Dr. Fletcher is a recognized expert in counseling and performance-related challenges with more than 30 years of experience working with clinical clients as well as athletes, teams, and sport organizations. Known for her applied work with youth and collegiate athletes, she integrates clinical training with sport science and evidence-based approaches to mental performance, resilience, and well-being.
She leads Adler University’s Sport and Human Performance program in Chicago, where she combines her background as a Division I athlete and USA Hockey Certified Level 4 Coach with her academic training to prepare the next generation of practitioners. Dr. Fletcher earned her master’s degree in community counseling from Northeastern Illinois University and her doctorate in counseling and counselor education with a specialization in sport psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
A lifelong athlete herself, she continues to compete in running events and triathlons, bringing firsthand insight into the intersection of sport, mental skills training, and human potential. She has been married to her partner Mike for over 28 years and has two adult children, Noah and Isaac.
MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
American Counseling Association
Association of Counselor Education and Supervision
PRESENTATIONS + PUBLICATIONS
Presentations
Reimagining a Model for Skill Development: Incorporating Nuance for Macro and Micro Skills
2025
Association for Counselor Education & Supervision – Philadelphia, PA
Author(s):
Fletcher, T. B.
Life and Death in Sport: Consulting through Grief
2024
Association for Applied Sport Psychology – Las Vegas, NV
Author(s):
Fletcher, T. B., & Biwer, T.
Cultural Competence; Inclusion, Equity, Conceptualization; Ethical Practice
2023
Association for Applied Sport Psychology – Orlando, FL
Author(s):
Alaoui-Vezina, I., Armstrong, R., Fletcher, T. B., & Richburg, M. J.
Mental Skills Training to Facilitate the Cycle of Liberation for Athletes with Non-Dominant Identities
2023
Association for Applied Sport Psychology – Orlando, FL
Author(s):
Armstrong, R., Alaoui-Vezina, I., Richburg, M. J., & Fletcher, T. B.
Publications
Mentorship in Applied Sport Psychology: The Fluid Mentorship Model
2025
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology (Special issue on Competency and Mentorship)
Author(s):
Fletcher, T. B., Shigeno, T. C., Lauer, E. E., and DiLisio, D.
2025
In A. Chroni, P. Olusoga, K. Dieffenbach, & G. Kenttä (Eds.), Coaching Stories: Navigating Storms, Triumphs, and Transformations in Sport (pp. 254–264). Routledge
Author(s):
Fletcher, T. B., Richburg, M. J., and Gaur, K.
Creativity in Counseling Children & Adolescents: A Guide for Experiential Activities
2024
Routledge
Author(s):
Fletcher, T. B. and DeDiego, A. C. (Eds.)
Cohesion and Trauma: An Examination of a Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Team
2009
Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education & Development, 48, 173–196
