Services

Psychological counselling and mental health

Stephen is passionate about working with adults and adolescents to assist them in overcoming personal barriers to achieving their goals and a happy, healthy wellbeing. Stephen is experienced in working with the following mental health and wellbeing presentations:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Post-traumatic Stress
• Pain management
• Relationship difficulties
• Behavior Change
• Injury and rehabilitation issues
• Grief and loss
• Work / life balance

Stephen has a strong focus on building collaborative relationships with his clients and is trained in the following approaches to assist clients in improving their mental health and wellbeing:

• Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing

Sport and performance psychology

Stephen has experience working with a variety of athletes and performers to assist them to apply psychological skills and techniques to enhance their performance. Traditionally, the technical, tactical, and physical aspects of sport and performance have been viewed as the key to an athlete’s performance and success. While these factors are important, coaches, athletes and performers now recognise that success or failure often lies in their ability to be “mentally fit.” There are many factors that influence an athlete’s and performers “mental fitness,” such as wellbeing, enjoyment, confidence, motivation, anxiety, arousal, focus, attitude, and preparation. Stephen specializes in working with athletes and performers to develop the following areas:

• Anxiety / stress management and relaxation
• Anger management
• Concentration and focus
• Imagery / visualisation
• Positive thinking
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Goal setting
• Motivation
• Behaviour change
• Time management and life balance
• Overtraining and burnout
• Communication skills
• Travel skills
• Preparation and routines
• Sleep issues
• Injury rehabilitation
• Career planning and retirement
• Decision-making and problem solving
• Resilience and coping

Workshops and presentations