PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
FAQs

I get so upset before a presentation that I get sick to my stomach and don’t want to do it.

Being anxious before presentations is common, but in some people it’s debilitating. We “store” our previous negative experiences, beliefs and worries about situations like presentations in the deeper recesses of our mind, which is connected directly to our bodies. That’s why many of us feel nauseous, or other unpleasant body sensations when confronted with anxiety provoking situations when they arise again. Using mindfulness and Brainspotting we can help you to reformulate the memories of those past experiences from upsetting to not distressing at all. So the next presentation is not only a breeze, but a welcome challenge.

I hang on to my mistakes and get in slumps when I play golf or baseball and don’t know how to get out.

Athletes who are in a slump often become their own worst enemy. Even professional athletes go into slumps. They over-think and don’t perform at their best. Mind-body Therapies that address performance enhancement help eliminate the negative mental strategies and enhance that keep people in a slump. These therapies also help avoid slumps and increase positive thinking and mental toughness in the future.

I have been having trouble remembering my lines for a play I’m in and I know I’m not giving my best performance. Can this help?

Our brains are amazing organs with the ability to process and store massive amounts of information. We are most able to access this ability when we are clear headed and focused. If we feel overwhelmed, anxious or worried this interrupts the natural rhythm of our functioning brain. Brainspotting helps to quiet and re tune the brain to allow it to function optimally. It also helps bring out the “inner performer” that you want to be. Performing artists who have benefited from effective Performance Enhancement Therapy have been astounded by how dynamic and genuine they can be.

At work, I go through the motions, but feel that I’m a fraud. I’m the boss but don’t feel up to the task. I want to keep moving up the ladder but I’m stuck where I am.

We all have expectations of ourselves that we believe we must meet or exceed. Many of us have the intellect and skills to do a job and get promoted, but we don’t know how to access those skills and put them into action. Performance Enhancement Therapy can help resolve self-doubts and self-defeating behaviors so they don’t negatively affect your performance.

I hate school. The classes are boring and the work is too. I don’t want to do my homework because it’s a waste of time. I simply lack motivation.

This lament is more typical of an adolescent than a younger child, but either way it is negative thinking. When children feel badly about themselves they project those feelings onto others making them the culprits. If your child views the world as against them and their behavior at home and in school reflects this, it is time to address these issues. At Innovative Psychotherapy we are dedicated to helping children and adults, as well, reach their full potential through a number of different treatment options, including mindfulness, talk therapy and Brainspotting.

I’m a pretty good athlete, but a lot of times I lose to people I know I can beat.

Performance Enhancement Therapy helps you deal with self-doubts and negative thinking so that they do not negatively effect your performance. It utilizes confidence building strategies and how to bounce back when you make a mistake or get a bad break. Inner feelings of “fear of winning” may relate to self-worth or past “baggage” that get in the way of winning. Brainspotting can re-process the negative thought “I can’t do this” into “I can do this."

I have writers block.

Writers “perform” in solitude and sometimes get stuck with no-one there to help them. Performance Enhancement Therapy can help you disengage from the writers block, reframe your challenge and open the doors of creativity.