One-to-one therapy for young athletes across Ontario, delivered by registered clinicians who understand sport. Virtual or in person. No referral, no diagnosis, no waiting until it gets bad.
They just want it to stop costing them. These are the reasons athletes actually walk in.
“I get in my head before games and I can't turn it off.”
“I used to love this. Lately I dread going.”
“One mistake and the rest of my game is gone.”
“I'm back from injury physically. I'm not back in my head.”
“I don't know who I am if I'm not the athlete.”
“My coach and my parents want different things from me.”
“Everyone says I'm doing great and I feel nothing.”
“I want to be better at handling pressure, not just at my sport.”
If none of these sound like your athlete but something still feels off, that is also a reason. You are allowed to come and find out.
Serious athletes already build a team around the body. This is the same principle, applied to the part that decides whether the training shows up on the day.
Builds the body that can take the load.
Keeps it healthy, and rebuilds it after injury.
Fuels it so the work is possible.
Builds the part that decides what happens after the mistake — and what the sport costs the person playing it.
Nobody waits until their hamstring tears to see a physio. The same logic applies here.
Every other part of an athlete's support team is treated as an investment. This one gets treated as an emergency measure.
We would like to change that, starting with making it easy to book before anything has gone wrong.
That is the most common thing people say before they book. Fifteen minutes on a call will tell you more than another month of wondering.
Most of the hesitation is about not knowing what you are walking into. So here is the whole thing, start to finish.
Five steps, and you can stop after any of them.
A short form or an email. No intake questionnaire, no gatekeeping.
Fifteen minutes to say what's going on and ask anything. No cost, no obligation.
Mostly questions. What the sport asks of you, what's been happening, what you want different.
You decide what this is for. The clinician builds the work around it, not the other way round.
Fifty minutes, virtual or in person, at a time that survives a training schedule.
Including the privacy questions people are often too polite to ask.
The athlete and the clinician. For younger athletes a parent may join the first part of session one, then step out.
Whether sessions are happening and how things are going in general terms. What is said in the room stays in the room, with the legal exceptions around immediate safety.
Nothing, without written consent from the athlete. Clubs and schools never receive individual information.
Fifty minutes, virtual anywhere in Ontario or in person. Six sessions or ongoing — the athlete chooses, and can stop at any point.
Free first conversation, no obligation, and no need to have worked out the problem first.
Both are one-to-one therapy with a registered clinician. Not sure which fits? Ask for the consultation and we will work it out with you.
One goal, a clear start and a clear end. Best when something specific is in the way — a performance dip, a return from injury, a confidence crisis.
No fixed end date. For more than one goal, or support that needs to last — a full season, a career transition, a major life event.
Covered by most extended health benefit plans. Check yours for Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist, as limits vary. You get a receipt after every session to submit. Not covered by OHIP.
Young athletes across Ontario at every level, house league to provincial, individual and team sports. You do not need to be competing at a high level to qualify.
Every clinician is registered and in good standing with their Ontario college — a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) or Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO). That means supervised training, a code of conduct, mandatory insurance, and a complaints process independent of us. Ask for a registration number at any point. Why the Centre exists →
No cost, no obligation, and no need to have worked out what the problem is first. We reply within two business days.