Therapists who can help athletes are in high demand.
Whether it’s youth sports, masters’ racing, or pro athletes – one thing is clear …
Addressing mental health struggles is crucial to improved performance, well-being, and enjoyment.
This training is the key to helping athletes manage mental health disorders, perfectionism, injuries, eating disorders, parental pressures, burnout, life-after-sport, and more – so they can live their best life.
You’ll join Carrie Farrell, LMHC, former Division 1 Softball coach, accomplished athlete, renown speaker, and sought after therapist by athletes, their families, sports facilities and institutions. In this 2-day training you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of supporting athletes across the lifespan overcome common challenges to success.
Walk away equipped to:
Whether you’re working with kids, teens and adults, you’ll way away with concrete education and training that expands your scope of practice.
Become an outstanding counselor who can provide sport psychology and athletic counseling for clients across the lifespan!
Register now.
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 12.5 credit hours.

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2029. Social workers completing this course receive 12.75 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous Distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.
This activity qualifies for 760 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.

This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
This course offers 12.0 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 12.5 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.
Carrie Farrell is a licensed mental health therapist, educator, and former collegiate coach with over two decades of experience in counseling, athletics, and leadership development. As the owner of Training the Complete Athlete, Carrie provides mental health education, coaching, training, and resources to therapists, student-athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers nationwide. A national partner with the NAIA, Carrie supports over 250 colleges and universities with mental health services. In addition to her counseling work, Carrie is a sought-after speaker and trainer, presenting at national conventions and seminars on the intersection of mental health and athletics.
With a background in coaching and administration at the collegiate level, Carrie previously served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at Concordia University, where she focused on student-athlete welfare, leadership development, and NCAA compliance. Holding a BS in social science/teaching composite from the University of Utah and an MA in counseling from Western Seminary, Carrie is committed to equipping therapists, organizations, and athletes with the tools to thrive.
Speaker Disclosures:
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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The Athlete Identity
Pain Addiction & Overtraining
Judgment, Comparison & Social Media Pressures
The Toll of Performance Through Difficulty & Abuse
Sports Psychology Techniques for Stress
The Coath-Athlete Relationship
Help Clients Navigate Perfectionism
Skills to Support the Athlete’s Internal Struggle
Disordered Eating & Sleep Issues
Youth Sports & Developmental Risks
The Recruiting Process
Special Populations & Life After Sport
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