What is Sports Psychology? (According to the American Psychological Association (APA)).

• It focuses on helping athletes, performers, and others reach goals and cope with the anxiety that can impede performance in many venues, from athletics to the boardroom.

 

What does a Sport and Health Psychology Consultant do?

• They help athletes and health/fitness individuals dramatically improve their learning, training, and performance.
• Becoming more accepted and utilized as a valuable competitive edge among athletes and coaches.
• A secret weapon in one’s mental training arsenal.

 

How can a Sport and Health Psychology Consultant help an individual as an athlete, a parent or relative or an athlete, or as a coach apply the knowledge to sport and health learning and performance?

• Assess your mental strengths and weaknesses as an athlete.
• Work better with your support staff.
• Learn more from your coaches.
• Guide you in your career.
• Learn mental readiness.
• Enter the zone.
• Learn how to motivate yourself.

 

What happens in a Sport and Health Psychology Consulting session/group?

• Ongoing enlightening growth process, a learning experience.
• Opportunity to grow as an athlete and as a person.
• Learn more about yourself as an athlete and as a person.
• Your own mental training class and consulting session.
• Opportunity to receive personalized training from an expert in the mental game.
• A custom coaching class that focuses on your mind.
• A sport and health psychology consultant always has your best interests and well-being in mind.

 

 

My Overall Goal:

• Provide services including clinical counseling and sport/health psychology services to various individuals to improve mental health, physical health, and personal growth, thereby improving overall well-being and maximizing performance.

Conclusion:

• Sport and health psychology consultants can help coaches, athletes, or parents improve in learning, training, and performance.
• In the competitive arena of sport, you want every advantage you can get.
• I can be one of your most trusted advisors, and a key member of your success team.

 

 

Why me?

• Proven high-quality work ethic.
• Ability to form and maintain trusting relationships.
• Experienced former student-athlete (High School and College).
• Experience with working with student-athletes across the high school and collegiate levels.
• Strong foundation with the essential knowledge and fundamental skills in both clinical and sport environments.

My Education:

• S. Psychology, Spring Hill College, the Jesuit College of the South, Mobile, AL, May 2015
• A. in Counseling: Specialization in Sport and Health Psychology, Chicago, IL, April 2018

 

Nine Mental Skills

• Motivation
• Attitude
• Goal Setting
• Imagery
• Concentration
• Communication
• Dealing with Anxiety
• Self-talk
• Dealing with Emotions

To schedule an appointment please call 847.359.5192 ext. 105.