Bridget Montgomery, MA is the founder of The Next Mile Mental Performance Clinic. She fell in love with track & field at seven, went on to compete in college and post-collegiately, ran seven marathons, and raced in the elite field at the U.S. Half Marathon Championships. That journey taught her a simple truth: when you change your mind, you change your performance.

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Bridget earned her MA in Counseling from Northwestern University (graduating with academic distinction), where she focused on athletes, performance psychology, body image, eating disorders, and the use of Radically Open DBT (RO DBT) to treat athletes struggling with overcontrol and perfectionism. She holds the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Diploma in Mental Health in Elite Sport, and she is a certified Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP). She’s an active member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and she is a licensed therapist in the state of Illinois.

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After years in clinical practice, Bridget shifted to mental performance and health & wellness coaching to support more athletes and high performers who may not need therapy, but do need help navigating pressure, performance anxiety, and the gap between potential and results. Her approach turns sport-psych science into straightforward, repeatable routines by integrating mind–body tools to build proactive confidence, sharpen focus, and strengthen resilience. 

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Bridget loves helping clients clarify their goals, cement their routines, optimize their mindset, and pursue meaningful, sustainable success in sport, school, work, and life. 

 

Her dog, Loki Blue, is a frequent (and much-loved guest) in sessions.