Case 1: A coach consulted the Sport Psychologist with a problem that had brought his coaching work to a halt and was having a severe effect upon his mental health and well-being. He explained that six months previously he had been accused of sexually harassing a teenage member of the group he coached. Although the girl had later confessed to fabricating the story, had sent him a written apology and the coach had been completely exonerated, he was still finding the entire episode highly distressing and was suffering symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These included flashbacks to having been arrested in his home and in front of his family and then being escorted from the house by uniformed police. He had received some help from an NHS Clinical Psychologist and made some significant progress, however this input was time limited and he then sought further sessions of counselling/ therapy with the aim of recovering his coaching career.

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