Become a Psychologist

Youth sports are fertile ground for exploration, not only because of the 40 million kids who participate each year, but also in light of the alarming number who choose not to stick with it.

As millions of people watched the Olympic Games this winter, many wondered how these athletes compete at such a high level. How did these men and women become – and remain – such elite competitors?

Self-help books continue to proliferate on bookstore shelves and internet web pages. Thousands of new self-help books are published annually, accounting for an estimated two billion dollars in sales per year, in an unregulated industry.

Everyone has experienced pain from an injury, or a surgery, or just because of normal wear and tear on the body. But what happens when pain is either chronic or it keeps coming back? For millions of people, pain, or the anticipation of pain, is a daily event.

For a variety of reasons, sometimes people don’t realize they are living with a mental health disorder until the symptoms start impairing their day-to-day lives. But what if people were able to detect mental health conditions earlier, before symptoms were able to diminish a person’s functioning? If you or a person you know is living with psychological distress, it’s very important to contact someone for support early; early intervention and treatment oftentimes lead to more positive outcomes for the individual’s daily life. Speak to a psychologist today!