EMDR FOR ELITE ATHLETES:

You’ve mastered discipline, sacrificed more than most people can imagine, and built your identity on resilience and performance. Yet even with all that grit, there are times when something inside still holds you back—hesitation under pressure, anxiety before competition, or the echo of a mistake or injury you thought you’d moved past.

This isn’t about weakness. It’s about how the nervous system works.

WHY ATHLETES GET STUCK:

As an athlete, your body remembers. A missed play, a harsh critique, or a devastating injury doesn’t just live in your memory—it can get stored in your nervous system. These implicit memories create automatic reactions: tightening up, overthinking, freezing, or bracing for pain.

You might try pushing harder, using positive self-talk, or just willing yourself through it. But when the nervous system is holding on, mindset alone isn’t enough.

HOW EMDR HELPS:

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) goes beyond talk therapy or performance coaching. Instead of only addressing the conscious mind, EMDR works at the nervous system level where these implicit memories are stored.

Through bilateral stimulation (eye movements, taps, or sounds), your brain processes what got “stuck” and updates the old response. In simple terms:

Reprocessing trauma: Your body stops reacting as if the past is still happening.

Clearing performance blocks: Fear, hesitation, and self-doubt release so you can trust your training.

Restoring flow state: You feel grounded, focused, and fully present—not because you forced it, but because your nervous system truly reset.

When those blocks lift, athletes often notice:

  • Calm confidence before and during competition

  • Faster recovery from setbacks or mistakes

  • Freedom from fear of reinjury

  • Sharper focus and consistency under pressure

This is more than mental skills training. It’s a way to align your mind and body so they work together at their highest level.WHY

WHY WORK WITH ME:

I specialize in working with elite athletes who need more than mindset hacks—they need change at the deepest level. With EMDR, I help athletes process the hidden blocks holding them back so they can reclaim their edge, both on and off the field.

If you’re ready to let go of what’s weighing you down and unlock your next level of performance, let’s connect!

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