Services

 Counselling Adults

  • Aspiring Athletes – Creating a Personal Toolbox

  • Tennis Players, Elite and Professionals

  • Transition – Life after Sport

  • Stress and Anxiety

  • Life Challenges

  • Memory Strategies/ Training (MEMORehab)

  • Positive Ageing

  • Mindfulness Sport Performance Enhancement Training (MSPE)®

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • Focus and Attention

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Motivation

  • Confidence / Self Esteem

  • Grief & Loss

  • Adjustments

  • Coeliac Disease - mental health & wellbeing & Performance

  • Self Care

  • Parenting Education

  • Cognitive Assessments (by special arrangement and availability only)

  • Gentle Movement to promote Wellbeing

  • Work/University and life balance

  • Trauma (CPT, EMDR)

  • Other

Presentations

Maria is a Psychologist and is also a qualified Tennis Australia Club Professional Tennis Coach with an interest in the mindset of the Game and wellbeing. Maria may be available for elite, professional, Masters players, club and coach education. Embrace her Skill Up way from applying eclectic skills including from an Educational and Developmental Perspective.

Maria offers MIND SET MATCH® Education presentations Contact to discuss your areas of Interest for your players or groups in Tennis.

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Maria may be available to visit your club with permission, and may be available to support other sports or visit Japser Health for Individual or Group Sessions.

Mindset Match Plus Sessions

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Group Tennis and Psychoeducation Education

How about organising a group / corporate / friends to learn about ways to promote mental health and wellbeing in a tennis environment or adapted setting. Even mini court or a small space - Theme based! Please provide location or for small groups Jasper Health may be suitable on availability.

A great professional  development opportunity or promoting a sense of belonging, connection, education and mental health. Education can be adapted to groups and education interests ( example: wellbeing in the workplace, self care for parents, perimenopause, Positive Ageing, over 50’s).

Parenting Education workshops

Maria has extensive experience in Parenting and Parenting Education embraces opportunities to explore Parent / Grandparent Education and applies Evidence Based strategies. Maria may offer group workshops throughout the year or you may be interested in a personalised Parenting Education or Coaching.

Supervision

Maria Bailey is an AHPRA Board-approved supervisor, and offers supervision for psychologists. This is for general peer supervision and can be offered via Telehealth or in-person at the clinic. Maria offers a friendly, warm and person centred approach that is reflective and promotes personal growth and development

Tennis Coaches Workshops on Request

  • Managing Stress

  • Communicating with Tennis Players

  • Self - Care for Coaches

  • Promoting Wellbeing

  • Strategies to minimize Burnout

  • Parent Education

  • Skill Up For Life

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness Sport Performance Enhancement Training (MSPE)®

Do you want the cutting edge and optimal Performance for your TEAM? Then How about MSPE®.

Maria is trained as a Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement Facilitator trained by the authors of MSPE and is able to offer group this developing, aspiring and Professional Groups.

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The Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE)® explores 6 - week program and is designed for athletes, coaches and other performers.  

This is based on research from sport science, neuroscience and promotes building mindfulness skills for optimal and personal best or team performance and Skill Up Psychology acknowledges the authors (Carol R. Glass, Keith A. Kaufman and Timothy R. Pineau) of this book where information is utilised from as well as Maria's training from the authors who are located in USA.

Maria successfully completed Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement Instructor Training in December 2022.

Contact Skill Up Psychology if you would like this delivered at your club (based in Melbourne)

Primary Reference

Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. P. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches. American Psychological Association.

Workshops

Maria is available for workshops for schools, clubs, organisations in areas of request

Reach out for a quote in areas of interest

  • Mental Health and  Wellbeing

  • Burnout

  • Parenting

  • Managing Change

  • Psychosocial hazards – promoting psychological safety

  • Other

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Questions before getting started? Get in touch.