Services
One-to-one consultation
Packages individually tailored to the client's needs, often involving a combination of meetings off court, on court application and tournament support.
Workshop delivery
Educational or team-based sessions, which can be delivered as a one-off or as a series covering a range of different areas to meet client needs.
On court mental skills training
Drawing on her coaching background, Julie delivers on court psychology clinics, enabling learners to apply and test out strategies in a performance context.
Spotlight
A new personality profiling tool designed specifically with pressure and performance in mind that supports individuals, teams and organisations to function effectively.
Speaker/ Presenter
Julie is available to speak at events or conferences. Most recently, Julie presented on "On court practical psychology" at the LTA National coaches conference.
Tournament support
Attending competition - which can involve match preparation, observation and analysis (charting) and debriefing - provides a great opportunity for learning.
Clientele
About Julie
My background
A strong Scottish junior tennis player, I competed for my club, district and county at every opportunity - also playing table tennis for Scotland up to Under 15s. Unsurprisingly, sport was a big part of my decision to go to Loughborough University, where I continued to play during my student years. Studying sport psychology, I was able to relate what I was learning to my playing experiences. Yet sport psychology hadn’t featured or been a readily available service at my local high performance centre, nor was this the case elsewhere.
My mission
Through my studies, I came to appreciate that a better understanding of myself, the psychological demands of the game and how to cope with these demands would have had a big impact on how I interpreted different situations that arose in matches. My experiences ignited my passion to make sport psychology a more integrated part of athlete development, to enable individuals to achieve their potential in sport and life. I am now a HCPC Registered and BPS Chartered Sport Psychologist working in private practice.
My approach
Depending on the client's needs and goals of the consultancy, I help clients to better understand the mental demands of their sport and how they can get the best out of themselves and others through:
- Providing a safe, supportive but challenging space to reflect on and make sense of experiences
- Developing effective strategies that enable them to thrive
- Involving stakeholders to support the creation of environments that promote productive thoughts, feelings and behaviours