Professional counselors possess the skills needed to help clients with traumatic brain injury process loss and change while also finding new meaning.
Tag: sports counseling
Elite-level athletes often need support and encouragement to discover and define themselves beyond the limited realm of sport achievement.
The application of existential psychology can help athletes who are wrestling with a loss of identity and meaning after suffering a career-ending injury.
Athletes face unrealistic expectations to be unbreakable — both physically and mentally — but they are susceptible to the same mental health problems as the rest of us.
Professional counselors often recommend exercise to clients as a way to improve mood and overall wellness. In addition to boosting serotonin, a neurotransmitter connected to feelings of well-being, exercise offers the chance to unplug from the busyness of daily life and process one’s thoughts. A recent journal study in The
I have been a lifelong football fan. I remember playing outside in the snow, emulating the National Football League (NFL) stars of the 1960s and then going inside to watch some of the fabled rivalries of the time, like the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Oakland Raiders. I grew up
In a life of ups and downs, football has been a constant for Chris Harris, a 34-year old limited licensed professional counselor (LLPC). Among the struggles Harris has faced was a battle with severe depression that threatened to derail his life at a young age. Football served as a saving grace
Playing football in the National Football League (NFL) is not a career, it’s an experience, said Dwight Hollier, a former NFL linebacker who became a licensed professional counselor (LPC) after his playing days were over. This lesson – one that took Hollier years to learn – is part of the
Is the National Football League ready for an openly gay player? What about society at large? Many in the media have been raising these questions since University of Missouri football star and NFL prospect Michael Sam “came out” in interviews this winter. The defensive lineman from Hitchcock, Texas, had told