From Stage Fright to Stage Light: Rewire Your Performance Brain
Every new project, audition, or season brings a wave of potential. Yet, if you’re like most performers, that excitement can quickly be hijacked by a familiar soundtrack of internal critics: “What if I choke at the audition?”, “I can’t handle their judgement,” or the classic, “I’m just not good enough.”
Creativity Blocks
How does unresolved trauma impact an individual’s ability to engage in creative pursuits, and what therapeutic approaches are most effective in helping clients reclaim their creative potential? This is the question I was recently asked in an interview by a singer and songwriter and wonderfully creative person herself – Aida Jabbari. I gave her a […]
Post-Performance Slump
Post-Performance Slump What if you could turn your post-performance slump into a meaningful and fulfilling pause of your rhythm? Many of you wonderful performers may experience a ‘post-performance slump’ (feeling suddenly, unexpectedly low) in the days following a big show or tour. I noticed this when my daughter would ‘come down’ from the heights of […]
Psychological Consultation for Scripts, Music, and other creative works
Psychological Consultation for Scripts, Music, and other creative works Did you know that you can hire Psychologists to consult on your scripts for all kinds of creative work? Read on to find out why you might want to do this, and how to reach out to one if you’re interested. Why would a creative project […]
The Performer’s Mind Toolkit: How Specialised Therapy Can Elevate Performance: EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, CBT ACT, CFT, and Mindfulness Can Transform Your Art
The Performer’s Mind Toolkit: How Specialised Therapy Can Elevate Performance: EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, CBT ACT, CFT, and Mindfulness Can Transform Your Art As a Clinical & Counselling Psychologist working with performers, I’ve seen firsthand how traditional “just push through” approaches often fail to address the deeper psychological challenges artists face. I often hear: “I’ve tried […]
The Missing Piece in Performing Arts Training: Why Mental Fitness is Non-Negotiable
The Missing Piece in Performing Arts Training: Why Mental Fitness is Non-Negotiable As a Clinical & Counselling Psychologist specialising in performance psychology, I’ve worked with many performers: musicians, singers, actors, writers, directors and other artists who come to me with the same frustration: “I know I can do this, but something keeps holding me back.” […]
A Guide to EMDR
What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of integrative psychotherapy used as a treatment for trauma. The EMDR method looks at past events that formed the present psychological and emotional responses and helps you process and integrate these memories in a way that reduces their negative impact on current […]
When Passion Becomes a Source of Stress: A Reality for Performing Artists
When Passion Becomes a Source of Stress: A Reality for Performing Artists. For many performers, creativity is a way of life – a passion that fuels their dreams, drives their ambitions and is the heartbeat of every performing artist. Whether it’s the thrill of stepping onto a stage, the euphoria of nailing a difficult piece, […]
Brainspotting Therapy
Brainspotting Therapy Approved by the British Psychological Society, Brainspotting® (BSP) is a revolutionary new power therapy which evolved from EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), and it also uses eye movement and bilateral stimulation but is gentler, more attuned and less technical/ protocol-driven than EMDR. Brainspotting is deep, direct, highly attuned and powerful body-brain relational therapy, […]