Mind-Find
Psychology of High Performance
Helping athletes, coaches and organisations understand performance, navigate pressure and unlock potential.
About
Barney Wren
Sport & Exercise Psychologist

I’m an HCPC-registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, with over a decade of experience working alongside athletes, coaches and teams across elite and high-performance sport. Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work across Olympic and professional sport, including football, cycling and GB performance programmes. My work has ranged from one-to-one support with athletes and coaches to working alongside multidisciplinary teams, leaders and organisations to better understand the people within their environments and create the conditions for them to perform, develop and thrive.My approach is collaborative, curious and practical. I believe the people I work with bring an important expertise of their own - an understanding of themselves, their experiences and the environments they operate within. My role is to bring my expertise in psychology alongside theirs, helping us make sense of what is happening and identify what might make a meaningful difference. For me, psychology is most valuable when it feels accessible, relevant and connected to the realities of performance, rather than something that sits separately from them.Ultimately, my aim is to help people better understand themselves, their performance and those around them, while developing the skills, relationships and environments that support meaningful and sustainable performance and development.
The Reality of High Performance
We understand that the process of change and working through challenges can be tough. Within sport, exercise, health and performance, we are often operating in highly challenging, highly stressful environments, where often we feel pushed to the edge of our coping capacities. Our approach is focused on helping people with these challenges, supporting our clients develop psychological flexibility to accept, ground themselves, and move towards committed actions.
Collaboration
We believe that meaningful development happens through collaboration. Our role isn’t simply to provide answers, but to work alongside athletes, coaches and teams - sharing ideas, asking good questions and creating space for honest reflection and learning.We take the time to understand the person behind the performance, as well as the unique demands of their environment. From there, we work together to identify what might make a meaningful difference - whether that’s developing greater self-awareness, performing more consistently under pressure, navigating setbacks and transitions, or finding ways to get more from training and competition.


You Know You Best
We believe you know yourself best. You bring a unique understanding of your experiences, ambitions, environment and the challenges you face.Our role is to bring our expertise in sport psychology alongside yours. Through conversation, curiosity and collaboration, we create space to explore what’s happening, build a deeper understanding of yourself, and discover approaches that can make a meaningful difference to your performance, development and growth.
Services
Team Session
Team sessions create an opportunity to think, learn and develop together. Each session is shaped around the needs of your team, creating space to explore the areas that matter most within your environment. This might involve strengthening team dynamics, bringing shared values and behaviours to life, developing more effective working relationships, or exploring how people can work together more effectively within the wider system.Our approach is collaborative and practical, helping teams develop shared understanding and turn conversations into meaningful changes in how they work and perform together.


Workshops
Workshops provide an engaging and practical way to bring sport psychology to life for groups of athletes, coaches and parents. Each workshop can be shaped around the needs of the group, combining psychological ideas with opportunities for conversation, reflection and practical application. Topics might include building resilience, managing competition nerves, performing effectively under pressure, developing confidence, or understanding the psychological demands of performance.Our aim is to make psychology accessible, relevant and useful, giving people ideas and practical tools they can take away and apply within their own sporting environment.
Consultation
One-to-one consultations provide a dedicated space to focus on you, your performance and your development. Whether you’re navigating a particular challenge or simply looking to better understand yourself and how you perform, sessions are shaped around what matters most to you. We’ll spend time getting to know you and your world, exploring your experiences, strengths and current challenges. From there, we’ll work collaboratively to develop greater understanding and identify practical, meaningful approaches that can support you both in your sport and beyond.There is no one-size-fits-all approach - the support we provide is personal to you and where you want to go.

Get in touch
If you have any questions, would like to find out more about the services I offer, or simply want to explore whether sport psychology support could be right for you, please do get in touch. There’s no pressure or expectation - just an opportunity to have a conversation, understand what you’re looking for, and see how I might be able to help.
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