Sports Counseling

Sports counseling involves services and interventions directed towards helping athletes to better meet the demands of their sport. The primary emphasis in sports counseling is to address the psychological, emotional, and environmental aspects that impact an athlete’s performance and sporting experience. Sports counseling can help athletes to:

Overcome low self-esteem
Overcome poor motivation
Improve performance
Cope with issues that impact sport enjoyment and/or performance (i.e. injuries, losing a starting position, family issues, academic issues, performance anxiety/stress)

Sports counseling can also be an effective service for sports teams. Sports counseling can help teams to improve unity and cohesion, and can help improve team performance. Environmentally, it can also help to enhance the experience of youth participants by working with parents and coaches who are disruptive and confrontational.

The following services are offered at The Family Center:

Individual and team goal setting
Mental skills training
Team consultation and team building techniques
Individual psychotherapy and counseling