Michael
Pelling and his team offer different types of intervention: |
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Assessment of mental resources
During this assessment we make an inventory of the mental resources
of our client, also known as the mental power. Mental power is
the combination of all psychological elements that an athlete
or artist must master to obtain the best possible performance,
like there are stress and motivation, just to name a few. We
propose a complete and precise evaluation, which will enable
the client to have a better understanding of his or her competencies.
This analysis forms the basis for every possible future intervention.
It’s designed for every person who wants to strengthen
his or her mental capacities and by doing so, in the end, improving
their performance. |
Motivation analysis
This intervention is a specific follow up of the mental resources
assessment. The motivational analysis consist of an inventory
of personal motivation schemes, in order to answer to specific
motivational problems. We work on improving the compatibility
of internal and external motivations. This is done by helping
our clients develop tools to manage their motivations, in relation
to the targets that the athlete or artist wants to achieve. |
Stress management
This intervention is a specific follow up of the mental resources
assessment, and deals with the treatment of all kinds of forms
of stress, like there are
- competitive stress : experienced during competitions
- or precompetitive stress – experienced just prior to
important competition dates.
The follow up allows us to distinguish positive from negative
stress factors. By channeling positive stress and eliminating
negative stress factors, the clients is able to use these forms
of energy to his or her advantage. |
Managing your emotions
Managing ones emotions is of vital importance when it comes to
maintaining a stable and durable achievement level. We propose
an emotional analysis, focused on the individual. This analysis
permits us to show the strategies that the client has developed
to deal with consecutive frustrations or emotional overloads.
The intervention aims at neutralizing emotional explosive situations
or temper-oriented problem situations. |
Managing of substandard performance
During this intervention we help our clients deal with disappointment
due to underachievement, in order to return to their normal achievement
level after a series of bad performances. The art of constant
progression lies in the capacity of ‘bouncing back’.
This demands an understanding of why we are underachieving, in
order to work back to succeeding again in our efforts. Once the
bounce-effect is realised, we focus on the development of techniques
to maintain this confidence level, enhancing positive results
and the pursuit of ones objectives, unhindered by negative emotions. |
Rehabilitation after injury
Sooner or later, every athlete or artist is confronted with the
problems caused by injuries. This is inevitable en should be
dealt with in effective way, in order to avoid psychological
damages, even when the injury itself is already cured. This intervention
takes place during the recovery period to facilitate an active,
quick and efficient rehabilitation. |
Communication
Every athlete or artist has to communicate with many different
people; their team-mates or colleagues, their trainers, their
clubs or schools, federations, the media or simply with their
parents. In order to further develop interpersonal relationships
and to learn how to deal with conflicts, we offer a mediation
platform, guaranteeing the development of constructive dialogues.
We also work on the relation between verbal and non-verbal communication,
important aspects in both non-competitive communicative situations
as well as in competitive contexts. Almost 70 % of our communication
is non-verbal. An accurate understanding of this enables us not
only to better recognize the weaknesses of our adversaries as
well as hiding our own. |
Prevention
As professional in the sport’s field, we must encourage
fairness and certain values that may be in danger because of
what the competition can lead to. We think of young athletes
and artists that must be kept away from drugs through doping
or burnout in their activity. That’s why we work with parents,
schools and clubs to help people in such difficult situations. |
Career (re)orientation
Only recently have we become aware of the importance of an effective
return to a successful ‘normal’ life, following the
competitive career of an athlete or an artist. We’ll help
our clients during this transitional period, by analysing their
interests and motivations, in order for them to redefine and
pursue their new goals and objectives with confidence. For more
information please visit our webpage concerning the service
School & Career
Counselling. |
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