TBP 293 :: Sport Psychologist Kat Lumby Uses REBT to Deal with Fear in Climbing

Kat Lumby is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist in Training (SEPiT) out of Wales, UK who works with all kinds of athletes, especially climbers and surfers. She has been a climbing coach for many years and has been able to take her skills to the next level with her SEPiT education. In this episode she talks about the specific kind of therapy she uses with athletes to deal with fear (and other barriers to performance). It’s called Rational Emotion Behavioral Therapy (REBT), and she will literally take you through the “ABC’s” of this modality.

She also does a quick therapy session with me during the interview where we talk about my fear of falling. We come to some pretty great insights, which I’ve been using ever since in my climbing sessions. We also talk about some research she did on climbers and how you can put this kind of concrete thinking to use in your own climbing.

You can work with Kat Lumby as your coach or your sport psychologist at labyrinthclimbing.co.uk.

Listen on iTunes or Spotify or anywhere you get your podcasts.

5 Spots for Mindset Coaching Clients (with New Pricing)

I’m currently taking 5 new mindset coaching clients at my new decreased pricing structure (I changed it to make mindset coaching more approachable for people).

I offer single hour-long sessions or you can now purchase a package of 4 sessions with me at a discounted rate ($21 off per session). Optimally we’d use those 4 sessions over a 2-month time-frame, so we’d see each other every other week, but you can spread them out however you’d like.

What would you use those mindset coaching sessions for?

• Climbing better and with more focus
• Overcoming your fear of falling
• Dealing with comparison with others
• Finding the confidence to try hard in front of others
• Performing with a positive mindset, even on hard projects
• Reigniting the joy and passion you used to have for climbing

These are the things I often work with climbers on, but I also help people with their everyday lives, talking about their relationships with their partners, job satisfaction, making tough life decisions, and more. If you’re not quite ready to sign up with me, you can do a 15-minute free session to see if we’re a good fit using this link.

My pricing is now at $120 for a single session or $396 for a package of 4 sessions ($99 each).