People
Find out more about the Loughborough Applied Psychology Service (LAPS) practitioners below.
We currently have over 20 LAPS practitioners working across all performance programmes at the University. The programme is led by Dr Karl Steptoe, Sport and Performance Psychology Lead at Loughborough University.
Rebecca works with the women’s cricket team. Her REBT-based approach focuses on helpful thinking for performance. Her interests include fear of failure and performance under pressure.
Meghan is a REBT-based practitioner working with the Loughborough University Badminton performance programme. Her areas of interest include emotional regulation, resilience and perfectionism.
Oli works for Aston Villa Academy, Loughborough Men’s Performance Cricket and in motorsport. His goal is to deliver engaging, enjoyable & evidence-based services to athletes of all abilities.
Henry is an ACT-based practitioner currently working with the Women's Hockey Performance team. He is particularly interested in communication, confidence and pre-performance routines.
Lauren is a REBT-based practitioner currently working with the Loughborough Tennis Performance Academy. Her areas of interest include fear of failure, emotional intelligence & self-regulation.
Olivia works with Lightning Wheelchair Basketball and has a passion for para sport. She believes in a collaborative, compassionate approach to practice to bring about optimal development.
Lydia works with Loughborough Lightning Rugby. She works to support healthier and adaptive thinking, with interests in athlete wellbeing, confidence and performance under pressure.
Alex is an ACT-based practitioner working within the Loughborough Men’s Rugby Performance Programme. Her previous research specialises in performance under pressure and relationships in sport.
Rebecca is a sport psychology practitioner with Loughborough Lightning Netball. She has a passion for supporting teams and athletes to be the best versions of themselves in and out of sport.
Robert is an ACT-based practitioner currently working with Loughborough Lightning football. His areas of interest include concentration, performance anxiety and perfectionism
Alex utilises an REBT-based approach and currently works with the Loughborough Performance Triathlon Centre. His previous research has specialised in exercise motivation.
Alexandra works with Loughborough Cycling. She has experience in academy cricket and youth athletics. Her passion is in performance psychology, excellence and promoting optimal wellbeing.
Sam is an REBT-based practitioner working with Loughborough University Performance Tennis. Areas of particular interest include performance anxiety, fear of failure and self-confidence.
Imogen currently works with Lightning Netball. She believes supporting both the person and the performer is key and aims to deliver enjoyable evidence-based sessions for all athletes.
Hetty is an ACT-based practitioner currently working with Loughborough Athletics. Her areas of interest include, athlete well-being, injury and performance anxiety.
Sam works for Stoke City Academy and has experience across a variety of sports in numerous roles. Sam’s ACT-based philosophy includes work with values, goal setting, and performance anxiety.
Sara has experience in a variety of sports and interest in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, as well as topics including performance under pressure, team culture and challenge & threat states.
Brandon is the Lead Psychologist at Portsmouth FC, whilst also working with Loughborough Lightning Cycling. He works with clients of various ages and levels to achieve optimal performance.
Happy works with University Men’s Hockey, Leicester City and British Canoeing. She supports athletes, parents and coaches using a variety of psychological interventions to improve performance.