The Performance Psychcast - Episode 67 - Equitable and Innovative Teaching Practices For Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Educators - Dr Amber Shipherd
Release Date: 01/28/2026
The Performance Psychcast - Episode 68 - How Coaches Can Effectively Regulate Athletes Who Struggle With Emotional Control - Jo-Anne Kelleher
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Jo Kelleher. Jo-Anne Kelleher is a UK-based Sport and High-Performance Psychologist specialising in emotional regulation and performance under pressure. She works with athletes, coaches and high achievers to help them understand their nervous system, perform consistently when it matters most, and turn ADHD into a competitive advantage rather than a limitation. Jo-Anne is the creator of the Regulate, Reconnect, Reengage, Reflect™ framework, supporting coaches to...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 67 - Equitable and Innovative Teaching Practices For Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Educators - Dr Amber Shipherd
The Performance Psychcast
Dr Amber M. Shipherd is an award-winning scholar and leader in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and serves as an Associate Professor and Performance Psychology Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Recognised for excellence in teaching, research, and service, she has over 15 years of experience developing and delivering undergraduate and graduate coursework across sport and exercise psychology, injury psychology, research methods, and various applied performance domains. Dr. Shipherd is a nationally recognised authority on teaching in sport, exercise, and...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 66 - Body Image: Body Confident You
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Charlotte Ord. Dr. Charlotte Ord is a Counselling Psychologist with a specialised focus on body image, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and relationships with both the self and others. She is the author of Body Confident You, Body Confident Kid, published by Bluebird (Pan Macmillan), and advocates for a holistic, inclusive approach to health and well-being that celebrates and honours body diversity. Dr. Ord has worked with professional athletes, sports...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 65 - The Psychological Effect of Recruitment and Transitions from college to adulthood - Matt Rogers
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Matt Rogers. Matt Rogers is recognized throughout the U.S. as a coach, author, consultant, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience in athletics and education. As a college basketball coach, his men’s teams won multiple Conference Championships and advanced to multiple NCAA National Tournaments, earning him Conference Coach of the Year honours along the way. Matt built his reputation on developing athletes with confidence, discipline, and unbreakable...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 64 - Building You - Dr Tom Seabury
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Dr Tom Seabury. Dr Tom Seabury is a psychologist and coach who has heavily focused on racket sports in recent years. He has supported athletes of all ages and levels to sharpen their decision-making and problem-solving under pressure to unlock consistent performance when it matters most. Tom combines a blend of psychological insight and practical coaching to support athletes in turning preparation into performance on the court. Tom’s Linkedin: Tom’s Insta: ...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 63 - Psychology of Golf - Jordan Brookes & Jack Lawrence
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to be speaking with Jordan Brookes and Jack Lawrence. Jack is a sport psychologist in training who works with golfers of different abilities around the globe. Jack helps golfers strengthen their mental game to perform with confidence under pressure, as well as a big focus on the individual outside of their sport. Jordan is a sport psychologist in training currently undertaking his professional doctorate. He works as a golf caddy alongside providing sport psychology support to...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 62 - Challenge Vs Threat States - Professor Marc Jones
The Performance Psychcast
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today, we are very fortunate to be speaking with Professor Marc Jones. Marc’s work is focused on understanding the impact of stress on health, wellbeing and performance in individuals and organisations. He has ongoing work across a range of settings, including sport, business, military, medicine, and analogue space missions. This work explores stress and its consequences for health, wellbeing, and performance from a biological, psychological and social perspective. Greg: www.arcope.co.uk George:...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 61 - Better than Before: A Psychological Guide for Injured Athletes - David Durand
The Performance Psychcast
Welcome to another episode of the Performance Psychcast. Today we are very fortunate to welcome back David Durand. David Durand is a sports performance and psychology coach. His background and training is in clinical psychology, while he also has a strength and conditioning certification from the NSCA and a mental performance consultant certification from the AASP. His business, Real Development LLC, offers sports training services that combine mental, physical, and skill development for athletes. David focuses on helping individuals develop through a holistic perspective that...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 60 - Rationality and Resilience: Lessons from a Chronically Ill Performance Psychologist - Dr Andrew Wood
The Performance Psychcast
Dr Andrew Wood is a performance psychologist with nearly a decade of experience working at the highest levels of elite sports, and organisations. The most notable and recent role involved working with the English Football Association for 5 years, specifically supporting the England Blind Football team as the lead sport psychologist at European and World Championships.. Beyond his practical experience, Andrew is an accomplished scholar, having published over 20 peer reviewed scientific papers in the fields of high performance, stress, emotion, resilience and rationality. Dr Andrew Wood’s...
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The Performance Psychcast - Episode 59 - Trauma / PTSD in Athletes - Dr Aura Goldman
The Performance Psychcast
Dr Aura Goldman is a practitioner psychologist specialising in trauma-informed psychotherapy for high performers. Chartered by the BPS and accredited with the HCPC, BASES and NCPS, both her practice and academic work is rooted in the psychological and philosophical study of transformation through adversity. She has worked with a wide range of high-performing clients including elite athletes, medics and first responders, entrepreneurs, and academics. Aura integrates Somatic Experiencing, ACT, and Person-Centred Therapy to help clients resolve trauma, reconnect with their bodies, and...
info_outlineDr Amber M. Shipherd is an award-winning scholar and leader in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and serves as an Associate Professor and Performance Psychology Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Recognised for excellence in teaching, research, and service, she has over 15 years of experience developing and delivering undergraduate and graduate coursework across sport and exercise psychology, injury psychology, research methods, and various applied performance domains.
Dr. Shipherd is a nationally recognised authority on teaching in sport, exercise, and performance psychology and is co-editor (with Dr. John Coumbe-Lilley) of the field’s only two pedagogy-focused texts: High Impact Teaching for Sport and Exercise Psychology Educators (2020) and Equitable and Innovative Teaching Practices for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Educators (2025). Her research program advances the science and application of self-efficacy, stress mindset, sport injury prevention and rehabilitation, and evidence-based instructional practices. Her work has been widely published and supported by competitive funding from organisations including the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and the NCAA.
A Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) and Fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Dr Shipherd currently serves as Chair of the Student Development Committee and Coordinator of the Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology Special Interest Group. She is also the owner and Lead Mental Performance Consultant of Next Level Mind Consulting and has delivered applied mental performance services since 2008 to athletes, coaches, teams, and injured individuals ranging from youth to Olympic and professional levels. She resides in south Texas with her husband and their two dogs and enjoys hiking and weightlifting.
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Amber’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-shipherd-phd-cmpc-faasp-9a655613/
Greg: www.arcope.co.uk
George: www.focuperform.co.uk