Jess Brainch

Jess is registered on the British Psychological Society Stage 2 Accreditation for Sport and Exercise Psychology. She is currently working with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Cardiff Blues Rugby, Newport Dragons Rugby Academy, Newport Academy Football Club, MCCU South Wales and private clients. In the past, she has worked with Wales Learning Disability Football Squad, Golf Union Wales and Worcester Warriors Rugby Academy. Jess completed a Psychology Undergraduate and Honours degree in South Africa, and after a few years of working in the psychology field, attended Cardiff Metropolitan University to complete an MSc in Sport Psychology. Jess is also enrolled on a part-time PhD programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University, looking at the psychological development of young cricketers towards or away from the professional game.

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“The Naked Sport Psychologist – Is there a role for self-disclosure in the Sport & Exercise Psychology context”?

Self-disclosure As new and innovative skills in therapy evolve and are discussed, self-disclosure is becoming an increasingly hot-topic of debate between different theoretical orientations (Aron, 1996; Casement, 1988; Farber, 2006; Goldstein 1997; Henretty & Levitt, 2010; Hill & O’Brien, 1999; Rogers, 1957; Windsor, Barker & McCarthy, 2011; Ziv-Beiman, 2013). Freud...

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"Playing Football With A Square Ball"

My motive for writing this piece is to plant a seed, to kick start a generation of new ideas and join the dots in a sector of professional sport that appears to be slightly fragmented. I experienced a dramatic misunderstanding during a football tournament - A spiral of events, which...