Unique Sport Psychology Services Offered:

• Anger Management for Athletes

• Sexual/Dating/Domestic Violence Prevention, Assessment & Treatment

• Risk Assessment for Criminality & Violence in Athletes

• Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations

• Entourage Training

• Treatment of Trauma - Athlete Survivors of Sexual, Physical & Psychological Abuse

Learned Excellence for Athletes is the sports consulting arm of Dr. Abrams' practice. Based in New Jesey,  but consulting both nationally, and internationally, Dr. Abrams helps athletes, coaches, teams & sports organizations reach their potential. Whether it is the treatment of a emotional problem someone may be struggling with or assisting them with removing the mental obstacle that interferes with peak performance, the approach is hands on, directive and geared to solve problems as soon as possible.

Athletes tend to be successful, competitive, driven people.  They also are very competent people, so the basic assumption that I  take is that if the problem was easy to solve, the athlete would have already mastered it.  The goal of any treatment, whether for clinical issues or enhancing performance, is to end treatment; to return the athlete to success in sport and life.  LEA will empower the athlete to build on their already-existing toolbox, so that they are self-sufficient to reach their goals.  Services are provided for both performance enhancement and treatment of emotional problems.

Having developed the only comprehensive anger management program for athletes,  Dr. Abrams lectures internationally on the topic of anger and violence in sports.  He also believe that the idea that athletes are more violent than their non-athlete counterparts is a MYTH!  It is a myth that has sprung from the transgression of a very small percentage of athletes, the tremendous media attention athletes receive when they do cross "the line", and the selective inattention to the ubiquity of societal violence.  Because some hold the perspective that athletes are more violent, athletes need to be even better at controlling their emotions.  Before an incident can even be corroborated, it will be highlighting the sports news.  People are EXPECTING athletes to act out.  Prepare yourself to prevent transgressions before they occur!

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But, if you show me an athlete that does not know how to harness their emotions, especially anger, and I'll show you someone who is leaving money on the table. Anger makes us faster, stronger, have more stamina and decrease the perception of pain. At high levels, however, the ability to make decisions struggles. The issue then is not about avoiding anger, it is about learning how to ADJUST THE FLAME! That is the key to using anger to perform your best.