Sport Psychology Consultation

Optimize Performance, Resilience, and Well‑Being

Dr. Gerald Reid’s Sport Psychology Consultation supports athletes, performers, teams, and coaches by addressing psychological factors that influence performance, confidence, focus, team cohesion, and well‑being. When indicated, Dr. Reid can provide clinical therapy to explore how mental health intersects with sport, identity, and competitive demands.

Who Dr. Reid Serves with Sport Psychology Consultation

  • Athletes at all levels (youth, collegiate, professional)

  • Teams and performance groups

  • Families and coaches

  • Performing artists and high‑pressure professionals seeking performance optimization

What Dr. Reid Offers

  • Sessions focus on enhancing psychological factors that contribute to consistent performance, mental toughness, and adaptability, including:

    • Confidence building and self‑belief

    • Performance anxiety and arousal regulation

    • Sustaining concentration under pressure

    • Translating practice performance to competition

    • Emotional regulation and balance

    • Mindfulness, focus, and presence

    • Resilience and recovery from setbacks or injury

    • Coping with stress and performance expectations

    • Motivation and goal clarity

    • Navigating transitions in and out of sport

    • Personal identity development within and beyond performance contexts

    • Relationship and communication challenges within teams or training environments

  • Underlying performance work, Dr. Reid emphasizes building a strong personal foundation, including:

    • Clarifying personal values and intentional daily habits

    • Structuring time, energy, and resources for growth

    • Developing awareness of thoughts and emotions as tools—not obstacles

    • Building trust in skills, preparation, and self‑knowledge

    • Cultivating courage, commitment, and inner regulation

    • Strengthening supportive relationships and environments

  • When relevant, Dr. Reid can provide Therapy for clinical concerns that intersect with performance, such as:

    • Anxiety (generalized and performance‑specific)

    • Stress and mood concerns

    • Self‑esteem and identity challenges

    • Life transitions and adjustment issues

    • ADHD and emotion regulation struggles

    • Family dynamics affecting performance or well‑being

    These concerns are addressed with appropriate, evidence‑based clinical skills within the sport psychology framework.

  • A comprehensive evaluation to discuss current and past experiences with sport, patterns and challenges, performance goals, and areas of focus to target in sessions, which guides customized consultation and training planning.

Why Sport Psychology Matters

Sport psychology helps clients see that mental skills are performance skills. Just like physical training, psychological preparation supports consistency, resilience, and satisfaction in sport and other performance arenas. Through awareness, intentional practice, and skill development, clients learn to navigate internal experiences, external demands, and competitive pressures with confidence and clarity.

When indicated, Dr. Reid is able to address underlying mental health needs with clinical therapy as he is a licensed psychologist.

Meet Dr. Gerald Reid

Dr. Reid is a licensed clinical psychologist and sport psychology consultant with extensive training and experience in both clinical and performance domains. His background includes:

  • Experience coaching basketball and tennis at the high school level

  • Specialized sport psychology training at Boston University’s School of Education

  • Practical experience working with youth, Division I - III, and professional athletes

  • Expertise in anxiety and emotion regulation with training from the Center for Anxiety at Boston University

Dr. Reid brings a professional, collaborative, and insightful approach, integrating psychological science with real‑world athletic and performance experience to help clients develop mental skills that support excellence and well‑being in sport and life.

Dr. Gerald Reid

Media and Presentations

WBUR Boston - Radio Interview

Sports betting had a huge first month in Massachusetts. Now what? (April 2023)

https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/04/21/kyrie-irving-calvin-ridley-sports-parlay

The Professional Skater Magazine

Emotions and the Athletic Experience (November/December 2020, pp.10-11)

https://issuu.com/professionalskatersassociation/docs/novdec20_issuu

Boston Globe

How will Red Sox players deal with the stress of playing ball during a pandemic? (July 2020)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/18/sports/red-sox-like-all-teams-will-feel-great-deal-stress-during-this-unique-season/

USA Today - Sports

Ask the psychologist: How die-hard fans can cope with intense emotions over the Super Bowl (January 2019)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2019/02/02/super-bowl-2019-how-die-hard-fans-cope-emotions-game/2732740002/

Dr. Gerald Reid speaks about resilience in sports at the International Skating Union Health Skater Seminar 2025 in Boston, MA (Part 2: ~16:30 onward)

https://vimeo.com/1070383350/715849eb98?ts=0&share=copy

Work with Dr. Reid

If you’re considering therapy, assessment, sport & performance, or consultation services, Dr. Reid will help determine the best fit.

Dr. Gerald M. Reid, LLC is a private-pay practice. Receipts with diagnostic codes are provided for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Payments accepted via check, HSA, and major credit cards.

Locations & Session Options:

Boston – Back Bay

361 Newbury Street, 5th Floor (Entrance via SPACES, 100 Massachusetts Avenue)
Near Hynes Convention Center Green Line stop and multiple bus routes

Falmouth – Cape Cod

229 Main Street, Falmouth, MA

Telehealth Services

Many services are available via secure video or phone platforms, providing flexibility for clients across Massachusetts and beyond.

Reid Connect‑ED Podcast

A podcast by Siblings Gerald Reid, Ph.D. & Alexis Reid, M.A. aimed at connecting and Ed-ucating curious minded individuals with nuanced information relative to mental health, learning, sport & performance psychology, education, wellness, executive function, and so much more!