Managing a Fear of Falling in Climbers

We have a number of recorded sport psychology webinars. You can purchase a link to watch the webinar and it will be there for you to watch as many times as you want within the time it is available on demand - and that will be indicated on our webinar portal before you purchase the link. 

All individuals who purchase a link to the recorded webinar get a certificate of attendance. 

Below are details of a webinar on Managing a Fear of Falling in Climbers which is available on demand until Tuesday 31st May, 2022.


 Managing a Fear of Falling in Climbers

Fear of falling is a common anxiety for climbers at all levels of experience, yet one which the climbing community largely views as ‘irrational’ due to the equipment used being relatively safe, and the need to push oneself to the point of falling in order to progress.  Many climbers take practice falls in order to try overcome their fears, but for many this is ineffective, or worse, amplifies fears and worries.  

In this talk, Dr Rebecca Williams will outline common misconceptions about the fear of falling in climbers, underlying causes and maintaining factors, and strategies to help climbers learn to manage their worries about falling off, so they can enjoy climbing to their potential.

Dr Rebecca Williams

Rebecca worked as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and within the NHS for 19 years, before moving to private practice in 2019, and has been working as a Performance Psychology Coach for the last 15 years.  She works with climbers of all ages from grassroots to elite level, and specialises in the management of anxiety for climbers and the development of healthy coping skills.

Rebecca has run workshops on the psychology of climbing and mountaineering for many different audiences, from the Women’s Climbing Symposium, MTA’s Performance Coach ‘Coaching the Mind’ module, the Diploma in Mountain Medicine, NICAS, Youth Climbing Symposium, to various climbing clubs, as well as presenting the psychology keynote speech at the International Rock Climbing Research Association congress in Chamonix in 2018.

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You will receive a certificate of attendance having purchased and viewed this webinar. 


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If you are interested in working on your psychological approach to sport you may want to browse a series of online sport psychology courses that can help you improve your sport performance. Visit the Sport Psych Lab, who are a well established provider of online sport psychology courses, to see a series of easy to use courses. These courses have been designed by instructors who work with some of the best athletes in the world and are accessible anywhere at anytime on your mobile, tablet or computer.