The best way to find out if this approach is for you is to schedule a 15 - 20 minute consultation. Depending on your clinician’s availability, this consult may be held over the phone, via video, or in-person.
Sports psychology is the study of how people’s thoughts and emotions affect their capabilities in sports. It involves studying the physical, psychological, and social processes that affect an athlete’s performance. A sports psychologist in Atlanta can help you take your performance to the next level.
Our team of licensed counselors offer psychological consultations to athletes, coaches, and teams of all levels in order to help them achieve their desired level of success. Sports psychology is not only for professional athletes.
It can also be beneficial for amateur athletes and even people who just play sports for fun. We work with many kinds of athletes including those with a diagnosed mental health condition or those experiencing psychological difficulties with recovery from an injury.
Our team uses a range of techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), guided imagery and visualization, and mindfulness. Research has found that these therapies help athletes overcome challenges and reach their full potential.
If you are looking to improve your sports performance in any way, consulting a sports counselor may be right for you.
Our team of licensed clinical social workers help athletes to understand their strengths and weaknesses, build confidence, cope with pressure, and overcome obstacles to peak performance.
To achieve this, we assess how mindset, motivation, perception, and action impact an athlete’s ability to perform. In this way, we help identify each athlete’s unique challenges and develop a tailored program to help them achieve their sporting goals.
Typically, large problems such as maintaining the motivation to compete after setbacks are broken down into a set of smaller, more manageable tasks that take the athlete nearer to achieving their main goal.
Our counselors can help an athlete develop the psychological resilience they need to bounce back quickly. Enhancing an athlete’s confidence in their ability to bounce back means they are more likely to perform well than an athlete who is terrified of failure.
In addition to helping athletes feel more comfortable in high-pressure moments, we can also help our clients develop capacities that enhance their competitive edge in the longer term, such as sustaining mental toughness, motivation, and goal setting.
When athletes acquire the psychological skills they need to maintain peak performance, they learn how to manage high-pressure situations and how to cope with difficult emotions like anxiety and disappointment.
The benefits of working with our highly trained and experienced sports counselor are numerous. We can help athletes of all ages and skill levels deal with a range of issues that can negatively affect their performance.
A sports therapist equips athletes with the skills they need to manage all kinds of stressors following both failure and success. For example, we teach athletes how to accept criticism and feedback and how to develop and improve their resilience, confidence, and motivation.
The overall aim of sports psychology is to help an athlete enhance their competitive edge, which is often more dependent on one’s mindset than physical skills alone. We are also experienced in helping athletes cope with mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, or substance use disorders.
As a result, we can help athletes manage these conditions before they negatively impact their performance. To learn more and schedule a consultation, contact our team of experts right away!
CounselingAll sessions are 45–50 minutes and can be conducted either in person or via video.
Initially, appointments are typically scheduled every week or every other week, but once symptoms are managed and progress towards goals becomes more consistent, they can be spaced out to every 3-4 weeks.
$160 – $180 per session
Individual counseling rate varies per clinician. Please see clinician bios for more information regarding specialties and rates.
If you are a new client, you may schedule your consultation or your initial appointment by visiting the contact page and filling out the short form or outreaching directly to your desired provider by calling (470) 231-5355.
All outreaches are returned within 24 hours, during business hours.
HWP does not accept insurance. Managed care companies were created to “manage” and contain escalating health care costs. Their bottom line is to reduce costs and raise profits; it is not to increase the quality of care professionals provide or your quality of life. HWP is solution-focused on quality of life and personal goals.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, we ask you to inform your provider at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled session start time. Your full session fee will be charged for missed appointments and cancellations received less than 24 hours in advance.
Cash, credit cards, and health savings (HSA) or flex spending account (FSA) cards that have a major credit card logo on it are all accepted forms of payment.
