Sports Psychology therapists in Albemarle, North Carolina NC
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Sports Psychology
Rebecca Young
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA
I work with athletes to strengthen mental performance skills, including managing competition anxiety, improving focus, and building resilience in high-pressure environments.
2 Years Experience
Online in Albemarle, NC North Carolina
Sports Psychology
Joseph Murray
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
As a former athlete, coach, and clinician, I understand the challenges of athletes. Significant experience and training working with competitive athletes at all levels. See website for more information and I would be happy to discuss during a free consultation.
14 Years Experience
Online in Albemarle, NC North Carolina
Sports Psychology
Dr. Thomas Ballas
Psychologist, PhD; PSYPACT
I am a clinical psychologist with specialized expertise in performance enhancement, drawing from my experiences as an operational psychologist in the U.S. Army. During my military career, I worked extensively with individuals operating in high-stress environments, helping them build mental resilience, maintain focus, and perform at their peak during critical missions. These experiences have given me a unique understanding of the psychological demands of high-pressure situations, which translates seamlessly into the world of sports and performance at all levels of competition.
With advanced training in evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based techniques, I help athletes and performers optimize their mental game. Whether you're striving to overcome mental blocks, enhance focus, or build confidence, my goal is to help you unlock your full potential. Together, we will develop a tailored approach to strengthen your mindset, improve performance, and achieve success in your sport or field.
10 Years Experience
Online in Albemarle, NC North Carolina
Sports Psychology
Nour Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
Sports are often treated like they’re just about performance—but for many athletes, it becomes your identity, your structure, and the lens through which you’re evaluated. You’re expected to push through, stay disciplined, and perform no matter what’s happening mentally or physically. There’s constant pressure—coaches, teammates, expectations, comparisons—and very little space to actually process what that does to you. When things start to shift—burnout, anxiety, injury, loss of confidence, or stepping away from sport—it can feel like everything underneath it gets shaken too.
At Nour Counseling, we don’t just focus on performance—we look at the full impact. We help you understand how pressure, expectations, and identity are shaping how you show up, both in your sport and outside of it. From there, we actively build strategies that actually hold under pressure—regulation, focus, recovery, and ways to respond to setbacks without spiraling. We also name the culture of sports itself—the normalization of overtraining, the tying of worth to performance, the lack of space for anything outside of winning—so you’re not internalizing something that was never yours to carry. This is about helping you perform with clarity and consistency, while also building a sense of self that isn’t dependent on how you perform that day.
9 Years Experience
Online in Albemarle, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Sports Psychology
Dr. Elizabeth Coldren
Psychologist, PSYD, PSYPACT
I work with adult athletes, including those competing professionally, internationally, or at other elite levels. My focus is not on coaching your performance, but on supporting you as a human being who also happens to be an athlete. I work with people across all stages of their careers: the early years of building identity and navigating expectations, the intensity and visibility of peak competition, the disruption of injury, and the uncertainty that can come with transition or retirement. I work with athletes who are in the thick of their careers and those who are on the other side of competition, asking, “Who am I now, if I’m not defined by sport?” Even when things look successful from the outside, it can feel isolating to hold so much pressure, expectation, and visibility on your own.
Many athletes I see are navigating relationship strains connected to training, travel, and time away; the expectations and sacrifices that come with elite sport; pressure from coaches, sponsors, media, or social media; life in the public eye with very little true privacy; perfectionism, self-criticism, and the sense that you can never fully relax; family expectations; worries about long-term health or injury; questions of trust; and wondering who you are if you are not always competing, winning, or pushing through. There is often a deeper challenge of finding meaning, identity, and purpose beyond sport.
Confidentiality is central to this work. My office is intentionally private, with no shared waiting room or overlapping sessions, so you can arrive and leave without being seen by other clients. You are not just an athlete or a brand, you are a person navigating a complex life, relationships, health, and big decisions about the future. Our work centers you as a whole human, so you have a stable place to sort through what you are navigating and how you want to move forward.
26 Years Experience
Online in Albemarle, NC North Carolina
Sports Psychology therapists in Albemarle, North Carolina Statistics
Sports Psychology therapists in Albemarle, North Carolina average 17 years of experience and charge around $228 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (81%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (54%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (42%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$228
Accept insurance
27%
Offer sliding scale
58%
Gender ID
| 52% |
Female |
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| 42% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 58% |
Online Only |
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| 42% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 81% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 54% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 42% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 35% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 35% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 35% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 88% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Teen |
| 62% | Senior |
| 23% | Children |
Client Focus
| 54% | Women |
| 50% | Men |
| 42% | Military / Veterans |
| 35% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 35% | Christian |