by Josephine Perry | May 3, 2022 | Sports psych profession
Each Tuesday I chat to two trainee or student Sport Psychs to offer advice on getting started (you can book your own session here ) and reflected afterwards there a number of things I wish I’d figured out earlier when starting out as a sports psychologist. Here are...
by Josephine Perry | Apr 19, 2022 | Athlete Wellbeing, Bounce Back, Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology
Psychology is the study of human behaviour. Sport psychology then helps us use our knowledge of behaviour in a sporting environment to reduce unhelpful behaviours, build positive ones and maximise success. That success might be focused on enjoyment, getting healthier,...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 18, 2022 | Sports psych profession
I just came off a phone call where having told someone I didn’t think I would be the best sport psychologist for their client I was blasted with a torrent of abuse. It left me really shaken and questioning everything. One random aggressive man can ruin your whole day....
by Josephine Perry | Jan 13, 2022 | Sports psych profession
We are never fully trained as psychologists. We are always learning. Most often from our own clients but ideally also from experts in the approaches we use. This means Continual Professional Development (CPD) is vital as both a trainee and as a qualified Sport and...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 29, 2021 | Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology
It can be really hard to make a career in sport or performance psychology. It is expensive to train (I estimate it cost me at least £25,000) and difficult to know if there will be a job to go to or if you want to build your own business. I get dozens of emails asking...
by Josephine Perry | Jun 21, 2021 | Book reviews, Books, Performance Psychology, Sports psych profession
I needed to get a handle on a corporate contract recently and felt I was doing an awful job of it – as a psychologist my ‘wanting to help people and improve their wellbeing’ side overtook my ‘I won’t be much support to anyone if I can’t pay the mortgage’ side. A...
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