Amy Bell, certified Mental Performance Consultant, will be leading an all-sport session on mental skills for high-school athletes at this year's EOSSAA Coaching Super Clinic in Kingston April 24/25.
Amy’s life-long love of sport and her desire to help people achieve their full potential inspired her to pursue a career as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. She discovered her love of sport psychology while completing her Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa in 2015. With her interest piqued, Amy advanced her knowledge by completing her Master’s degree in 2017 in the Human Kinetics Intervention and Consultation program also at uOttawa. She is a professional member of both the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA) and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and became a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through AASP in 2023.
Amy works with her clients to develop a customized strategy to help them achieve their goals and dreams. The skills she helps her clients develop are not limited to the playing field. Part of Amy’s consulting philosophy includes helping her clients develop skills for all areas of their lives. Her belief that mental skills are life skills has led to her to work with a wide range of clients - sports teams, athletes, coaches, organizations, musicians, actors, and students, as well as “corporate athletes.” Amy focuses on empowering her clients to take control of the mental skills training process, identify their strengths, and develop the tenacity and perseverance to fulfill their ultimate potential.
While she grew up playing just about every sport she could, Amy’s first love was always hockey. She enjoys playing with her recreational league team and is also an NCCP Level 2 certified hockey coach, currently an assistant coach with her local minor hockey association. When she isn’t working, playing or coaching sports, Amy enjoys watching sports on television, in particular her beloved Ottawa Senators and Ottawa Charge.