Building Stronger Minds & Bodies
Boxing & Brainz is a mindful boxing therapy that blends controlled boxing movements with mindfulness practices to help children thrive.
About Our Approach
Mindful Boxing Therapy
Mindful Boxing Therapy blends controlled boxing movements with mindfulness practices to help children develop emotional regulation, focus, confidence, and self-awareness.
This is not combat boxing. Instead, we use intentional movement, breathwork, rhythm, and guided reflection to give children healthy tools to release stress, build resilience, and strengthen their mind-body connection.
Our approach supports children who may experience :
Difficulty focusing or managing emotions
Anxiety, stress, or big feelings
Low confidence or frustration
A need for structured physical expression
Your Coach
Meet Dr. Somerville
Dr. Somerville holds a Doctorate in Sports & Performance Psychology and a Master's in School Counseling, combining advanced training in how people think and perform with hands-on experience working in schools. She is also a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, with a strong understanding of how movement — especially non-contact boxing — supports children's mental and emotional health. At the heart of her work is a core belief in the power of confidence, focus, and endurance to help children thrive.
As a performance coach and school counselor, Dr. Somerville specializes in helping children build confidence, resilience, and mental toughness through a unique integration of mindset coaching, non-contact boxing, and physical fitness. Her approach is trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in over a decade of experience helping students navigate anxiety, big emotions, focus and behavior challenges, peer conflict, and school-related stress while becoming stronger in both body and mind.
She is especially passionate about empowering children ages 7–16 to develop emotional regulation, self-awareness, and healthy coping skills so they can show up as their best selves — in school, in sports, and in life. Her 8-week foundational boxing-based program introduces core skills like safety and boundaries, healthy outlets for anger, focus and impulse control, confidence, peer respect, test-stress coping, problem-solving, and a growth mindset, with the option to continue into longer training cycles where students deepen these habits and make them part of everyday life.
Your Coach
What We Build In Every Child
Through one-on-one training and small group sessions, Dr. Somerville and Boxing and Brainz Certified Coaches work with children ages 7–16 to build:
Confidence in their body and mind
Focus, attention, and mental toughness to face challenges with resilience
Emotional regulation and healthy coping skills
Discipline and endurance through movement, structure, and mindfulness
Dr. Somerville and Boxing and Brainz Certified Coaches partner with families by working around parents' schedules and bringing high-quality training directly to the home, so children can grow in a comfortable and convenient environment.
Children who train with Dr. Somerville gain more than just physical strength; they develop the focus, self-belief, and motivation to succeed in school, sports, and life. Her programs are inclusive, affirming, and designed so every student feels seen, safe, and strong.
Our Values
Core Pillars
Confidence
In their body and mind
Focus
Focus and Mental Resilience
Regulation
Emotional Control & Coping
Endurance
Mindful Movement Discipline
When Your Child Trains With Us
They're not just getting a coach. They're gaining a mentor, a safe space, and a mindset — and skill set — built to handle stress, bounce back from setbacks, and grow with confidence.