Train the mind. Win the moment. Own the game.
Evidence-based sports and performance psychology for athletes, competitors, and performers who refuse to choke when it counts. Licensed performance psychologists, in person in St. Petersburg and Trinity or online anywhere in Florida.
Combine clinical psychology with the demands of high-stakes competition. We work the habits, focus, and stress response that separate a player from a performer.
Performance psychology is the science of doing your best when it counts. It takes what clinical psychology knows about stress, attention, and confidence and turns it into skills you can drill: routines, focus cues, self-talk, imagery, and a reset after mistakes.
Sports psychology is the best-known branch, but the same skills transfer to an esports stage, an audition, a keynote, or a boardroom. At FPA Performance, every client works directly with a licensed psychologist, in person at our St. Petersburg or Trinity office or by telehealth anywhere in Florida.
Same training, different arena. A sports psychologist (or sport psychologist, as the field often puts it) usually works with athletes. A performance psychologist works with anyone who has to deliver under pressure. Because ours are licensed, they can also recognize and treat anxiety, depression, and other clinical concerns when those are part of the picture. New to the idea? Start with why sports psychology is worth your time.
Athletes, competitors, performers, and executives all face the same opponent - the gap between their training and the moment that matters. Pick yours.
Basketball, football, baseball, golf, swimming, soccer, distance running - high school through pro.
Valorant, CS:GO, Overwatch, League. Tilt, comms, ranked anxiety, tournament prep.
Audition prep, recital nerves, theater, live performance and recovery from a bad night.
Choking under pressure, the yips, panic before the whistle - addressed with proven protocols.
Pitches, keynotes, classroom presentations - calm head, sharp delivery, every time.
Leadership, decision-making under pressure, burnout, and elite-performer mindset.
We don't sell hype. Every session blends clinical-grade psychology with the language of competition - built around the athlete in front of us.
Where in the performance does it break down? Pre-game routine, mid-set tilt, fourth-quarter legs, post-loss spiral. We map the failure point, then design around it.
Mental skills with sets and reps - breath work, attentional control, imagery, reframing - drilled until they're automatic when the stakes climb.
We work in cycles. Practice, perform, review, refine. The same loop your coaches use for technique - applied to your headspace.
Two licensed psychologists with deep evidence-based training and lived experience in the arenas they cover. Sessions ages 12+.
Featured on the Florida Trailrunners Podcast (#65). Specializes in distance sports, ball sports, and performing arts - bringing clinical depth to athletes who need a real protocol, not pep talks.
Bridges traditional sport with competitive gaming, with more than twenty years as a competitive gamer. Featured on ABC Action News and 10 WTSP Tampa Bay.
Recent features, podcast appearances, and conversations on the work.
Dr. Snyder joins the Florida Trailrunners Podcast to talk ultra running and sports psychology: the mental side of long-distance performance and what endurance athletes can teach every sport.
Dr. Peal joins ABC Action News to discuss mental health and the pressure athletes face when competing on the Olympic stage.
Watch on YouTube →Dr. Peal talks with 10 Tampa Bay about the pressure Olympic athletes are under and what it means for their mental health.
Watch on YouTube →Dr. Peal explains Quiet Eye, the slowing of eye movements and precise visual focus seen in elite athletes, then tries mindfulness and relaxation strategies during a round of mini golf.
Watch on YouTube →Dr. Ben Snyder introduces FPA Performance and how we work with athletes.
Watch on YouTube →Dr. Peal joined Mike McGivern on 105.7 The Fan's Youth Sports Show to discuss the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on young athletes and the warning signs of depression to watch for.
Don't see yours? Reach out - we answer every appointment request personally, usually within one business day.
In-person at either location, or telehealth anywhere in Florida.