Discover Your Inner Strength
Our Approach
Unlock your potential with our holistic approach to sport psychology, designed to help athletes thrive under pressure and achieve peak performance.
Our Mission and Vision
Rooted Sport Psychology Coaching is dedicated to empowering athletes through a comprehensive approach that blends mental resilience training with personal growth strategies. Our mission is to help athletes navigate the challenges of competitive sports by fostering a strong foundation of confidence, focus, and self-awareness. We believe in nurturing the whole athlete, ensuring they are equipped to handle pressure and excel both on and off the field.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps athletes recognize and change negative thoughts like “I always choke under pressure” or “I have to impress my coach.” Since thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected, shifting to a more positive mindset can improve confidence, emotions, and overall performance.
Why use CBT:
- To help athletes use thought-stopping techniques to block out intrusive thoughts.
- Teach athletes productive self talk to promote confidence and motivation.
- Reframe failure and reduce perfectionist tendencies.
Existentialism
Existentialism is about freedom, choice, and responsibility in an unpredictable world. It asks questions like “Why do I play?” and “Who am I beyond my sport?”
As an athlete, it’s easy to base your whole identity on your sport (I struggled with this too!). The problem? Your self-worth gets tied to your performance. If you play badly, you might feel like a failure—not just as an athlete, but as a person.
Why use Existentialism:
- To help athletes see themselves as more than just an athlete and identify other roles in their life. Sport is what you do, not who you are.
- To help athletes rediscover their why for playing.
- To attach value to their character and not the outcome of their performance.
Strengths-Based Approach (SBA)
A strengths-based approach is using an athlete’s already existing positive qualities to help them further improve their performance and enjoyment in sports and life.
Why use SBA:
- To show athletes they are resilient and capable when facing challenges.
- To help athletes regain confidence and control when they feel powerless over things like playing time and stats.
- To remind them of past struggles they’ve overcome and the skills they can use again in the future.
7 Point Creed for Athletes
The 7 Point Creed for Athletes serves as a powerful framework to enhance both mental resilience and performance, emphasizing the importance of serving others, positive self-talk, and personal definitions of success while encouraging athletes to visualize triumph, compete authentically, and embrace the joy of the game rather than seeking external validation.
- Use your sport as a platform to give
- Talk to yourself, don’t listen
- Compete, don’t compare
- Redefine success
- Play the game to win, not to impress
- Visualize success
- Breathe
"I felt so prepared, confident, and comfortable going into the game"
"I felt more mentally prepared for any sporting event I’ve ever done…I felt so prepared, confident, and comfortable going into the game…thank you thank you thank you so much for all you’ve done for me. It’s immensely valuable and I will be staying in touch….I played well and I don’t think I’ve ever felt so good about it.
"Not just with sports....this has carried through all aspects of her life"
"I cannot thank Georgia enough for what a positive impact she has had on my daughter. Over the past several months - I have witnessed my daughter become more confident in working through obstacles, advocating for herself, becoming self aware, and focusing on things she can control. Not just with sports....this has carried through all aspects of her life. Arming my daughter with these tools will be one of my greatest gifts I can give that will guide her through adulthood."
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