Caroline Heaney's Profile | Sports Professional

Caroline Heaney (cheaney)
Sport Psychologist
Sportingmind.org
Watford, UK
www.sportingmind.org
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ROLE: Sport psychologist .

WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE: Providing sport psychology support to individuals or teams with the primary aim of enhancing performance. I work with a wide range of athletes from a wide range of sports. I can work with athletes directly or I can work with coaches and support staff.

COMMON PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT A SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST CAN HELP WITH:
Pre-competition nerves/anxiety
Improving self-confidence
Coping with sports injuries
Time and lifestyle maanagement
Improving focus/concentration
Developing mental skills

ONE-TO-ONE CONSULTATIONS:

An initial one-to-one sport psychology session will involve an assessment of your needs and requirements. From this, an individualised sport psychology programme will be developed. Most athletes choose to have regular one-to-one consultations to discuss any performance issues and to further develop their psychological skills.

GROUP SESSIONS:

Sport psychology sessions can also be delivered to small or large groups on any sport psychology related topic(s). These group sessions are normally delivered to sports teams and/or support staff.

Group sessions could be used to introduce athletes to sport psychology and lead into one-to-one sessions. Alternatively, they could be delivered as a programme of group sessions covering various topics, or simply as a 'one-off' session.

REMOTE CONSULTATIONS:

Consultations can be conducted by telephone, email, instant messaging (e.g. msn messenger) or other internet sources (e.g. Skype) through the completion of a detailed assessment questionnaire and the subsequent development of a sport psychology programme. Due to the reduced interpersonal contact of this method, it is recommended that it is only used by individuals who have had an initial one-to-one consultation, or those who would otherwise not have access to sport psychology support (e.g. due to financial or geographical constraints).

I have been providing sport psychology support to athletes since 1999 and in that time have worked with a large number of performers from a wide range of sports.

I have worked with athletes of varying levels of ability including several world class performers.

Sports I have worked in include:
- swimming
- athletics
- golf
- karate
- dancing
- triathlon

- ice-hockey
- football
- tennis
- boxing
- netball
- pentathlon
- fencing
- ten-pin bowling
- rugby
- baasketball
- polo
- pool
- sailing

QUALIFICATIONS:

MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology
BSc (Hons) Sports Science
Currently undertaking a PhD related to the psychological aspects of sports injury

ACCREDITATION:

British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) Accredited Sport Psychologist (since 2003)

EXPERIENCE:

See 'experience' tab for information about my sport psychology consultancy experience. In addition to my consultancy experiences I have also worked as a lecturer in sport and exercise science for over 10 years.

PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:

Heaney, C. (2005). Helping athletes to cope with injury: Advice for coaches. The Coach, 28, 51-54.
Heaney, C. (2006). Physiotherapists’ perceptions of sport psychology intervention in professional soccer. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 4(1), 67-80.
Heaney , C.A. (2006). Recommendations for successfully integrating sport psychology into athletic therapy. Athletic Therapy Today, 11(12), 60-62.
Heaney, C. (2008). Coach, confidant, carer [online]. Open2.net Olympic Dreams. Available from: http://www.open2.net/healtheducation/body_mind/coach_confidant_carer.html

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QUALIFICATIONS:

MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology
BSc (Hons) Sports Science
Currently undertaking a PhD related to the psychological aspects of sports injury

ACCREDITATION:

British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) Accredited Sport Psychologist (since 2003)

In addition to my professional experiences I am also a competitive athlete, which I feel enhances my abilities as a sport psychology consultant.

For more information please visit:

www.sportingmind.org

Tags: performance enhancement, sport psychologist, sport psychology, sport, sports injury