About
Katie Clark
Sport & Performance Psychology
Understanding Performance. Developing Potential.
I’m passionate about helping people understand their performance, develop psychological skills and awareness, and find practical ways to apply psychology when it matters.
My Experience
My experience spans elite and academy sport, women’s and men’s football, youth development, student-athlete environments and private practice. I’ve worked with athletes at different stages of their development, across a variety of sports, supporting them to understand their performance, develop psychological skills and navigate the demands of their sporting journeys.Through my individual work, I support athletes with a range of performance goals and challenges, recognising that every person, sport and performance environment is different. I also work with parents and coaches, helping them better understand the psychological side of performance and how they can support athletes’ development.Working alongside coaches, medical professionals, strength and conditioning practitioners and wider performance teams has shaped my understanding of the wider environment in which performance takes place. I recognise that performance is influenced by more than what happens during competition - preparation, relationships, confidence, wellbeing and the demands of everyday life can all play a part.
Applied Experiences across sports
Elite & academy sport . Multiple sports . Private practice
Experience across elite and academy sport, women’s and men’s football, youth development and student-athlete environments, alongside individual work with athletes across a variety of sports through private practice.
Athletes & Their Support Networks
Athletes . Parents . Coaches . Performans teams
Supporting athletes directly while working with parents, coaches and wider performance teams to build understanding and create supportive environments for athlete development.
Developing Psychological Understanding
Coaches . Stakeholders . Players . Organisations . Performance staff
Working with coaches and sporting organisations to develop their understanding of sport psychology and how psychological skills can be applied in practice to better support athletes’ performance, development and wellbeing.Alongside my Applied Work
Training & Beyond
Supporting the next generation of sport psychologists
Training & Beyond is a venture I run alongside fellow sport psychologist, Louis Ross, created to support trainees and aspiring practitioners through professional development, education, CPD and connection.Through webinars, applied discussions and a supportive community, we aim to help aspiring sport psychologists develop their knowledge, confidence and practice.