WHAT WE DO
EMPOWERING ATHLETES TO REACH THEIR BEST MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE. UTILISING A SERIES OF THERAPIES, PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY AND REHABILITATIVE MEASURES TO ENHANCE ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE.
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OLYMPIC GAMES: LONDON 2012
TEAM: JAMAICA
Get to Know Me
My name is Ian Andrew James. I have worked as a clinical psychologist for over thirty years, and during that time I've treated academy and elite sports people for a variety of stress and sports-related conditions. I am a highly experienced therapist, educationalist and coach.
I am a national expert in cognitive behaviour therapy - helping introduce CBT into the UK in the 1990s. I am one of the main authors of the CTS-R; the first UK scale for assessing therapeutic skills.
Ph.D (University of Lancaster, UK); MSc Clinical Psychology (Newcastle University, UK); BSc (University of Aberdeen, UK); Honorary Professor (University of Bradford). Member of British Psychological Society; HCPC (PYL17325); British Association of Sports & Exercise Sciences (BASES, 114789)
current work
I am lead psychologist at Burnley F.C. I provide a comprehensive mental health and wellbeing service to all staff and players at Burnley. I also run stress management training for players and coaches, using bespoke animations to improve mental health literacy. I've published widely in sports psychology alongside physiotherapists and medical teams from several professional sports clubs. Prior to this I collaborated with a national football association to improve access to mental health services for senior and academy players.
I am also a neuropsychologist with an interest in ADHD, neurodiversity, attentional control, distractibility, head-injury and dementia. I have worked with a number of ex-sportsman and military veterans on this topic.
