Sarah Knapp
Sport & Exercise Psychologist
(in Training)
Testimonials
Feedback has been provided below from clients that Sarah has worked with
NTFC Women joint managers
“Sarah has provided useful workshops for the girls and we have had positive reactions from the players about these. Sarah has improved cohesion within the team and has worked with individual players to get the best out of them.”
- Liam Williams
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“Sarah really turned the team around, she played a big part in changing the energy of the group and made it a better environment for us all. The psychology support that Sarah provided has been nothing but positive. She is a very pro-active staff member”
- Josh Oldfield
Bob, first-time marathon runner
"I knew I needed some help in tackling the mental side of getting around the London Marathon but had no idea on where to start with this.
Talking through everything with Sarah was invaluable. Going into it I was expecting to be let in on the BIG secret that would be the key to successful running. As it turned out there wasn’t one. Instead there were many small steps that Sarah led me to and helped me work through.
Having somebody to discuss the mental challenges with and be guided through building up my resilience and faith in my own abilities allowed me to step up to the start line with a confidence I had only hoped for when I started my journey."
Sofia, youth ballet dancer
"We have nothing but positive things to say about Sofia's sessions with Sarah which were really special.
Sofia found her very easy to talk to and said she was understanding and kind which meant that she looked forward to seeing her each week.
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Sofia said she helped get her worries away sometimes by just being able to talk about them openly with someone who understands. Sarah also shared lots of techniques such as visualisation, box breathing and self talk which were easy tools for her to use to help with anxiety and over thinking.
Since spending time with Sarah, Sofia has gained so much more in confidence in the way she thinks about things. She is able to switch to more positive thoughts when negative thought patterns arise and this really impacted her recent scholarship day.
A huge thank you Sarah for all your help in giving Sofia some useful tools which can be used for the rest of her life."
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- Feedback written by Sofia's mother
Laura,
meaningful targets for exercise
I initially saw Sarah because I felt I was not getting the best from myself when exercising and because I was not enjoying it.
I wanted to get to a place where I felt like I could achieve something again. With Sarah's help I looked at my relationship with exercise and answered questions that I never even knew I had!
Through gentle discussion Sarah identified areas of my thinking that we could address. She helped me to question my goals so that I could set myself more meaningful targets.
We were also able to work on other areas, so that I could deal with the negatives and barriers that will always pop up so that they no longer need to get in the way. I now have a set of tools that I can use to deal with these things, which have actually helped a lot in my life more broadly. Finally we looked at nutrition and strategies that can help, all of which have been manageable and which I am integrating into my life.
Since first meeting with Sarah I've noticed a really positive change in my general mindset, as well as moving towards the goals that I now understand better. I'd really recommend working with Sarah to anyone who is struggling for motivation, self discipline or enjoyment.
Jo,
daily active habits
"Sarah has given me tools to be more positive about being active and make me think about what actions I am naturally doing that can be considered as part of daily movement.
The relaxation activities helped calm my mind and focus on the calm which has helped my mentality.
Sarah is very friendly, makes you feel at ease and has a very calming voice which I think helps."