When it comes to promoting behavioral and psychological well-being, our utmost goal is to:
Treat mood disturbance that results from injury
Counsel for grief, loss, anger, irritability, impatience, resentment, and other emotions associated with injury
Provide assistance to cope with chronic pain
Help with confidence-related issues due to being unable to train
Assess and treat disordered eating
Assist with healthy weight loss and maintenance
Improve communication between the patient, coach, and health care provider to facilitate the recovery process
Teach the patient how to achieve a healing mode and how that can potentially increase the efficacy of the physical treatment interventions
Involve the family and support system when indicated to educate them about the rehabilitation process and how to play a therapeutic role
Assess and treat overtraining, overreaching, and under recovery
Provide evaluation and treatment services for substance use disorders (i.e. alcohol, opioid, anxiolytic, cannabis abuse and/or dependence)
Teach stress management skills to help cope with the change in level of functioning
Teach performance enhancement skills that can assist the patient in improving the psychological aspects of performance and/or living skills