Professional Affiliations:

Owner, Janay Gregory Counselling Ltd.

Biography: 

Janay Gregory is an experienced professional dedicated to maximizing the potential and holistic development of youth athletes. As a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) and Registered Provisional Psychologist, she specializes in the crucial integration of mental health and sport performance. Her practice focuses on enhancing the mental game for youth athletes, teams, and organizations through targeted individual and group interventions. She develops essential mental skills encompassing internal strengths such as confidence and motivation; self-control techniques including focus and managing pressure; and team interaction abilities like communication, peer support, and leadership, all critical for success in sport and life. Janay actively guides youth athletes through major transitions—prep academy, junior leagues, college, and university—and ensures a cohesive support system by consulting with parents, coaches, teachers, and billet families. Janay’s performance expertise is uniquely strengthened by her lengthy background as a counselling social worker in school settings. This extensive clinical foundation provides the critical insight needed to effectively address complex mental health challenges that can often be intertwined with high-level performance.

Additional Training:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Critical Incident Response, Foundations of Play Therapy, Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement instructor, Narrative Therapy, and Violence Threat Risk Assessment

Language(s): 

English