Jennie Carlestav- Overcoming Performance Anxiety- EMDR, Brainspotting and Neuroscience Techniques

This episode is a must-listen for parents of young athletes, musicians, or any child involved in competitive activities. It offers invaluable insights on making these activities enjoyable and creating a positive environment for your kids.

Although Jennie Carlestav addresses performance anxiety in competitive sports, her advice and techniques are universal for managing anxiety in any high-pressure situation. She explains how events from our past, even as far back as early childhood and in utero, can create trauma responses that resurface during stressful moments. Jennie describes how cutting-edge neuroscience techniques, such as Brainspotting and EMDR, reset the nervous system and brain to promote healing and peak performance.

Importantly, Jennie emphasizes the role of parents in fostering a supportive and positive sports environment. She shares staggering statistics on how many children leave sports activities because they no longer find joy and happiness in them.

Tune in to learn how you can support your child's mental and emotional health, especially in relation to competitive activities.

BIO:
Jennie Carlestav has over 20 years of experience in clinical psychotherapy, with the majority of her career focused on performance anxiety and helping athletes. As a Brainspotting Therapist and EMDR Certified Trauma Specialist and Consultant, she helps athletes deal with the intense pressure of navigating elite sports, which can include symptoms such as mental blocks, performance slumps, the yips, or recovery from an injury. Using a cutting-edge neuroscience approach, Jennie assists athletes in managing their sports performance and healing from within to reset their nervous system and brain. Athletes further enhance their success by achieving mental peak performance and utilizing Heart Rate Variability & Coherence training through biofeedback technology.

Her professional training and certifications include:

• California Licensed Psychotherapist through the Board of Behavioral Science
• Brainspotting Therapist
• EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist & Approved Consultant -Teaching and Guiding the next generation of clinical psychotherapist
• Part of a clinical EMDR Training Team through Precision EMDR Academy
• EMDR Certified Child Specialist - Studied directly under Internationally known EMDR Trainer & Child Specialist, Ana Gomez
• Sports Performance Treatment Specialist
• HeartMath Certified Therapist
• Past Board of Directors for California Association of Marriage & Family Therapist, San Diego Chapter
• Public Speaker and Consultant for EMDR Sports Performance Treatment

RESOURCES/ REFERENCES:

I Love to Watch You Play Video: https://youtu.be/u2LR4c3JsmU?si=9Pzd-S6Bl26ZRLz6

Let's Talk EMDR Podcast: https://www.emdria.org/podcast/emdr-therapy-and-sports-performance/

Jennie's Direct Website: http://www.CarlestavCC.com

Brainspotting: https://vimeo.com/186019577

Athlete and Mental Health Articles and Video: https://www.carlestavcc.com/resources