Performance & Mindset Coaching for Athletes, Leaders & High Performers

Sustainable High Performance

Athletes, Actors, Leaders & C-Suite, Founders,
Public Figures & Driven Human Beings.

Learn to perform your best from the inside out.
Lead, compete, and create without burning out.

Leaders, athletes, actors and driven professionals push themselves hard to the edge of pressure and expect to thrive there. But most havn’t learned the mental skills to do so.

Despite your best intentions, hidden struggles can take a toll: burnout, self-doubt, overthinking and fear of failing. There’s a better path.

Evidence based coaching to help high performers achieve their goals, thrive under pressure, and stay connected to what matters.

I’m a performance and mindset coach and registered clinical psychologist based in Sydney with over 15 years of experience. I work with clients in Sydney and around the world through online and in-person sessions.

TRAIN CONFIDENCE, FOCUS, CALM OVERCOME STRESS & DOUBT THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE

think, feel and perform your best.

Excellence from the Inside Out

Even the best feel pressure, overthink, and hit walls. The difference?

Worry & doubt before big moments

You know what to do, but pressure makes everything harder. Instead of thinking clearly, your mind gets noisy. Learn to stay present, focused, and steady when it matters.

Feeling stuck at your limit

Keep hitting the same wall? Frustrated by near-wins? Growth takes courage and commitment. Learn to align your mind, actions and values in the moment.

Not leading the way you want to

Perfectionism, self-doubt, and a harsh inner voice that never stops. Learn to face your own limiting beliefs, and build capacity from within.

They’ve trained for it.

Meet Susie Kindred - Performance Mindset Coach Based in Sydney

Performance and Mindset Coach | Executive Coach | Speaker | Clinical & PERFORMANCE Psychologist.

Mental performance isn’t optional.

I help high performers train their minds like they train for their job, craft or sport – because doing hard things is easier when you don’t leave your mind to chance. I work with athletes, multi-creatives, executives, founders and driven professionals to build the mindset they need to perform and thrive at the highest level.

The truth is, our culture celebrates winning but ignores the inner foundation that keeps it going. You can’t keep performing well without feeling good – and you can’t feel good without working hard with purpose.

That’s where my work starts.

I’ve spent over 10 years helping people live life to the fullest and reach high performance that lasts. My signature and proven approach uses psychological science, mental performance strategy and proven coaching, so you can aim for the top and live a life that actually feels good to live.

Your journey to sustainable high performance

Enriched by 15 years of research, coaching and clinical expertise, MAP to Thrive is the 3-part system that helps high performers to:

Build psychological flexibility to do what matters to you when it matters most
Perform and thrive under pressure
Connect focus and performance to purpose, meaning and self-acceptance.

Why It Works

Susie Kindred is a trained clinical psychologist and performance coach with over 15 years experience. Her clients include world champion athletes, award-winning actors and creatives, and driven executives and professionals.

KINDRED Thriving isn’t just a play on my name. It recognises that high performers across fields are connected by more than their drive. It’s the humanity underneath – the shared pursuit of greatness, finding meaning, and fulfilment, that makes us kindred.

This is the work: excellence that lasts, built from the inside out.

What’s happening off the field, off stage or outside the office shows up in the moments that matter.
That’s why we train it all.

We Work with humans who aim high and care deeply

Performing Artists / Elite and Semi-Pro Athletes / Corporate Leaders & C-Suite Execs / Founders / Public Figures / Busy Professionals & Parents / Purpose-led sport teams and organisations / High Performing Women

Individual Growth

Unlock – professionally and personally. Develop the mindsets that fuel performance, expand your capacity for discomfort and uncertainty, and grow focus, calm, courage, and fulfilment.

Organisation Transformation

Known for her knowledge of human behavior and success, Susie gives talks and team workshops that help build a culture of high performance and wellbeing.

Corporate Training

Mental performance is a strategic business advantage.

Behind every high-performing organisation is a team of people who are focused, purpose-directed, and mentally ready for what they face. I work with companies and teams to move past burnout culture and into high performance culture, develop leaders, and build performance and wellbeing that lasts.

Through keynote talks, our performance wellbeing series Optimal Self or Mindful Performance, and executive coaching, enquire about transformational coaching for teams and leaders.

Mental Performance Training

Mental performance training isn’t just for top athletes. It’s for anyone who wants to show up at their best when it matters most. Our programs help you build mental skills that change how you perform under pressure.

From our online mindset program and community The Shift, to specialised individual coaching, we give you tools to be your best. Whether you’re seeking athlete mindset training, or you’re a “corporate athlete” wanting to live to your potential professionally and personally, or part of a team wanting to do better together, Susie’s programs get results using proven psychological methods.

Who we work with

We work with people who aim high and care deeply:

Performing Artists
Elite and Semi-Pro Athletes
Corporate Leaders and Founders
High-Achieving Professionals
Purpose-led sport teams and organisations

Mental Performance Training and Coaching Programs

From our online mindset program and community The Shift, to our corporate performance and wellbeing series Optimal Self or Mindful Performance, we give you tools to be your best. Whether you’re seeking athlete mindset training, or you’re a “corporate athlete” wanting to live to your potential professionally and personally, or part of a team wanting to do better together, Susie’s programs get results using proven psychological methods.

1:1 Performance and Executive Coaching

Coaching is a space to quiet the noise and get clear on how you think, feel, and work – and how that matches (or doesn’t match) with your goals and the life you want.

Through one-on-one performance coaching and executive coaching, I work with leaders, creatives, athletes and high achievers who want more than quick fixes.

Together, we look at not just what you do, but who you are, what being great means to you, and what really matters.

My approach to mindset work, confidence building, and personal and performance growth goes beyond simple motivation. We build real capacity. Whether you want purpose-driven coaching, you’re working toward specific performance goals, or you’re making a career change, the work uses proven psychology and fits your specific challenges.

For creatives and performers, I work with the unique pressures of artistic success. When performance meets purpose, we raise the bar on what you’re capable of – while lowering the stakes that keeps us stuck in perfection, pressure and fear of failure.

Corporate Training and Leadership Development

From our online mindset program and community The Shift, to our corporate performance and wellbeing series Optimal Self or Mindful Performance, we give you tools to be your best. Whether you’re seeking athlete mindset training, or you’re a “corporate athlete” wanting to live to your potential professionally and personally, or part of a team wanting to do better together, Susie’s programs get results using proven psychological methods.

Corporate Training and Leadership Development

Mental performance is a strategic business advantage.

Behind every high-performing organisation is a team of people who are focused, purpose-directed, and mentally ready for what they face. I work with companies and teams to change culture, develop leaders, and build performance and wellbeing that lasts.

Through keynote talks, leadership programs, and executive coaching, I help organisations move past the burnout culture that’s become normal in high-pressure work, and into high performance culture. My team workshops and performance training give teams the psychological tools to do well under pressure.

Corporate Training and Leadership Development

Mental performance is a strategic business advantage.

Corporate wellbeing programs build the foundation for lasting success.

Research shows companies who invest in skills like flexibility and strength see a 250% return on investment. Companies who invest in employee wellbeing see 65% less turnover.

My work in high performing teams, stress management and resilience building, wellbeing, compassion-fuelled success and high performing mindsets helps organisations not just perform better, but keep that performance over time.

Whether you need culture change or strategic performance help, the approach is the same: proven, practical, and designed for real-world use.

Clients who are Striving & Thriving

Susie's ability to listen, adapt and evolve the teaching and guidance as the goalposts move were astounding. Susie has an innate ability to get the best out of you, she's more than a coach - she's an invested companion on the road to self mastery... The greatest takeaway for me personally has been the wonderful enduring sense of ownership that you must accept if you want to live a fulfilling, positive and powerful life... You must approach each and every one of these moments with an applied effort, to curate your emotional response and allow yourself to react and respond as your best self.

Spending time with Susie has been nothing short of incredible. I did not know really what to expect but just knew that as long as I went in with an open mind that magic would happen. The big win was re-evaluating my perspective on failure and how that was affecting how I approached certain things in life....So far to date the impact has been being more conscious of being in the present. Rather than focusing on the effort of doing something that may not live up to expectations, to focus on 'if the doing part is interesting/beneficial then go for it'. I am now preaching some of her words to my colleagues

Susannah has a way of presenting that leaves you hanging on every word that she says. I came out of her sessions feeling lighter, energized and better equipped to succeed in my job. I couldn’t recommend Susannah and Kindred Thriving enough. She has perfectly nailed performance meets well-being, making her offering essential for building successful teams.

Why should you work with Susie? 'cuz she's a legend 😆 - no joke. I have really enjoyed working through response and reaction, and being able to unpack different work situations. Plus, helping me see myself in a more balanced and wholistic light. I feel like I'm getting back on the horse - that I'm making progress against things that had stalled or fallen off the plate. Some of that is because it feels like there's more capacity, and more of it is having the head and soul space to process what's ahead.

As a leadership group we identified a need to have our teams grow and learn to be the best versions of themselves that they can be, and Susannah's Science of Self Compassion was the perfect antidote to supporting our teams to become high-performing and overcome the obstacles to achieving good outcomes. We would recommend Susannah for anyone who really wants to learn more about how to be present, how to be more self-compassionate, and contribute to high performance in any organisation or environment.

I have had plenty of eye opener moments. learning that I am playing how not to lose in life rather than playing to win in life (personal, relationships, business). I feel like every session I have really big light bulb moments and working on implementing strategies into my everyday life. I would definitely recommend working with Susie if you feel like you've plateaued, trying to search for answers on your own is possible but if you've been stuck for quite some time, how much longer are you willing to wait it out. Susie has accelerated my growth and understanding about myself and how to progress in already 4 weeks.

Signing up for coaching was a huge win. It's really got me back on track with trying to improve relationships (with others and myself). I've taken leaps in the right direction... Susannah brings knowledge, no judgement and enjoyment to the sessions. I'm learning skills to improve my marriage and other relationships and be happy with myself. I have assessed my current role and situation in life and actively choose to keep it, but change the way I look at it to appreciate it more and improve my relationship with it.

Susie is so great at focusing you on what matters, she’s really easy to chat to, she’s made me feel calm and empowered and like I’m growing and working on myself which is really exciting. It’s so good to talk to someone about things that have bothered me in my head but I haven’t been able to workshop before. She has given me strategies that work for me and helped me perform in big moments by understanding myself and loving myself rather than getting stuck in fear of the worst and stressing about outcomes not being perfect.

Susannah was able to capture my team and myself during our workshop with her engaging presentation skills. It’s been great listening to my team over the subsequent weeks share their learnings with their clients and being able to implement what they were taught. Thanks again Susie!

My daughter plays football at a high level and last year suffered a serious injury that impacted her physically and mentally. She has been coached by Susannah for a few months and her confidence and determination is stronger than we have seen for a long time. She is once again finding her love for football and life.

Susie from Kindred Thriving ran a highly professional and engaging session on team-based wellbeing and mindfulness. Vively was in the midst of a stressful and high intensity product launch and the initial session served as a practical way for the team to come together and learn new skills to improve resilience and psychological flexibility in facing our current challenges as a team.

I'd like to thank Susannah for her participation in a recent panel discussion of experts, she delivered valuable perspectives and injective a sense of fun and authenticity to proceedings. Thank you.

We are always looking for new ways to support our people when they need it most. Susie's positivity, vibrance and depth of knowledge were evident from the outset. If I had to single out one thing for me personally it would be my new daily mantra 'What went well today?', such a simple question that can help end the working day on a positive note.

Susie’s brilliant keynote, Habits of High Performing Women, was such a powerful event to recognise this year’s International Women’s Day at Shippit. Susie’s keynote imparted practical tools and solutions for us to step out of the mindset of simply pushing harder and instead, show up as our best selves.

Your Path to High Performance That Lasts

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