Sports Psychology Therapists in Salem, OR

Dr. Sari is beyond an expert in sports psychology and recognized as an award winning leader in sport & performance psychology. She works with athletes, coaches, teams and performers from every premiere sport. She works with World Champions, Olympians, elite athletes, and rising stars from nearly every sport imaginable.

As a practitioner of traditional martial arts for 55 years, I have trained thousands of students reach their potential as athletes, competitors and teachers. It has been my privilege to have produced hundreds of black belts, who live all over the world. I have worked with team sport members and coaches, the women's Olympic ski team, martial artists of other systems, and have produced teachers, coaches and mentors to pass on this approach to the next generations. I have trained with some of the most well known teachers,competitors, musicians and movie actors as well as the average person and families to achieve a higher sense of accomplishment and purpose. I work with students from age 8 to older adults in their 80's or beyond.

You spend countless hours practicing the physical skills necessary to be great at what you do. But do you invest in the mastering the mental side? Common performance struggles include performance anxiety, low confidence, inconsistent performances, and returning from injury. Let's collaborate to help you perform your best and to enjoy what you do.

I enjoy helping clients with Sports issues and feel that my foundation in classical yoga teaching can offer solutions to almost any related problem.

I work with athletes and active individuals to explore the mental, emotional, and relational patterns that impact performance and well-being. Together, we address anxiety, focus, motivation, and self-limiting beliefs while connecting with your strengths and goals. The aim is to build resilience, confidence, and a more balanced, focused, and empowered approach to sport and life.

Salem is Oregon's state capital and has a large and established Spanish-speaking Latino population, particularly connected to the agricultural sector of the Willamette Valley, making bilingual Spanish and English therapy provision an important feature of the local mental health landscape. Oregon State Hospital, one of the state's primary psychiatric facilities, is based in Salem, and the city is a significant regional center for mental health services across the mid-Willamette Valley. Salem Health's behavioral health services contribute to a reasonably well-resourced local mental health infrastructure. Common therapy concerns include anxiety, depression, family and relationship issues, and the stresses of agricultural and service sector work, as well as the particular needs of a large immigrant and refugee population navigating life in a mid-sized state capital.

Gender ID

	55%	Male
	45%	Female

Session Type

	55%	In Person and Online
	45%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

45%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
45%	Gestalt Therapy
45%	Hypnotherapy
36%	Behavioral Therapy
36%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
36%	Integrative Therapy
36%	Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
82%	Young Adult
64%	Senior
36%	Teen
27%	Children

Client Focus

82%	Men
82%	Women
55%	Black / African American
55%	Christian
55%	Hispanic / Latino

Sports Psychology therapists in Salem, OR

Dr. Sari Shepphird

Peaceful Warrior Wellness Services, LLC / Dr.Steven Ruiz Bettencourt, Psy.D.,LPC, Cht, EMDR

Katie Steinert

Catherine Saunders

Roderic Burks - Integrative Mental Health