Therapy
Align Sports and Performance Psychology, PC provides expert psychological support for athletes, performers, business professionals, and individuals seeking to enhance their performance in various ways. Our approach to therapy is insight-driven, supportive, and directive. We provide empathic treatment to address the unique mental and emotional challenges faced by high-performing individuals.
Our clinical team has extensive expertise in utilizing evidence-based practices to help clients cope with a range of mental health needs. We work closely with clients to develop tailored strategies that fit individual needs and establish sustainable solutions over time. Dr. Lowe, Psy.D. and Jessica Good, AMFT have the tools and experience to ensure that you improve your mental health and reach your goals.
Mental Skills and Performance Coaching (Individual and Team Coaching)
Mental Skills and Performance Coaching offers a comprehensive approach to enhancing the mental aspects of athletic and performance endeavors. This service focuses on equipping athletes and performers through individualized or team training with the evidence-based mental skills and psychological techniques necessary to achieve peak performance and maintain a competitive edge. Hannah Luedtke, M.A., our CMPC works closely with clients to assess individual/team needs, identify areas for improvement, and create a customized training program. Mental skills commonly integrated include: awareness, focus/attention, self talk, emotion regulation, confidence, goal setting, coping with pressure, flushing mistakes and much more!
1 v 1 Mental Skills Coaching
1 v 1 Mental Skills Coaching offers personalized support to help athletes and performers reach their full potential through development of critical mental skills. By working one-on-one with Hannah, clients receive tailored strategies and techniques that address their unique challenges and goals. The coaching process includes comprehensive assessments, customized training plans, regular tape review, and continuous feedback to ensure progress.
Team Mental Skills Coaching
Team Mental Skills Coaching focuses on enhancing the collective psychological resilience and performance of sports teams. This coaching service emphasizes the development of key mental skills such as effective communication, teamwork, and leadership. By fostering a supportive and cohesive team environment, players can better handle pressure, maintain focus, and work collaboratively towards common goals. Techniques include goal-setting, stress management, and strategies for improving team dynamics. Align's evidence-based approach ensures that teams not only perform at their best but also build a strong, unified team culture that supports long-term success and well-being.
Mental Skills Program
Align’s Mental Skills Program is a structured, 6 session process designed to progressively build critical mental skills. Each session is carefully crafted to equip you with a specific mental tool. By the end of the program, you will have developed:
- An individualized goal-setting plan
- Relaxation and breathing techniques
- Personalized power statements and affirmations
- Focus cues and a distraction control plan
- Visualization training
- A tailored pre-performance routine
These skills will enhance your self-awareness, focus, emotional regulation, ability to cope with pressure, resilience, and overall confidence. The program includes a 60-minute initial assessment, six 60-minute coaching sessions, and a 30-minute follow-up progress session. Upon completion, you have the option to add additional sessions to continue growing your mental skills development.
Personalized Guided Visualization and Mindfulness
Our personalized visualization or mindfulness recordings are tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual. These scripts are designed to enhance mental imagery and focus, guiding users through vivid and detailed visualizations that align with their specific objectives. By incorporating personal experiences, preferences, and aspirations, the scripts help to foster a deep sense of connection and motivation. The result is a powerful mental practice that aids in achieving peak performance by strengthening the mind and reducing performance anxiety.
Consultation and Presentations
Coach, Athlete, Sports Med Professional, Mental health professional, Business professional
- Professional Client consultation: Align SPP, PC provides specialized professional consultation services to support coaches, mental health providers, sports medicine teams, administrators, and executives in effectively addressing relational, behavioral, and mental health challenges faced by clients. Our comprehensive approach includes tailored strategies and solutions designed to meet the unique needs of each group, fostering a supportive and high-performance environment. Through expert guidance and collaborative planning, we aim to enhance overall well-being and performance across all levels of sports and performance organizations.
- Coaches consultation: Align SPP, PC coach consultation equips coaches with essential knowledge and practical applications from Sport and Performance Psychology. This consultation supports coaches to enhance their own performance and effectively support their athletes and teams. Key areas of focus include motivation, team dynamics, confidence building, fostering a growth mindset, overcoming adversity, maintaining composure, managing emotions, and performing optimally during playoffs. This collaborative consultation ensures that coaches are well-prepared to handle the psychological aspects of sports and drive their teams to success.
- Injury/Sports Medicine consultation: Align SPP, PC offers specialized consultation related to injury and sports medicine support, emphasizing key psychological concepts and processes relevant to athletic injury, motivation, recovery, and burnout. The consultation also provides direct, practical advice on discussing mental health with athletes, understanding the mind-body connection, and implementing basic strategies to support patients managing stress related to injury. This service ensures that sports medicine professionals are well-prepared to address the psychological dimensions of athletic care, promoting comprehensive support for athletes' well-being and enhanced recovery.
- Program/Systems consultation: Align SPP, PC offers specialized training for programmatic and/or system intervention aimed at enhancing performance. This program provides an in-depth understanding of core principles and strategies for implementing systemic changes within athletic, business, or performance organizations. The training includes hands-on observation, consultation, and expert guidance to help systems integrate these interventions effectively into their professional practice. The goal is to equip professionals with the skills necessary to foster a supportive and high-performing environment across any and all levels of their organization.
- Presentations: Our presentations are tailored to meet the unique needs of your team, business, or organization. The content, duration, location, and logistics of each presentation vary based on the specific subject matter and requirements of the audience. Through a consultation call, we develop a plan to ensure that every presentation is customized to provide relevant and impactful insights, supporting your goals and enhancing performance across all levels of your organization.
- Recent presentation topics include: managing performance anxiety, identity andstudent athlete’s mental health, the winning mindset: psychological strategies for athletic success, etc.
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