Being a sports person whether amateur or professional requires dedication, commitment, and sacrifice, varying depending on how important our chosen sport is to us as an individual and to us within our social network.

If you play 5-a-side football because the atmosphere at the pub after practice or a game is great, that can be the reason to want it to continue.

If you change locations and sport encourages you to get to know new people and to feel confident about who you are even in unfamiliar surroundings, that’s a good enough reason to participate.

If work or relationships aren’t going to well but having a run out in the fresh air, getting sweaty and pushing yourself physically helps you cope, then that’s justification to keep pushing.

But what if all the benefits of sport and physical activities are taken away from you through injury, work commitments, your age, difference or many other reasons individual to you, how will you deal with it?

Try Talking is here to help you through this process in preparation to ease your transition, during a period of injury or once you have retired and you are rebuilding.

If sport and physical activity make you who you are, don’t struggle to cope alone with the impact of not being able to participate, Talk Sport.

Counselling sessions start from £60 but depend on the clinic and therapist. Counselling sessions are 50 minutes and are typically arranged for weekly or fortnightly appointments. Make a self-referral via the contact us form.

Bespoke group Psycho-educational sessions can be arranged with your sports club or organisation. Make a request via the contact us form.

Talk e-Sport

If you consider yourself part of the e-Sport or video game culture, whether you prefer multiplayer games with your mates or you have dedicated your life to making gaming your profession, your gaming may be affecting your mental health.

In the highly competitive environment of e-Sports, it’s no surprise that maintaining your gaming status, handling the stresses of competition, and coping with the highs and lows of performances, can take its strain on gamers.

Try Talking recognises the significance of e-sports in your life and offers independent and confidential support to those who are struggling.

Counselling sessions can be offered remotely via conference call facilities, where necessary, as well as face-to-face sessions.

If e-sports make you who you are, don’t struggle to cope alone with the impact of not being able to participate, Talk e-Sport.

Counselling sessions start from £60 but depend on the clinic and therapist. Counselling sessions are 50 minutes and are typically arranged for weekly or fortnightly appointments. Make a self-referral via the contact us form.

Bespoke group Psycho-educational sessions can be arranged with your e-sports club or organisation. Make a request via the contact us form.

Sporting partnerships

Try Talking Ltd continues to look for ways to encourage sports people and athletes to use mental health support during their competitive activities, in preparation for retirement and when transitioning out of the sport. We are looking to partner with sports clubs, associations, and organisations to bring the Try Talking services to their members.

Whether it is the endorsement of our service, signposting of employees towards our support, or agreements to run clinics and psycho-educational training from your facilities, Try Talking Ltd are keen to discuss options.

As managers of sports clubs, associations, and organisations we have a responsibility to empathise, support and encourage positive mental health performance as well as physical health performance of our members, but the stigma remains, and it will be stopping some of your members from seeking support today.

If as an organisation you have a duty of care to provide support to an individual you are releasing from a sporting contract, our specialist transition therapy subscription may be all you need. Make a partnership request via the contact us form.

Together with Try Talking Ltd we can fight the stigma and ensure all your members are getting the support they need and reaching their potential. Click here to find out more about the Try Talking Partnership options.