Sport Psychology-Ohio Center For Sport Psychology

The Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, located at 21825 Chagrin Blvd. Suite 310, Beachwood, Ohio 44122, has been providing sport psychology services for over 30 years. Our mission is to help athletes, their families, and coaches enrich their lives through sport by learning life skills, achieving high levels of performance, and enjoying their sport participation. We believe that every athlete, regardless of their sport, age, gender, or current ability level, deserves the opportunity to perform at their best.

Our Services

We offer a variety of services to help athletes achieve their goals, including in-person office consultation and remote consultation via Zoom, available both locally, nationally, and internationally. Our philosophy is that sports are a means to a greater end, and we encourage athletes to remember that their engagement in their sport should enhance their lives. Win or lose, life goes on, and it is the pursuit of excellence that makes you a better person, not your win-loss record. We believe that enjoyment, learning, and savoring the day are just as important as achieving high levels of performance.

Our services include individual performance enhancement, which involves evaluating the athlete's current mental skills, developing and implementing an individual training program aimed at improving specific mental skills. We use techniques such as relaxation training, motivation, imagery, self-talk, neurofeedback concentration training, and goal setting, among others. Sessions are typically one-on-one, but we also include collaboration of coaches and family members when appropriate.

We also provide individual adjustment counseling, assisting athletes, family members, coaches, and staff who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or relationship difficulties. The problems we address may or may not be related to sports participation, including coping with life stresses, time management, coping with injury, career transitions, eating and substance abuse disorders, among others.

Additionally, we offer seminars and workshops focused on specific topics for athletes, families, and coaches. Small group sessions can be conducted at the Center or on-site for specific groups upon request. We also provide team consultation, training and consultation with team managers, coaches, staff, and players regarding morale, communications, and team building.

We offer professional training workshops for mental health and sports science professionals who are beginning or expanding their practices in sport psychology. We provide individual mentoring of such professionals by appointment at our location as well as via telephone and Internet.

Our services are not limited to athletes. Many of the tools and techniques that we use with athletes are effective with others who must perform under pressure, such as musicians, performing artists, and executives.

Research and Development

We have developed and continue to research and refine an integrative, holistic model for performance enhancement called the "Nine Mental Skills of Successful Athletes". This model has been used and researched by colleagues throughout the world.

Referral Service

When necessary, we evaluate and refer clients to other appropriate treatment professionals and facilities. Our referral list includes sports medicine specialists in nutrition, physical therapy, and orthopedics, as well as mental health specialists in eating disorders and substance abuse.

Speakers Bureau

We provide speakers for school, civic, business, and athletic groups on many subjects regarding mental and emotional aspects of sports. Our speakers include the director, part-time associates of the Center, and professional colleagues.