Laura Rowe - Chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist

05/11/2025

You want to EXERCISE but….

🤦🏻‍♀️ You have repeatedly tried and failed to stick to exercise plans?
🤯 You start with great enthusiasm, but soon it all feels too much?
⏰ You struggle to find time to exercise amongst everything else, even though you are conscious it will improve your health?

With so much information telling us that we need to exercise and what the benefits are, we can often feel quite overwhelmed. When we start, we perhaps have unrealistic expectations of ourselves that can quickly lead to undermined confidence. Past ‘failures’ may also contribute to this and we can have a lot in our mind that is working against us.

By taking the time to think about our MINDSET at the OUTSET, we can give ourselves the best chance of success.

Get in touch today if you are interested in taking a different approach in 2026.

Email: laura@laurarowe.co.uk

Struggling to stick with exercise? Dread the gym? As a sport and exercise psychologist, Laura can help you.

20/10/2025

Happy Monday everyone!

I am in the office today working online with some lovely clients and doing some admin in between!

I currently have capacity to take on a couple more clients with some lunchtime slots available. So if you have been thinking about reaching out, now is the time!

I limit my client numbers to ensure I can support you to my absolute best, so if you are looking for help with the mental side of your sport, do get in touch! I specialise in working with adult athletes, in particular those struggling with nerves ahead of or during competition. Perhaps you have tried all the self-help books/podcasts but are still struggling and feeling frustrated. Why not try a different approach?

www.laurarowe.co.uk/contact or email me on laura@laurarowe.co.uk

09/09/2025

Feeling immensely grateful to live by a wood so that on a nice day like today this can be my lunch break 💕

04/09/2025

Athletes! Are nerves ahead of big events holding you back?! 😬

Frustrated because you feel like you are getting in your own way? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Perhaps you have already tried self-help books and techniques, but you are still struggling 🤯

I specialise in helping athletes to overcome pre-event nerves so they can perform at their best and, importantly, enjoy their sport again!

I currently have capacity to take on 1 or 2 more adult athletes (lunchtime online sessions) so if you have been struggling for a while or felt unsure about reaching out, now’s the time to get in touch!

✅ HCPC Registered
✅ BPS Chartered
✅ Experienced supporting athletes across a wide range of sports

Don’t struggle on alone, drop me an email to arrange an introductory chat. Email: laura@laurarowe.co.uk

03/09/2025

If I step back and reflect on the many conversations I have had with athletes across different sports, the most common thing we have achieved, by a variety of means, is an acceptance that in any journey, things will not always go as you might hope. There will be disappointments and even moments you feel you have gone backwards, but that is in fact all part of moving forwards. If you can embrace that, really believe it and learn from all of your experiences, it can remove fears and enable even greater growth.

26/08/2025

Women in your 40s/50s! Do you need some support to make exercise a part of your regular routine?

❓Know you ‘should’ be doing it and that it will be good for you, but that doesn’t help!
🤯 Already feel overwhelmed with ‘No time’ and too many other commitments?
🧠 Want to make sustainable and practical adjustments that will work for your lifestyle and help you to actually feel better?

Perimenopause can leave us feeling fatigued, overwhelmed, struggling with sleep, low in confidence, the list goes on!!!

People often think my work as a Sport & Exercise Psychologist is only about ‘high performance’ or ‘elite’ sport, but actually this isn’t the case 😮

Something I am really passionate about is helping women to start (and continue!) participating in sport and exercise at 40+.

Our bodies experience a lot of changes at this time, and we often need to take a fresh approach to our training. What has worked previously, or what we have prevously thought about exercise, may need adjustment. There can also be lots of emotions to deal with 🤯💕

You don’t have to ‘soldier on’ alone! In online sessions we can discuss where you are right now, what is holding you back, and create an achievable action plan to move forwards. I have ‘lunch hour’ slots currently available!

What do I bring to the party?!

⭐️ Personal Experience (I am in my 40’s too!)
✅ Nearly a decade of experience working with women in this age group
🧠 Qualified Sport & Exercise Psychologist
📈 Published Group Exercise Researcher
💪 Qualified Personal Fitness Trainer
💕 Peri-/Menopause CPD

Drop me a message if your New Year’s resolutions went out of the window long ago and you would like to take a different approach. www.laurarowe.co.uk/contact

21/07/2025

Back in the office! Refreshed and ready to go! With my ‘after school’ capacity for youth athlete (age 14+) sessions having been full for a while, I have already had some enquiries about daytime sessions during the holidays! ☀️🧠 If you have a son or daughter (aged 14 or over) that could benefit with some help on the ‘mental side’ of their sport, I probably have daytime space (online sessions) for just one or two more youth athletes over the summer. Drop me an email laura@laurarowe.co.uk or get in touch via my website laurarowe.co.uk/contact to book a free online introductory meeting.

✅ HCPC Registered
✅ BPS Chartered
✅ Enhanced DBS Checked
✅ NSPCC Safeguarding Training