Sports & Performance Psychology
Sports & Performance Counseling in New York & New Jersey
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At Grand Slam Psych, we strive to help college, semi-pro, & professional athletes take their mental wellness to new heights. We take a holistic therapeutic approach that aims to: 1) help identify and work through roadblocks preventing you from performing your best, 2) get to know you as both an athlete AND a person, & 3) attend to these other parts of you that may be struggling outside of your sport.
2022-2023 Princeton University TIGERSPAW Team
Common issues we address together may include:
• Performance anxiety & excessive worry
• Stress & time management
• Coach and/or team conflict
• Depression & lack of motivation
• Transitional issues (i.e. going from college to pro’s)
• Eating & body image concerns
• Mental fatigue or burnout
• Sleep difficulties
• Relationship issues
• Substance use
• Career termination (i.e. retiring) & loss of Identity as an athlete
• Coping with injury or slumps
… and more!
Therapy Services for LGBTQ+ Athletes
Dr. McCabe further specializes in work with Queer & Transgender athletes. She works with athletes who:
- Have experienced discrimination based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity
- Are closeted about their identity in their sport and/or other spheres of their lives
- Are currently struggling with same-sex and/or polyamorous relationship dynamics
- Want to process their intersectional identites as an athlete and member of the LGBTQ+ community
Online Therapy Available in 40+ Other PsyPact states
