The mission of Stanford Athletics Sport Psychology Services is to provide comprehensive sport psychology services to support student-athletes in becoming their best selves; to promote mental health, emotional wellness, and optimal performance; and to contribute to an inclusive athletic department and campus community.
Stanford Athletics has had an ongoing and collaborative relationship with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to provide integrated behavioral health services to Stanford student-athletes, including this full-service sport psychology program.
Services
Individual Counseling and Performance Consulting
Confidential individual counseling and performance consultations, psychological rehabilitation from injury, career counseling, medication evaluation and management, and specialized care referrals for varsity student-athletes.
Individual Counseling and Performance Consulting sessions provide an opportunity to maximize personal strengths and explore factors that may be preventing you from reaching your potential athletically, academically, or personally. Individual services are confidential. Presenting concerns occur across a continuum including, but not limited to:
Team or Group Services
Team sessions, subgroup sessions, or workshops are available for Stanford varsity teams and tailored to the team in collaboration with coaches and staff.
Sessions are designed to address the unique needs of the participating team and to provide memorable active learning experiences to build team unity, reinforce team mission and vision, clarify team goals, roles, and responsibilities or teach mental skills. Sample topics include, but are not limited to:
• What is Sport Psychology and how can it help you?
• Achieving a championship mindset
• Maintaining focus and composure
• Building confidence
• Optimizing self-talk
• Effective communication
• Mindfulness/Staying in the present moment
• Improving team dynamics
• Effective imagery and visualization
• Stress Management
• Goal Achievement
• Leadership
Consultation
Staff Consultation is available for any DAPER staff or campus partner with a sport psychologist. While we only provide individual counseling/psychotherapy to varsity student-athletes, we frequently consult with coaches, administrators, athletic trainers, PTs, physicians, sports performance, and nutritional staff. We strive to collaborate with others to support DAPER staff, coaches, teams, and student athletes to thrive and succeed at Stanford. Topics include, but are not limited to, how to respond to a challenging situation, improving team dynamics, enhancing leadership, or effective communication.
Who We Are
The Stanford Athletics Sport Psychology Team consists of licensed psychologists with expertise and specialized training in sport and performance psychology and student-athlete mental health. We are committed to providing holistic, integrative psychological and performance interventions tailored to the unique needs of student-athletes. Clinical psychology fellows also provide individual counseling under the supervision of Dr. Lisa Post.
Dr. Kelli Moran Miller
Director of Sport Psychology for Stanford Athletics
Dr. Julie Sutcliffe
Assistant Director of Sport Psychology for Stanford Athletics
Appointments
Make An Appointment
1.) Call Sports Medicine Center at 650.725.8202
2.) Contact a Sport Psychology Team Member
Dr. Kelli Moran-Miller
Email: kmoranmiller@stanford.edu
Phone: 650.736.7748
Dr. Julie Sutcliffe
Email: juliesutcliffe@stanford.edu
Phone: 650.497.1539
Locations
Sports Medicine Center (basement of ACSR)
341 Galvez Street
Stanford, Calif.
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
401 Quarry Road
Stanford, CA
Cost
Services are provided free of charge and to varsity student-athletes who are currently enrolled as Stanford student-athletes.
Confidentiality
Feelings of trust and safety are critical for personal growth and relationship building. Therefore, confidentiality is taken quite seriously. ALL conversations and correspondence between you, the student-athlete, and your psychologist remain confidential. Any information discussed will not be shared with coaches, sports information, media, or others without your written consent or in instances where disclosure is required by law.
What to Expect
The initial consultation typically lasts about an hour and includes time for discussing current concerns, relevant history, and goals. Appointment times and length are flexible. Follow-up sessions typically last 45 minutes and occur once every week or two. Performance psychology consultation also may include a brief talk at practice or in passing. All sessions focus on discussing goals, strategies, and skill development to address concerns. Student-athletes are encouraged to provide feedback to sport psychology and work collaboratively to make sure that individual services are meeting their needs.