for ATHLETES
Counselling for Athletes Across BC
GROUNDED, PERFORMANCE-INFORMED SUPPORT FOR COMPETITIVE ATHLETES NAVIGATING INJURY, PRESSURE, IDENTITY, AND THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PERFORMANCE
From the Back Row to the Therapy Room
Rugby shaped me in profound ways. I was an open-side flanker and represented Canada at the U19 and U23 levels. The sport gave me confidence, grit, belonging, and empowerment at a young age. It also brought one of my hardest losses — an ACL tear that ultimately ended my competitive career.
I know what it feels like to train hard, to push through pain, to carry responsibility on the field — and to suddenly face uncertainty when your body or role changes. I understand how deeply identity can become woven into performance, and how disorienting transition can feel.
In my graduate research, I explored how athletes experience shame — not just as a momentary emotion, but as something that can shape how you see yourself, your body, and your relationships when performance feels personal or exposing. That understanding now guides how I sit with athletes: not just attending to performance challenges, but the behind-the-scenes emotional landscape that can underlie pressure, setbacks, and identity shifts.
Counselling for Athletes
I offer relational, trauma-informed counselling for athletes navigating the emotional and psychological demands of sport — and life beyond it.
I work with athletes navigating:
Performance anxiety and pressure
Injury and rehabilitation grief
Career-ending or season-ending loss
Burnout and overtraining
Leadership stress and team dynamics
Identity shifts and retirement from sport
Body image and self-worth
Relationship strain connected to training or competition
This work goes deeper — exploring how your nervous system, relationships, and life experiences intersect with confidence and performance.
This may be a good fit if you are…
A competitive or elite athlete
A student athlete balancing sport, academics, and identity
Recovering from injury or preparing to return to play
Navigating burnout, performance pressure, or performance anxiety
Exploring emotional disconnection, self-judgment, and shame — especially when performance feels like identity — and learning compassionate ways to respond.
Redefining yourself beyond sport or after retirement
A high-performing individual seeking both growth and emotional steadiness
Whole-Person, Performance-Informed Care
My work integrates relational, attachment-informed therapy with body-based nervous system regulation and performance psychology principles. I believe sustainable performance grows from emotional steadiness, secure relationships, and a sense of identity that extends beyond sport.
Athletes are often taught to push through. In our work, we build capacity — not just endurance. We strengthen regulation, clarity, and confidence that can hold under pressure, in competition and in life.
I pay particular attention to the emotional experiences beneath performance — especially patterns of self-criticism, exposure, and shame that can arise in intensely evaluative sport environments. When performance feels personal, setbacks can feel defining. Together, we work to understand these moments with steadiness and curiosity, so they become places of integration rather than collapse.
Whether you’re competing, recovering from injury, or navigating transition, this is a space where the whole person is welcome — not just the athlete.
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BOOK A FREE 20-MINUTE CONSULTATION WITH KRISTIN — WE’LL EXPLORE IT TOGETHER