Doc Ali pioneered mental training in the sport of gymnastics and has worked with virtually every level athlete in most sports.
For the past 30 years, Doc Ali has been one of gymnastics’ leading voices in mental training, helping athletes perform with confidence, focus, resilience, and courage when it matters most. Her work has supported 18 Olympians, seven World Champions, 23 National Champions, and 19 NCAA teams, including back-to-back NCAA National Champions, along with thousands of athletes at every level chasing their own version of success.
Doc Ali earned her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and her PhD in Clinical Psychology, along with certification in Neuroscience and Leadership from MIT. Her study of the mind has taken her far beyond the classroom: 12 immersive weeks studying with masters in Nepal, four weeks in a Thai forest monastery, three weeks in the Amazon jungle in Peru, and two weeks in silence integrating it all — before bringing those lessons back to the gym.
She is a frequent contributor to regional and national gymnastics congresses, symposiums, clinics, and publications around the world.
