Local, national and international partners

Athlete Mental Health

UK Athletics

Our psychology lead, Dr Clare Churchman, partners with UK Athletics as their Mental Health Lead.

Clare supports the UKA in-house sports medicine and sports science team and provides mental health triage and screening, support, guidance and onward referral to track and field athletes on the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Programmes.

Performance Psychology

British Weightlifting

Dr Clare Churchman has provided performance based psychological support to the Olympic World Class Programme at British Weightlifting for the past two years. Using a psychological approach informed by Stoic philosophy and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Clare helps athletes develop deeper self-awareness, flexible attitudes, and helpful practical strategies to use when the pressure moment comes.

Athlete Mental Health

The Blaze Women’s Cricket

Dr Clare Churchman supports The Blaze’s female cricketers with any mental health and wellbeing concerns they may have. Working alongside the club’s sports medicine and sports science team, Clare offers mental health triage and screening, support, guidance and onward referrals to players struggling with their mental health.

Athlete Mental Health

UK Sport Institute

Dr Clare Churchman is a member of the UKSI’s mental health team external provider network, offering psychological therapy to athletes across the range of Olympic and Paralympic programmes. Clare uses a variety of psychological approaches to meet the needs of athletes presenting with issues such as anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, and enduring mental health conditions such as bipolar and psychosis.

Reflective Practice

Change, Grow, Live

Change, Grow, Live is a national charity supporting people with addictive behaviours such as with drugs and alcohol. Dr Clare Churchman has facilitated Reflective Practice groups for CGL’s dedicated staff groups for almost two years. Reflective practice groups are a safe space for teams to reflect on the impact of their work on their sense of self, values and wellbeing, and to learn from colleagues and others going through shared experiences.

Reflective Practice

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is an international Christian charity with a variety of different services to support people in need. Dr Clare Churchman has facilitated Reflective Practice groups for staff working in the homeless sector, supporting them to develop ways of working that benefit both themselves and their clients.