Sports Psychology in Newcastle

Sports Psychology Newcastle

Top athletes know that sports performance is not just about physical ability, but also having the right mental conditioning.

Mental conditioning plays a crucial role in achieving peak performance, navigating the pressures of competition, and performing at your best.

Sports psychology bridges the gap between physical performance and mental conditioning, combining psychological principles with athletic performance to help athletes of all levels achieve their goals.

Here at Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling, we offer specialised sports psychology services designed to enhance athletic performance, whatevery your sport, and improve mental well-being.

Issues Addressed by Sports Psychology

Sports psychology can address a variety of issues that athletes face, including:

  • Achieving Peak Performance: Overcoming mental road blocks to perform at your fullest potential.
  • Performance Anxiety: Managing stress and anxiety to perform confidently under pressure.
  • Motivation: Increasing motivation to maintain high levels of commitment, effort and drive.
  • Focus and Concentration: Developing techniques to maintain concentration and focus during training and competition.
  • Confidence Building: Strengthening self-belief and overcoming self-doubt in training and in competition.
  • Mental Resilience: Building the capacity to overcome setbacks and maintain a positive mindset in your sport.
  • Injury Recovery: Providing psychological support during the rehabilitation process to promote full recovery.
  • Improving Team Performance: Improving communication and how teams work together for better collaboration and performance in training and in competition.
  • Effective Goal Setting: Assisting athletes in setting achievable performance goals that move the needle towards outstanding performance.

Our experienced and skilled Sports Psychologists in Newcastle have experience of working within a range of sports, both individual (such as high level MMA, boxing, golf and archery) as well as team sports (including rugby, cricket and Premier League football players).

Sports Psychologist Newcastle

At Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling, our Specialist Sports Psychologist in Newcastle, works with individual athletes and teams of a range of sports to address mental barriers, improve focus, increase performance, and develop the mental resilience needed for outstanding excellence.

We offer tailored interventions and strategies based on your  individual goals, with personalised assessment to understand each athlete’s unique challenges and strengths so that areas for improvement can be targeted most effectively.

Within one-to-one coaching sessions, techniques such as visualisation, relaxation, and self-talk might be provided, along with specialist advice and tools, to enhance mental and physical performance in training and in competition.

In addition, working with a Sports Psychologist in Newcastle (or online) can help athletes with transitions within their sport, such as moving between teams, changing career paths, or retiring from sports, and also help you deal with difficulties outside the field of sport that might be impacting your performance and your wellbeing.

As well as one-to-one sports psychology support, we can also work with coaches and sports teams, to improve team relationships, communication, and collective performance.

Contact Our Sports Psychologists in Newcastle

Sports Psychology can help you. achieve excellence in your performance, and help you become the athlete you were meant to be, whatever your sport.

Contact Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling today to learn how our sports psychology services can help you or your team reach peak performance and maintain mental well-being in the competitive world of sports.

Both face to face and online therapy via Skype, Zoom, Facetime and WhatsApp Video is available for those who would prefer their sessions in a location convenient to them.

Call us on 07966 645 198 or send us a message below to speak to one of our sports psychologists in Newcastle.

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How To Find Our Gosforth Clinic

Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3PF

How To Find Our Jesmond Clinic

Fleming Business Centre, Burdon Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AE.

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