'Navigating life challenges through psychology flexibility'
A practitioner who is fascinated by dispositional optimism, positive psychology, and personal growth. Over the past 9 years of working in elite sport, academia, occupational health and the NHS, I have recognised that life navigation and performance excellence requires certain ingredients. Life navigation requires being open-minded, solution-focused, and embracing the present moment. The ability to hook onto thoughts that build you up instead of knocking you down is crucial and the 3 P's that nudge you towards fulfilment are passion, patience, and persistence.
I have worked with coaches, teams and international athletes from several sports (football, rugby, athletics, boxing, swimming hockey, netball, handball, and winter sports) providing psychological support and well-being advice. My performance enhancement approach encourages you to become aware of the interaction between your thoughts, emotions and behaviours and explore how to best manage approach your thinking patterns. Just like using a computer, it is learning which 'thinking' buttons you want to keep pressing to enhance your performance, increase happiness, and mentally rest.
Credentials:
Accredited Sport & Exercise Psychologist
Accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist (Psychology) with the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences
Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Psychology at the University of Bolton
PhD Student at the University of Winchester
Solution-focused Therapist (Association of Psychological Therapies)
Research area: Trait Optimism (Personality)
Area's of expertise: Optimism, positive psychology, personal growth, psychological flexibility, athletic identity, self-esteem, coach-athlete relationships, culture development, lifestyle and wellbeing management, performance enhancement, psychologically-informed environments (PIE's).
