Sport & Performance Psychology
in Portland, OR
Performance is interwoven all throughout our lives. You don’t need to be an athlete to utilize it. At its core, performance psychology is a branch of psychology that looks closely at certain aspects of a person’s life (jobs, relationships, hobbies, wellness and yes sport) and then helps the person to “improve”. Improvement is subjective and is at the center of good performance psychology work. Want to improve in your connection with others? Want to improve in your work performance? Want to improve in your ability to handle setback? Want to improve in enjoying life more? These are all types of goals that performance psychology can tackle.
“All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” - William Shakespeare
The takeaway in all of this is that sport and performance psychology is transferable to all people in all different walks of life. The reason it is so effective is it takes the research back tenets an athlete utilizes to improve (goal setting, skill development) and it applies it to aspects of every day life (being more present, enjoying life more, connecting with others). This blends the focus of tangible lasting change, with the comprehensive scope of general psychology.
Sport psychology looks to tackle skills such as motivation, resilience, attention, enjoyment, courage, confidence, balance and achieving goals. Through the development of skills, it allows the individual to move from “the mental side is getting in the way of performance” to “the mental side is enhancing my performance”.
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