Sports Psychology Therapists in Sydney, NS

When working with sports psychology, I like to start with some mindfulness around the issue to gain a deeper understanding of the experience, from here there are many options, and I rely of the client's wisdom to guide me.

Having grown up as a competitive athlete and earning a Masters degree in Sport & Exercise Psychology, I help athletes with their mental performance and support them through challenges faced inside and outside of sport.

If you are an athlete or performer, you know that mindset can impact performance just as much as physical training. You may struggle with performance anxiety, loss of confidence after injury, pressure to succeed, or difficulty staying focused under stress. Even highly skilled athletes can feel mentally blocked at times. At Selah Counselling, we approach sports psychology with practical, evidence-based strategies that strengthen mental resilience. We focus on performance mindset, emotional regulation, confidence-building, and pressure management in high-demand environments. Together, we work on sharpening focus, recovering from setbacks, and building consistency so your mental game supports your physical ability. The goal is not just peak performance, but sustainable confidence and steadiness both on and off the field.

I help athletes manage performance anxiety, build mental resilience, and reach their peak potential both on and off the field.

Athletes and active individuals often face pressure related to performance and competition. Therapy focuses on building mental resilience, focus, and emotional balance to support both performance and well being.

Sydney is the urban centre of Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the primary city on Cape Breton Island, a former industrial centre whose steel industry collapsed across the 1960s–2000s, leaving behind one of Canada's most contaminated industrial sites—the Sydney Tar Ponds—and a community that has grappled with the environmental, economic, and psychological legacy of industrial decline and contamination for generations. The Cape Breton Regional Hospital provides mental health services, and the community's tight-knit social fabric—Cape Breton is known for its Celtic cultural traditions, music, and community solidarity—provides genuine protective factors against isolation. Cape Breton University contributes to a modest growth in the regional knowledge economy alongside a student mental health dimension. Common therapy concerns include economic grief and community loss following industrial decline, environmental trauma, seasonal depression in an Atlantic climate, and the mental health challenges of a community that has shown remarkable resilience while confronting genuinely difficult circumstances.

Gender ID

	53%	Male
	47%	Female

Session Type

	71%	In Person and Online
	29%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

79%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
50%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
43%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
43%	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
36%	Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
36%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
36%	Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Ages Served

93%	Adult
79%	Young Adult
71%	Teen
50%	Senior
29%	Children

Client Focus

43%	Men
36%	Christian
29%	Asian
29%	Black / African American
29%	LGBTQ+

Sports Psychology therapists in Sydney, NS

Aaron Chin

Colleen Collins

Selah Counselling, Mediation, and Training Center

Dr. Devina Daya

Zain Abideen