Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Nicole Davis, is a retired 2x Olympian and medalist, and post-doctoral fellow, working under the supervision of Dr. Gervais. Dr. Nicole brings the unique experience of having been on the applied side of sports psychology while competing on the world’s biggest stage in sport and now having a deep understanding of the science of human thriving and performance.

Dr. Nicole splits her time between clinical and sports psychology. She sees clients in a clinical setting, guiding the process of self-discovery and behavioral change to strengthen mental health.

In a performance setting, she works with individuals to increase their capacity to thrive under pressure while getting to the edges of their potential. Dr. Nicole works with both adults and adolescents, Olympic and professional athletes and hopefuls, collegiate athletes and teams, as well as individuals in other high performance settings (e.g., the performance arts, Fortune 500 executives, health care providers and the like). She is passionate about helping others navigate change and transition, while helping to find joy in the pursuit of what’s possible.

Dr. Nicole has an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California, where she has co-taught several classes on high performance mindset in the Marshall School of Business. She earned her doctoral degree from the California School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Nicole utilizes a third wave cognitive behavioral approach to inform her interventional strategies, to meet the unique needs of each of her clients. She has had a breadth and depth of training to be able to focus her clinical work to provide treatment in areas of anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, ADHD and emotion dysregulation. Her research interests include mindfulness meditation, reducing implicit bias, protective and resilience factors for stress and adversity.

Founder

Dr. Michael Gervais founded Pinnacle Performance Center in 1998. He is widely known as one of the world’s top high-performance psychologists. As a licensed psychologist and industry visionary, Dr. Gervais focuses most of his time on people at the "top of their game," from the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and NBA players, to Olympians, military personnel and corporate leaders. Spending years in the trenches of high-stakes circumstances, Dr. Gervais has developed clarity for the tools that allow people to "thrive under pressure." He is a published, peer-reviewed author and a nationally recognized speaker on issues related to high performance for those who excel on the largest stages in the world.

Dr. Gervais is a licensed clinical psychologist (California) with a specialization in sport and performance. He earned his Ph.D. from San Diego University, Integrative studies under the mentorship of Dr. Bruce Ogilvie, widely recognized as the father of applied sport psychology. Dr. Gervais’s approach is grounded in cognitive behavioral training and mindfulness. He currently splits his work between seeing clients on a concierge basis and supervising post-doctoral fellows.

Mental Performance Coach