Many people definitely identify with concepts of who they are, what they can achieve, what they can and cannot have or who they can and cannot be. People often believe that they need to define themselves in a certain way and follow certain rules in order to ‘achieve’ or ‘belong’. They feel the need to have definite ‘self-concepts’.
My true philosophy lies in making my clients realize that they can be whoever they want to be in the ‘present moment’ and the past doesn’t need to define them. Our past does ‘shape’ us but it does not define who we are in the present moment.
I am currently working towards my chartered status with the British Psychological Society. I have three years of experience in Sports and Performance Psychology through my initial placement with the Bristol Academy of Sports and my private practice. I have conducted various workshops and individual sessions related to Sports and Performance Psychology helping teams and individuals to achieve THE IMPOSSIBLE!
Sarah has really helped me with my tennis mental game and she has played a huge role in my recent tennis successes. She was great at showing me a whole new way of looking into how I think and how I can change my mental game that would work for me. She is such a lovely person who is very dedicated to her patients and Is very good at adapting the way she conveys her knowledge depending on the client. She is a great person to be in contact with and I know she shows such a deep interest and understanding towards people’s sporting struggles and is a very relatable person to speak to!
"Sarah has been so helpful to my daughter Lucy who had a riding fall where she and the pony fell through a fence which made her lose her confidence and she was due to be in a final within 3 weeks! she kept visualising the fall each time she approached a fence so Sarah helped to change her mindset which she did in only a few sessions she helped her to focus on the positive and to treat the final just like any other competition. She gave her breathing exercises and talked to Lucy in such a relaxed but confident manner enabling Lucy to create headspace! Sarah was very professional but at the same time has a very friendly and positive approach which enabled Lucy to get to the final with so much more confidence, she did not win but she took part and got round and came out and said ‘I want to do it again’ which was a good sign. I would highly recommend Sarah to anyone as she has great knowledge having competed at top level herself and she is so easy to talk to we would certainly use her again and she followed up sessions very well. Thank you again Sarah! Martin, Sue & Lucy"
"Sarah has been helping our male and female rugby students for a large part of the season and has been a credit to our academy. Not only on a team basis, but 1:1 as well. We have had a number of students who have contacted Sarah and they have been very impressed with how much Sarah has helped them to develop their pschological skills. From dealing with pressure to visualisation, it has been a fantastic addition to our academy programme. I highly reccomend Sarah and we will definitely be using her again!"
"In the short space of 5 weeks , I have already seen differences in my sporting and educational performances. She has helped me concentrate and given me new ways to prepare . She’s very clear and understanding which is always good . Thank you Sarah"