Navigating Pressure, Confidence & Performance AnXiety

Sports psychology supports athletes through the mental and emotional demands of competition. Whether you’re a student athlete, competitive athlete, or recreational athlete, therapy can help with performance anxiety, pre-game nerves, confidence, focus, injury recovery, setbacks, transitions, and balancing sport with school, work, and life.

Helpful for Athletes Navigating:

• Performance Anxiety and Pre-Game Nerves
• Confidence, Focus, Mental Resilience
• Setbacks, Injury Recovery & Transitions

Therapy for athletes is not just about managing stress — it can also support stronger athletic performance. By working through performance anxiety, self-doubt, fear of mistakes, pressure, and the emotional impact of setbacks, athletes can develop the mental skills needed to compete with greater confidence, focus, and resilience.

Supports Athletes to:

• Stay more present under pressure
• Reduce overthinking and self-doubt
• Perform with greater confidence and consistency

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy originally developed to help people process distressing or overwhelming experiences. For some athletes, EMDR may be incorporated as part of therapy to help work through performance anxiety, fear after injury, significant mistakes, or mental blocks affecting confidence and performance. 

When clinically appropriate, EMDR can support athletes in feeling more grounded, focused, and prepared to return to sport with greater confidence.

 LMS, sometimes referred to as the “yips,” is the loss of a previously mastered skill in sport. Athletes may suddenly struggle with routine, high-level movements that once felt automatic.

When clinically appropriate, EMDR may help athletes process performance-related anxiety, distressing experiences, or mental blocks that may be contributing to LMS. By reducing the emotional charge connected to past mistakes, pressure, injury, or fear of repeating the movement, therapy can support athletes in rebuilding confidence, staying present, and restoring trust in their body and performance.