in sports. And it’s where those individuals share their perspectives, experiences, and thoughts on mental health in sports.

Hosted by Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC - Mental Performance Coach at Bay FC and CEO & Founder of AthMindset®

Eric Kasimov, Founder of KazSource and the creator of SportsEpreneur, is generously hosting the Athlete Mindset podcast on his platform as he deeply believes these conversations are essential and deserve to be prioritized.

If you are looking to start a podcast or create original content, you have to talk with the team at SportsEpreneur. I work with them and I vouch for them. It’s that simple.

About Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC

Lisa is a mental health therapist with over 21 years of clinical experience, licensed in both CA and NV. She is Mental Performance Coach at Bay FC and CEO & Founder of AthMindset®

Lisa supports the elite athlete to achieve optimal mental health and peak mental sport performance. She works with adolescent sport teams, collegiate student-athletes, Olympians/Olympic hopefuls, as well as professional athletes and teams.

Lisa is the first-ever Mental Health & Sport Performance Specialist for the Oakland Roots Sports Club. The Roots are a men’s professional soccer team and purpose-driven club. Seeing the elite athlete as a multidimensional human, navigating various roles and identities, is integral to Lisa’s approach. Focusing on the role that interpersonal trauma, culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation play as the athlete navigates life on and off the field, is at the center of her work.

Lisa is listed in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Mental Health Registry and the National Football League Player Association’s Clinician Directory.

Lisa is often an invited podcast guest and conference speaker. Besides hosting the Athlete Mindset podcast on the SportsE+ podcast platform. She spoke at TEDxWilmington on the intersection of race, mental health, and sport.

She has been featured in Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, BBC World News, and Women’s Health Magazine.
AthMindset, LLC, supports the mental health of the elite athlete and their ecosystem. This includes serving the spouses/partners, family members, coaches, teams, referees/umpires, agents, and athletic trainers, with clinical services and sport performance consultation.

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