Director of Sport Psychology
Director of Sport Psychology
Therapists who can help athletes are in high demand. Become the therapist high-achievers actively seek out in one of the fastest-growing, most underserved populations in mental health.
Even for the greatest achievers among us, mental health isn't optional.
That's why this 2-day live online conference gives you the most up-to-date tools, frameworks, and confidence to work effectively with clients looking to enhance their performance and their lives.
You'll learn from the experts Olympic athletes, professional teams, and high-performers turn to when the stakes are highest—including Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting Developer, Dr. Carly Hunt, ACT for Performance expert, Dr. Daniel J. Moran, Past President of ACBS… alongside other influential voices shaping the field in 2026.
Whether you're just exploring performance psychology or already specialize in helping clients enhance their well-being, you'll walk away with…
- • Practical ACT-based tools for performance anxiety and more
- • Insight from a live Brainspotting demo targeting mental blocks
- • Ways to help clients regulate emotions, especially after injury
- • DBT strategies to work with teams, coaches, and parents under pressure
- • Techniques that strengthen mental resilience when it matters most
This conference gives you the most up-to-date training so you can set yourself apart…
Not just as a clinician who understands, but one who knows how to help clients in the moments that define outcomes.
- ✓ 2 Days Live Training
- ✓ 90-Day Replay Access
- ✓ Up to 13.5 CE Hours
- ✓ Downloadable Resources
Online Conference Schedule
Six sessions across two days. Each one designed to expand what you can treat.
What You'll Walk Away With
- → Brainspotting techniques for trauma and performance blocks
- → ACT strategies for identity, fear, and psychological flexibility under pressure
- → DBT skills for high-stress, high-emotion environments—athletes, parents, coaches
- → Clinical strategies for injury, identity collapse, and the road back—or the transition forward
DAY 1 — OCTOBER 8, 2026 • 8am - 4:15pm central
Performance Psychology Across the Lifespan: Clinical Strategies for Athletes, Executives, and Every High-Achiever in Between
Dr. Kris Eiring, PhD — Former UW Badgers Director of Sport Psychology with 20+ years treating elite athletes, executives, attorneys, and medical professionals
8:00-9:45am Central
- → Recognize shared clinical patterns of performance pressure across athletic, medical, legal, and business contexts
- → Apply cognitive restructuring, attention regulation, and confidence-building interventions across populations
- → Support clients experiencing identity disruption during career transition, role loss, or performance status shifts
Eating Disorders in Athletes: Clinical Strategies for Recognition, Treatment, and Return to Sport
Presenter information coming soon
10:00am-12:00pm Central
DBT as a Skills-Based, Performance-Enhancing Model to Support Athletes, Coaches & Parents in High-Performance Environments
Carrie Farrell, MA, LMHC — Former Division 1 coach and national partner with the NAIA supporting 250+ colleges with athletic mental health services
1:00-4:15pm Central (includes a 15-minute break mid-session)
- → Apply DBT skills that work with athletes facing extreme pressure, burnout, and overcommitment
- → Support young athletes with mental health diagnoses and those suffering in troubled or chaotic home environments
- → Navigate identity challenges for parents, coaches, and athletes using DBT emotion regulation and communication skills
DAY 2 — OCTOBER 9, 2026 • 8am - 4:30pm central
When the Body Stops Cooperating: Clinical Strategies for Treating Identity, Loss, and Recovery After Life-Changing Injury
Dr. Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D — Past president of the international ACT community (ACBS) and author of ACT in Practice and Breathe and Bring the Heat
8:00-9:00am Central
- → Recognize clinical patterns when a client's body has changed—identity collapse, depression, grief—and what you're actually treating underneath the injury
- → Apply psychological flexibility and values-based strategies for clients facing uncertain recovery, fear of re-injury, and forced reinvention
- → Treat identity fusion across populations—athletes, surgeons, performers, laborers, parents—when self-worth and body are wired together
- → Navigate the hardest clinical decisions: when to support return to performance vs. transition to a new identity
Brainspotting for Expanded Performance: Help Clients Overcome Trauma from Childhood, Sport, Career & High-Performance Pursuits
Dr. David Grand, PhD — Developer of Brainspotting and author of This Is Your Brain on Sports
9:15am-12:30pm Central (includes a 15-minute break mid-session)
- → Learn Brainspotting techniques to identify trauma and mental blocks limiting performance
- → Watch a live demonstration processing trauma from a sports injury
- → Enhance understanding of the body's processes related to traumatic events and nervous system reactivity
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Performance Psychology: 4 Key Strategies to Make Every Session More Effective
Dr. Carly Hunt, PhD — Trusted by professional golfers, D1 programs, the US Naval Academy, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
1:15-4:30pm Central (includes a 15-minute break mid-session)
- → Apply ACT skills from a performance psychology perspective with step-by-step instructions
- → Help clients meet performance goals through value-driven actions and psychological flexibility
- → Build a toolkit to help clients manage unhelpful thoughts, performance anxiety, and intrusive cognitions
Five World-Leading Experts with Lived Experience
Your 2026 experts are clinicians, researchers, and former athletes who've worked with some of the world's most well-known sports teams, companies, and performers—and will help you take your clients further too.
DR. DAVID GRAND, PHD | Click here for information about David Grand
Brainspotting Pioneer | Trauma & Performance Specialist
David developed brainspotting—a somatic trauma therapy now used with Olympic athletes, performers, and anyone needing to unlock performance that trauma has frozen.
DR. DAVID GRAND, PHD | Click here for information about David Grand
DR. DANIEL J. MORAN, PHD, BCBA-D | Click here for information about Daniel J. Moran
Past President, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
DJ brings contemporary behavioral science to injury psychology—the clinical patterns when identity, career, and body are wired together, and what breaks when the body stops cooperating.
DR. DANIEL J. MORAN, PHD, BCBA-D | Click here for information about Daniel J. Moran
DR. CARLY HUNT, PHD | Click here for information about Carly Hunt
ACT Researcher | Performance Psychology Specialist
Carly researches how ACT applies to performance psychology—not just mental health, but actual competitive performance. She bridges the gap between treating symptoms and helping athletes thrive.
DR. CARLY HUNT, PHD | Click here for information about Carly Hunt
DR. KRIS EIRING, PHD | Click here for information about Kristine Eiring
Former UW Badgers Director of Sport Psychology | Cross-Population Performance Expert
Kris has spent over two decades treating elite athletes alongside executives, attorneys, medical professionals, and performers—recognizing they're all dealing with the same core performance pressures.
DR. KRIS EIRING, PHD | Click here for information about Kristine Eiring
CARRIE FARRELL, MA, LMHC | Click here for information about Carrie Farrell
Former D1 Coach | Athletic Counselor | NAIA National Partner
Carrie coached Division 1 softball before becoming a therapist. She's been in the locker room. She knows what coaches say behind closed doors. She understands the systems that break athletes.
CARRIE FARRELL, MA, LMHC | Click here for information about Carrie Farrell
What's Included
- 2 Full Days of Live Virtual Training (October 8-9, 2026) — Interactive sessions, live Q&A, real-time discussion
- 90-Day Replay Access — Rewatch sessions, reference at your pace
- Downloadable Resource Library — Assessment tools, intervention frameworks, handouts, templates
- Up to 13.5 CE Hours — Packed with clinical tools for psychologists, LPCs, LCSWs, and MFTs
- Private Attendee Community — Network with other clinicians specializing in athletic mental health
Register Now
Live Virtual + Recordings
- Attend Live October 8-9
- 90-Day Replay Access
- Downloadable Resource Library
- Up to 13.5 CE Hours
- Live Q&A with Presenters
On-Demand Only
- Unlimited Access to Recordings
- Watch on Your Schedule
- Downloadable Resource Library
- Up to 13.5 CE Hours
100% Money-Back Guarantee: Not satisfied? Full refund within 30 days.
Credit approvals may differ per session
This Conference Is For You If...
- You work with clients who want to enhance and expand their performance potential
- You currently see athletes in your practice but feel like you're winging it with sport-specific issues
- You work with executives, business owners, or performing artists facing high-pressure performance challenges
- You work in a school or college setting surrounded by student-athletes and want to serve them better
- You're a former athlete yourself who got into therapy to help others through what you experienced
- You want to build a practice niche working with high-achievers in any field
- You've worked with clients facing performance anxiety, identity issues, or burnout and want specialized tools