Our Mission
Sport Psychology Perth is a premier sport psychology private practice providing a broad range of client-centred sport psychology services catering to athletes and sport professionals in Perth, Western Australia. We specialise in working with athletes aged 9 to 25 years, aiming to empower them to unlock their maximum potential through personally tailored evidence-based sport psychology consulting services. With a primary focus and commitment to the athlete’s personal growth and holistic well-being, we offer a comprehensive array of mental skills training services that are conducted in-person and are developed to athlete's unique needs and circumstances.
Our mission is to optimise athlete performance in the short term, while fostering long-term career success and holistic well-being through individually tailored psychological skills training.
Our team
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from McMaster University, Canada
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Master's in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Brock University, Canada
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Bachelor's (Honours) in Sport Management (specialising in Coaching Psychology) from Brock University, Canada
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Registered Psychologist (Sport and Exercise Psychology) with the Psychology Board of Australia (Registration No: PSY0001579534).
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Working with Children (Card No: 3563256).
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Dr Nick Medic, pH.D.
Sport and Exercise Psychologist
Dr Nikola (Nick) Medic is the founder of Sport Psychology Perth (ABN 85 590 439 878). He holds a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from McMaster University, Canada and is a registered sport and exercise psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (Registration No: PSY0001579534).
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Following nearly two decades in academia, where he held various roles in research, teaching, and consulting as a sport and exercise psychologist across multiple universities, including Edith Cowan University (ECU) and The University of Western Australia (UWA), Dr Medic made a deliberate choice to fully commit to his private practice at Sport Psychology Perth. During his academic career, he has published over 30 scientific peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has been invited to speak at over 40 International and National conferences focusing on topics of sport motivation, development and maintenance of sport expertise, masters athletes, passion and commitment to sport, relative age effect, constituent year effect, sport participation, and sport performance. In addition, he has developed and lectured numerous university courses in applied sport psychology, sport and exercise psychology. and psycho-social aspect of sport and exercise.
During the past twenty years, Dr Nick Medic had the privilege to work with numerous athletes, teams, and coaches globally, spanning a wide array of individual and team sports across different expertise levels, from amateur to professional, and athletes of various age groups, from youth to masters level. Leveraging his extensive expertise and experience in sport psychology from both an applied and academic setting and his ability to translate sport psychology research results into his applied practice, Dr Nick Medic is dedicated to providing highest quality evidence-based personalised services to his clients, guiding them to achieve their goals and enhance their performance.
Why choose us?
This is the million-dollar question. Are all sport psychologists and individuals offering mental skills training to athletes the same? While many offer similar services and convey similar messages on their websites, the real distinction lies in: Who it is that will assist you? How they will go about doing it? and Where will it be done? These three factors, the practitioner, their methods, and the setting in which learning takes place profoundly impact the success of their clients' outcomes.
Who will work with you?
How will we work with you?
Where will we work with you?
Each session is planned and conducted by Dr Nick Medic personally. This ensures direct collaboration with Dr Nick Medic, allowing you to benefit from his wealth of experience and expertise in consulting, applied practice, academia, and sport psychology practice. Dr Nick Medic is a registered sport psychologist who is passionate and dedicated to providing his clients with a personalised and quality services to help them achieve their goals and optimise their performance.
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All sessions are conducted one-on-one and in person (even though online options are available). This way of communication engages the sport psychologist and the athlete in a deeper and more meaningful way, is ideal for problem-solving, building stronger professional relationships, addressing sensitive issues, enhancing credibility and trust, interpreting thoughts, behaviours, and emotions, and is best for tailoring programs to meet individual's unique needs.
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Most sessions are conducted in a real-world setting (for example, on the basketball court, on the soccer pitch, etc) that closely resembles the sport competition/practice even though some sessions are done in an office environment. This is essential because it maximises the learning and effectiveness of psychological skills as they are learned, practiced, and perfected within an environment in which they will be performed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Sport Psychology Perth acknowledges the Nyoongar Whadjuk people - traditional custodians of this land. We wish to acknowledge the strength of their continuing culture and offer our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.