Mental Performance Coaching · San Diego & Virtual

You're expected to perform.
Nobody taught you how to recover.

Whether you're a veteran adjusting to civilian life, a military spouse holding the family together, a competitive athlete battling self-doubt, or a first responder carrying years of stress — the demands never stop.

You have to show up. You have to perform. You have to live.

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Our Mission

Peak performance
emanates from within.

TKO Cognitive Performance is a San Diego-based mental health practice helping service members, veterans, military families, and competitive athletes build the physical, psychological, and emotional fitness necessary to thrive in high-pressure environments.

We combine evidence-based psychotherapy, strength & conditioning, and functional nutrition to build adaptability and resilience.

This isn't generic talk therapy. This is a structured, multi-dimensional framework for people who carry tremendous responsibilities.

What We Build

Mental Clarity Regain focus, reduce brain fog, and sharpen decision-making under pressure

Psychological Flexibility Cultivate the skills to remain present while pursuing your goals and becoming your true self

Adaptability & Supercompensation Increase your capacity to process and respond to stress

Wholeness Create meaning, identify your values, and understand yourself more thoroughly

Who We Serve

We work with those who operate in high-stakes environments.

The problem is not a moral failure or character deficiency.

It's accumulated stress with no regeneration. It's energy stuck. It's a misdirected purpose.

High performers are praised for discipline and endurance — but over time, chronic stress degrades you. TKO exists to provide relief.

The Marine vet struggling to adapt to the pace and uncertainty of civilian life

The firefighter navigating traumatic memories and chronic sleep deprivation

The pro athlete rebuilding confidence and identity after a major injury

The active-duty service member preparing for deployment, transition, or selection

The military spouse carrying the weight of PCS moves, deployments, and solo parenting

The collegiate or competitive athlete fighting performance anxiety and pressure to win

The ER nurse grappling with burnout and compassion fatigue

The high-functioning leader carrying the weight of pressure and expectations

The working parent trying to stay present at home while balancing everything else

Specialized Mental Performance Programs

Built for the people who carry the most.

Service Members, Veterans & Families

Military & Veteran Mental Health

Trauma-informed mental health counseling for SMVF in San Diego & virtually. We specialize in transition/separation, posttraumatic stress, moral injury, insomnia, and stress resilience.

Coming soon

Competitive Athletes

Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes

Mental skills training from a therapist and former collegiate strength coach — for confidence, focus under pressure, performance anxiety, injury recovery, and identity formation.

Coming soon

Meet Your Coach

Joe Geletko

MA, MS, APCC, CSCS · Founder of TKO Cognitive Performance

I'm a licensed Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC #18567) with a master's degree from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego. I've been a certified strength & conditioning coach since 2013, completing a master of science in coaching and exercise science from Concordia University Irvine in 2018.

Before TKO, I spent over a decade in collegiate strength & conditioning working with elite athletes. I made the transition to mental health to pursue my life's work — creating genuine, compassionate helping relationships with individuals who desire to live and perform better.

I specialize in integrative psychotherapy and evidence-based treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in military populations. My training and personal mental health journey inform my work with grief, identity, life transitions, chronic illness, and moral injury. My experience as a coach makes me uniquely suited to prescribing exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle interventions to enhance brain wellness and life satisfaction.

Narrative Exposure Therapy Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Existential Psychology Strength & Conditioning Trauma-Informed

Take the First Step

You don't need to suffer.

The toughest humans often wait too long to ask for help. But life is too precious for suppression or avoidance. New levels of performance require an unburdening — and that starts with one conversation.