What's Important for You to Know
My goal in my consulting and counselling practice is to help athletes and performers unlock their inner mental strength in order to reach their maximum athletic, artistic and personal potential; this potential is achieved by supporting individuals attain optimum mental health. I draw upon my academic background as well as my personal life experiences as an athlete, coach, administrator, and mentor to help guide each individual to personal success and well-being. My role is to guide my clients in pursuit of personal excellence by providing the environment in which to learn, develop, and train the mind, as well as optimize mental health. The client must bring the work ethic and dedication to training required to flourish; the athlete is the driving force behind the success.
I am bound by my associations' ethical guidelines, and thus pay special attention to client-practitioner confidentiality. I aim to provide an unbiased medium in order to establish open communication with the individual. I see the client as the expert in their own life and sport, and I view my work with the individual as a collaborative effort to identify ways in which to enhance performance and well-being.
My Career Philosophy in Summary
- I believe in helping individuals unlock their inner mental strength in order to reach their maximum athletic and personal potential and well-being.
- I believe my role is to guide each individual in the pursuit of personal excellence by providing the environment in which to learn, develop, and train the mind, while also paying special attention to mental health and well-being.
- I guide each individual in the creation of personal solutions. I believe in focusing on the positives and the individual's strengths as much as possible.
- I view the working relationship with each individual as a collaboration with the goal of finding solutions that will enhance performance, well-being and life fulfillment.
- I believe the individual is the expert in their own life and in their performance environment.
- I believe that each individual must bring into the working relationship the work-ethic and dedication required to grow and flourish.