Kirsten Peterson
Kirsten, a seasoned performance psychologist, leadership coach, and group process facilitator, is dedicated to assisting individuals in uncovering effective and practical strategies for enhancing performance and embracing life more fully.
Her passion for aiding athletes, coaches, and teams in realising their performance potential grew after a brief stint in her USA college softball career as a pitcher, facing challenges in throwing strikes. With a 22-year career in sport psychology, working with elite athletes through the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport, Kirsten blends her expertise in performance psychology, mindfulness, and neuroscience. She aims to empower individuals aspiring or facing challenges to unlock their potential in sports, business, and life.
Areas of Expertise
Conscious Leadership
Performance Psychology
Helping Female Performers Thrive
Team Building and Event
Leadership and Management Coaching
“Kirsten has a way of connecting with coaches that creates a sense of openness and trust among the group. Her experience in high performance sport gives her automatic credibility and allows her to relate directly to the coaches in our group. Her open and honest dialogue helped coaches reflect and find ways to apply her "3 M" system to their own situations, helping them acknowledge that self-compassion is important to their own well-being. She challenged our group to apply what they learned to improve their own self-care.
Kirsten brings an energy to each workshop and tackles issues that some people don't like to talk about. She creates an atmosphere of learning and connection, creating a safe place for coaches to share experiences and realize that they aren't alone in some of the challenges of high-performance sport. Her upbeat attitude helps coaches be more comfortable with confronting their own vulnerability and she leads through a kind, caring and real way.”
“A brief note of thanks for your recent presentation to our leadership team at our Bangalay Villas corporate retreat. It was a thought-provoking session for us at a very busy time in the property market, your message of mindfulness and in identifying/dealing with friction points was very timely.
The feedback from the team was all very positive – especially your work on the awareness of the present, and acceptance in order to best find a path to a solution – also ‘action preceding clarity”
-Testimonials from coaching clients