NLH, OHL, PWHL Mental Performance Coach

As a Toronto-based Sport Psychology & Performance Consultant and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist,  Brenley Shapiro became the first female Mental Performance Coach for the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL, where she spent five years working with the team. Currently in her 10th season in the OHL with the Peterborough Petes, she was an integral part of helping the team build a championship culture and win an OHL Championship in 2023.

Brenley also broke new ground becoming the very first Mental Performance Coach in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). In addition she served as a Mental Performance Consultant for both the Men’s and Women’s Chinese National Hockey Teams for the Beijing 2022 Olympics. And most recently for Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Development Team.

Brenley has been in practice for over 20 years working with athletes, teams, individuals, and organizations from amateur to professional, and she is the founder of Heads Up High Performance. Brenley sits on the expert panel for the Coaches Association of Ontario, she is a Published Author, a Legacy Ambassador with Lululemon, and a powerful Keynote Speaker.

With an exceptional ability to teach, motivate, inspire, and connect with all those she works with, Brenley has dedicated her life’s work to helping people push the boundaries of achievement and facilitate a pathway towards success. Her transformative program and style, along with her vast degree of knowledge and training spanning every aspect of the mental game is what separates her from the rest. Provoking excitement, engagement, and the transformation of the power of the mind, Brenley is able to foster a true culture of excellence within those she works with.