Patrick McAuliffe, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Flow Mental Performance Counseling and Consulting (MPCC)
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Six Cognitive and Emotional Skills to Train Under Pressure (Click on Each Icon for More Information)
These skills help athletes regulate first, so that trained, practiced abilities stay accessible when it matters most.
Mental Performance Support System (MPSS) provides simple, repeatable skills that help athletes reset after mistakes, stay composed under pressure, and perform consistently, while also supporting parents and coaches within the performance environment. While designed for volleyball, it is applicable to all sports.
Flow Mental Performance Counseling & Consulting provides structured mental performance support for athletes, coaches, teams, and organizations.
Our work integrates applied sport psychology, counseling principles, and performance science through the Mental Performance Support System (MPSS)—a practical, skill-based framework designed for real training and competition environments. Please enjoy this overview of the MPSS system. Please click the video for a full description of the MPSS system.
The Six MPSS Skills Interlock
The Six MPSS Skills Interlock
Under pressure, performance doesn’t disappear — access to it does.
Under pressure, performance doesn’t disappear — access to it does.
STOP creates space.
STOP creates space.
Mindfulness steadies attention.
Mindfulness steadies attention.
Reframing restores perspective.
Reframing restores perspective.
Acceptance prevents friction.
Acceptance prevents friction.
Rumination Recovery protects focus.
Rumination Recovery protects focus.
Connection stabilizes the group.
Connection stabilizes the group.
Each skill targets a different failure point in the pressure sequence. Used together, they protect execution when it matters most.
Each skill targets a different failure point in the pressure sequence. Used together, they protect execution when it matters most.
For more details on how the MPSS skills interconnect, please click video below.
For more details on how the MPSS skills interconnect, please click video below.
Mental Performance Support for volleyball - without turning coaches into therapists and athletes into patients
Flow MPSS is designed for :
Volleyball coaches working with middle school, high school, college, and club athletes
Directors seeking a shared mental performance program across teams
Programs that want skill-based training without turning coaches into therapists
Athletes who want to know how the underlying mechanisms of cognition work and how to apply them for a winning advantage
Parents who want to know the what why's, and how's of effectively supporting their athletes' mental game.
Evidence-Based Mental Performance Support for athletes, coaches, and teams
For psychotherapy, clinical services, or individual consultation regarding sports performance issues, please visit my private practice page.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmcauliffephd/
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