Home | News | Site Map | Contact Us Sports Psychology: A Success Story You are here:  Home : Sports Psychology : A Success Story     Home About Us Neurofeedback Therapy Performance Enhancement Psychotherapy Sports Psychology Neuropsychology Privacy Policies Scheduling & Payment 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive Suite B204 La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: (858) 452-5700 Fax: (858) 452-2012 Ellen* was an exerienced rider with a nagging problem: she kept jumping before her horse. Ellen sensed that she was sabotaging her riding, but she could not figure out how or why. She said that there were "other things" going on that might be important to talk about, but she hoped that Dr. Pollock would help pull her out of her slump with some visualization exercises or a little positive self-talk. After a few sessions together, though, some deeper issues came out. Ellen had suffered some well-publicized family problems as a youngster and had been ridiculed for them by other children. It was difficult for Ellen to talk about her past, but as she did, she discovered the cause of her equestrian self-sabotage: the belief that she did not desrve success in a pursuit that brought her so much happiness. Further exploration helped her put her past in perspective. It was difficult for Ellen to break her entrenched patterns of behavior, but she is now scoring and placing higher in the shows than ever. More important, she is happy with herself. *Names have been changed to protect privacy.