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Mental Health Support From Clinicians Who Understand Sport.

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Many athletes are accustomed to managing pressure, expectations and setbacks. Sometimes the demands of sport, combined with the challenges of everyday life, can become difficult to carry alone.

Mental health difficulties can affect anyone, regardless of performance level, experience or success. Seeking support  is often the first step towards recovery, wellbeing and sustainable performance.

You May Benefit from our support If You Are...

  • Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or emotionally exhausted
  • Struggling with confidence or self-worth
  • Finding it difficult to cope with injury or time away from sport
  • Experiencing burnout or loss of enjoyment
  • Managing major life or career transitions
  • Concerned about your relationship with food, body image or exercise
  • Living with ADHD or other neurodiversity-related challenges
  • Seeking support for a diagnosed mental health condition
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how we can help you

Anxiety & Low Mood

Support in understanding and managing anxiety, depression and emotional distress.

Burnout & Overtraining

Helping athletes recover from physical and emotional exhaustion and reconnect with what matters.

Injury & Recovery

Managing the emotional impact of injury, uncertainty and time away from sport.

Identity & Life Transitions

Support through retirement, deselection, career change or other significant life events.

Neurodiversity

Helping individuals understand and work with ADHD and other neurodivergent experiences.

Eating Difficulties & Body Image

Evidence-based support for concerns relating to eating, body image and self-esteem.

Why Sport Changes The Picture

Many psychologists understand mental health, and many coaches understand sport, but few understand both.

Athletes often face unique challenges:

  • pressure to perform
  • fear of failure
  • injury and rehabilitation
  • selection and deselection
  • public scrutiny
  • balancing sport, education and work
  • retirement from competition

Support is most effective when these realities are properly understood.

That’s why our work combines clinical psychology expertise with extensive experience of sporting and performance environments.

Dr Clare Churchman Evolve Oxfordshire Harwell Didcot Clare in Performance Psychology Session

What to expect

Initial Consultation

A chance to talk openly about what you are experiencing and what support may be helpful.

Understanding Your Situation

Together we build a clear picture of your current challenges, circumstances and goals.

Personalised Support

Evidence-based approaches tailored to your individual needs.

Ongoing Progress

Regular review of goals and progress, ensuring support remains relevant and effective.

Flexible Online Sessions

Secure online appointments accessible wherever you are.

Our goal is not simply to reduce distress, but to help you regain wellbeing, confidence and the ability to engage fully in both sport and everyday life.

Who We Work With

Competitive Athletes

From grassroots competitors to elite performers.

Injured Athletes

Navigating recovery, uncertainty and return to sport.

Students & Young Adults

Balancing education, performance and personal development.

Coaches & Support Staff

Managing the demands of leadership and responsibility.

Active Adults

Individuals whose wellbeing is closely connected to sport, exercise and physical activity

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Why choose evolve?

✓  Chartered Clinical Psychologist with specialist experience in sport and performance

✓  Evidence-based psychological support tailored to the individual

✓  Understanding of both mental health and sporting environments

✓  Integrated access to physiotherapy, rehabilitation and psychology services where appropriate

Flexible Online Support

All psychology sessions are delivered securely online.

This allows athletes, performers and professionals to access support wherever they are located, whether at home, travelling, training or competing.

Research consistently shows that online psychological support can be as effective as face-to-face delivery for many common concerns.

The flexibility of online sessions means support can fit around training schedules, work commitments and competition calendars.

Initial Consultation

free

20 minutes

Self-funded sessions

£100

50 minutes

Insurance Sessions

Charged at insurance rates

50 minutes

Looking For More Detail?

Want to understand our psychological approach to helping teams and sporting organisations improve wellbeing and performance?

Interested to see if we can help you? Get in touch and we can talk it through.

Are you a GP, consultant or healthcare professional looking to refer a patient?