Psychotherapy for Athletes & High-Performers in Falmouth, Cornwall

Inner Warrior Therapy – Specialist Mental Health Support for Athletes, Ex-Athletes & Active People

Psychotherapy for Athletes | Falmouth & Online – Inner Warrior

Specialist psychotherapy for athletes & high-performers. Support for injury, retirement, performance stress, brain injury. Falmouth & online UK-wide.

Performance at any level comes with pressure. When injury, burnout, transition, or personal struggle hits, everything that once felt solid can shake.
At Inner Warrior Therapy, I provide specialist psychotherapy for athletes, former athletes, and active individuals across Falmouth, Cornwall, and online throughout the UK.

My work supports people facing:

• Injury recovery or career-ending trauma

• Performance stress, anxiety, or burnout

• Transition into retirement or life beyond sport

• Identity loss after stepping away from competition

• Chronic stress and emotional overwhelm

• Brain injury or concussion-related emotional impact

• Relationship challenges, confidence issues, or low mood

This is therapy built for those with a performance mindset — grounded, evidence-based, and led by someone who truly understands the athletic world from the inside.

Why Athletes Work With Me

Lived Experience + Specialist Training + Clinical Expertise

I bring a unique combination of professional athletic insight and rigorous psychotherapy training.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent years in sport as a:

• Rugby player

• Sports coach

• P.E. teacher

• Mentor for young athletes

I know the mindset. I know the expectations. I know what it means to push through pain, to keep going when you’re breaking, and to lose the version of yourself that sport built.

A career-ending injury changed the direction of my life, and eventually led me into psychotherapy. Today, with over four years of clinical experience, I work extensively with athletes, performers, and high-achievers who need a space to process what the sporting world rarely allows: fear, vulnerability, identity shifts, and emotional pain.

Athletes choose to work with me because I understand:

• The culture of silence around emotion in sport

• The pressure to appear strong, driven, and unshakeable

• The grief and confusion that follow injury or retirement

• The mental strain of competition, performance, and expectation

• The impact of concussion and brain trauma on mood, behaviour & identity

You don’t have to translate the language of sport to me, we start from shared ground.

Issues Athletes Commonly Bring to Therapy

Because sport affects every part of life

I support athletes navigating:

• Career-ending or long-term injury

• Fear of re-injury or returning to the game

• CTE or concussion-related emotional changes

• Loss of identity when sport is no longer central

• Life transitions (retirement, stepping back, career change)

• Performance anxiety and stress

• Burnout, overwhelm, and emotional shut-down

• Anger, frustration, or difficulty regulating emotions

• Relationship pressures linked to sport, travel, or lifestyle

• Depression, low mood, or loss of motivation

Every athlete’s experience is different, and therapy works best when it’s tailored. If your needs sit outside my scope, I will always refer you to the right specialist.

My Therapeutic Approach

Transactional Analysis (TA) for clarity, insight, resilience & change

My work is grounded in Transactional Analysis (TA), a research-backed therapy model focused on understanding how past experiences shape present patterns, behaviours, and beliefs.

Together, we work to help you:

• Rebuild identity and purpose beyond sport

• Process trauma, fear, and emotional blocks

• Manage stress, anxiety, or performance pressure

• Strengthen resilience and emotional control

• Improve relationships and communication

• Understand how childhood and sporting environments shaped your mindset

• Develop healthier, more flexible ways of coping

This is not surface-level “mindset coaching.”
This is deep therapeutic work that helps you understand why you think, react, and cope the way you do, and how to change it.

My style is authentic, collaborative, and grounded. You will be supported, encouraged, and respectfully challenged where needed. Many athletes tell me this is the first time they’ve felt able to talk honestly without fear of judgement.

What to Expect When You Reach Out

I offer a 30-minute consultation via phonecall.
This is a chance to explore:

• What brought you here

• How your current challenges are affecting you

• What you want from therapy

• Whether my approach is the right fit for you

If we choose to work together, we agree on a consistent weekly session time, either face-to-face in Falmouth or online across the UK.

This is the beginning of your next chapter, one where you don’t have to hold everything alone.

Ready to Begin?

Whether you're recovering from injury, navigating retirement, struggling with identity, or dealing with the emotional toll of high-performance sport, therapy can help you rebuild, refocus, and reconnect with who you are outside the pressure.

Your experience matters. Your mental health matters.
And support is here when you’re ready.

Book your 30-minute consultation
📧 carl@innerwarriortherapy.co.uk
📞 07307224924
📍 Falmouth, Cornwall & Online UK-wide