ABOUT
the person behind
the performer.
Performance psychology for people who perform under pressure. We work on how you prepare, how you perform and the life around both.
10+ years in high-performance sport
DR SAM GILES
CPSYCHOL
our purpose
We're inspired by people who dare to do incredible things, and driven to help them win well, as people, athletes and performers.
01
what we do.
We help you condition the mind, so you can deliver the right performance at the right time.
02
what we believe.
The pursuit of your best performance should support your wellbeing and your development as a person. That is what winning well means.
our approach
Mental fitness is a skill, trained like any other.
You train your body, your technique and your tactics. The mental side of performance deserves the same attention. At the highest level, it is often what makes the difference.
Mental fitness isn’t fixed. Like any other skill, it is developed with purpose and through practice: tried, tested and adapted until it holds up under pressure.
It builds the resilience, focus and composure you need to deliver when it counts, and it sustains your performance over the long term.
the science
the science behind
perform better, win well.
Headsets is a performance psychology service. Our work draws on two bodies of evidence: performance psychology, and the science of mental health and wellbeing in sport.
perform better · performance psychology
The skills behind consistent performance under pressure: preparation, focus, confidence and composure. We help you train them.
win well · mental health and wellbeing science
What helps performers feel good and function well, in sport and in the life around it. We help you look after it, and notice early when it comes under strain.
where the two meet
How you feel and function sits on a continuum, and where you are on it shapes how you live and how you perform. Mental fitness is the part you can train: the skills that help you protect your mental health and move towards your full potential.
mental health disorder
Clinical care, by referral.
mental health symptoms
Some distress, which can start to affect life and performance.
life balance
Coping with everyday demands, with occasional symptoms.
good mental health
Where peak performance is most likely.
← interferes with life and performance
full potential →
So you can keep pushing higher, and stay well while you do.
Headsets provides performance psychology. It does not diagnose or treat mental health disorders. Where clinical assessment or treatment would help, Sam will talk through an appropriate referral with you.
founder · chartered psychologist
Dr Sam Giles
Sam is a BPS Chartered Psychologist with more than a decade of experience in high-performance sport.
His work has included the UK Sports Institute, the IOC, FIFA, Accenture and multiple Olympic and Paralympic programmes.
His PhD in Sport and Performance Psychology was a five-year programme of research at Loughborough University into how wellbeing is understood and measured in elite sport performers. Work from that programme is published in the journal Sports Medicine.
Sam combines research, applied psychology and performance lifestyle expertise to build practical strategies that help people perform under pressure while protecting their long-term wellbeing. He founded Headsets to help people win well, and he works directly with every client.
credentials
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), British Psychological Society
PhD, Sport and Performance Psychology, Loughborough University
MSc, Sport and Exercise Psychology, Brunel University
BSc, Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
Licensed Spotlight practitioner, Mindflick
Primary Certificates in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Skills and Advanced REBT Skills, Centre for Stress Management
behind the scenes · storytelling and content
Bill Thisdell
Bill brings a storyteller’s instinct and a filmmaker’s eye to Headsets. With a background in documentary filmmaking, he shapes our storytelling and content, turning complex psychology into ideas people can connect with.
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