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Sports psychology is strongly recognized as an indispensable tool to help athletes achieve maximum performance in high-stakes situations.  However, in addition to facilitating sport-based outcomes, psychotherapy can also help athletes manage the demands and rigours of sport from a mental health perspective.  Former Olympic coach (Canadian Women's Curling) and Clinical Psychologist (Supervised Practice), Dr. Adam Kingsbury outlines his journey into sports psychology, the definition of sports psychology and the kinds of activities undertaken under the rubric of sports psychology, the unique challenges (both ethical & technical) of delivering psychological services in the context of sport, the line between coaching vs. providing psychological services, the potential role for core-belief work/schema therapy in the context of sport psychology and an in-depth consideration of Dr. Kingsbury's Olympic Coaching experience at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. 

Dr. Adam Kingsbury, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in supervised practice, is a graduate of the doctoral program in clinical psychology (Ph.D.) at the University of Ottawa.  He is a former Olympic coach (PyeongChang 2018), and a Chartered Professional Coach in the sport of curling. He provides assessment and psychotherapy services with a special interest in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD, as well as providing services for high performance athletes, physicians, and those in the creative arts (musicians, actors, visual artists, etc.).

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