Introduction to Sportpsyc-live
Why use a sports psychologist
Expertise
Contact and consultation
Examples for athletes
Reasons for consulting with a Clinical Sport Psychologist can be roughly divided into four categories:

Clinical issues clearly exist causing extreme emotional distress or behavioural dysfunction; possibly resulting in reduced performance or total inability to compete. Clinical issues severely impair at least one major aspect of life such as familial, social-interpersonal, self-care, recreational, educational and occupational; Performance enhancement while possibly desired, is clearly of secondary importance to clinical issues affecting the person; Intensive psychological treatment (possibly including psychotropic medication) is the intervention of choice. This may include cooperation and collaboration with the clients own GP or other medical professionals.

Examples for parents and partners Examples for managers and coaches