Lacey Henderson

Lacey is the mental performance coach with the Portland Timbers. She is a Paralympian, an American Record holder in the long jump, a world record holder in the pole vault, Para Pan American Silver Medalist, 9x National Champion, and a former Division 1 athlete. Much of Lacey’s success can be attributed to working with a sport psychologist during her professional track and field career. That mental performance work helped her fully embrace the multiple identities she has as a cancer survivor and a disabled athlete to make space for top performances on the world stage. She owns and runs Parallel Performance Sport Psychology Consulting, a private practice helping all athletes of all levels. She has influenced policy changes in the Colorado State Legislature. Her goals are to assist in making space for the multiple aspects of identity to facilitate high performance for people across all domains of life. Lacey also is the first Paralympian to host the Paralympics in the host country with NBC for the 2024 Paralympic Games.