Endurance - A Sports and Psychology Center, Inc.

04/01/2025

If you are the parent of a high school athlete, join us for our workshop on April 30th, 2025:

April 30th Workshop for Parents of Athletes Apr 1 Written By Cory Nyamora, Psy.D., Founder/Director Winning Together: Strategies for Parents to Support High School Athletes Description: Are you a parent of a high school athlete looking to provide the best support for your child’s athletic journey?...

03/24/2025

Psychological Flexibility in Sports:

Psychological flexibility in Sports Mar 24 Written By Demond Washington, MA. As athletes we have all experienced pressure to succeed, fear of failure and self-doubt. These internal and external challenges are inevitable and become more apparent as the level of competition rises. At higher levels of....

02/25/2025

Sacramento Valley Psychological Association is hosting a Continuing Education workshop for therapists and psychologists on Saturday March 15th. Please check out the link and sign up if you are interested! Also spread the word to others who are interested.

02/07/2025

Sports Psychology Techniques to Combat Stress:

Sports Psychology Techniques to Combat Stress Feb 7 Written By Cory Nyamora, Psy.D., Founder/Director I'm so pleased that in January we began presenting our workshop series on Sports psychology techniques to combat stress at UC Davis. If you or your organization are interested in this workshop, plea...

02/03/2025

How parents can help athletes navigate sports pressure:

How parents can help athletes navigate sports pressure Feb 3 Written By Demond Washington, MA. Sports and athletics are known to provide many physical, social and developmental benefits for individuals. Participating in sports early on often sets a foundation for a person’s life. In this early eng...

01/21/2025

Want to learn how to set effective goals? Read goal setting in action:

Goal Setting in Action Jan 21 Written By Demond Washington, MA. At the start of the new year, a lot of people tend of the have rituals. These rituals tend to center around some type of New Year’s resolution or goals that individuals set for themselves. Researchers have come up with a phenomena kno...

01/15/2025

Cueing - A necessary sports psychology skill:

Cueing Jan 15 Written By Quentin Baldwin People are sometimes bombarded by thoughts or distractions when performing a task in sports or life. This could be talking negatively to yourself in a game, feeling intimidated by an opponent, or even thinking about something outside your sport or task. How c...

01/15/2025

This is a helpful reminder for all of us on strategies to improve happiness.

Dr Laurie hears how to stop being egocentric and start being allocentric from Bruce Hood - a professor at the University of Bristol and the author of The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well.

12/06/2024

Pre-Performance Routines for Athletes

Pre-performance routines Dec 6 Written By Quentin Baldwin Pre-Performance Routines (PPR) are a sequence of task-relevant thoughts and actions an athlete engages in systematically before the performance (Rupprecht et al., 2021). We may unknowingly see this while watching our favorite basketball playe...

12/03/2024

Here is the call for conference presentation proposals for Sacramento Valley Psychological Association's 2025 conference: Building Community, Bridging Divides due January 8, 2025: https://sacramentovalleypsychologist.com/SVPA-2025-Conference-Programming?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8IYhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbKuBSUcuQ3kyt3mZETIFjvcj61-OqGyYYzVxKjJd7W1UbtLe9b1SZqECQ_aem__ZgEP4DuROk62sa_HBV7NA

11/23/2024

Sustaining Motivation:

Sustaining Motivation  Nov 22 Written By Demond Washington, MA. As an athlete, coach, parent, or even a fan of sports one of the lasting questions is ‘how do athletes become and stay motivated?’ Throughout the history of sports we have seen some of the greatest athletes like Serena Williams, La...

10/10/2024

We want YOU on our team! 🌐
The Sacramento Valley Psychological Association is actively recruiting for its 2025 Board of Directors. We are specifically recruiting for (but not limited to) Early Career Psychologists to join us!

Dr. Nyamora is the current president of SVPA and he'd love to have you join this amazing Board. You can develop leadership skills, work with wonderful colleagues, influence what we offer, impact change, network and socialize AND you can earn up to 9 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) hours per year of service...

Check out our Application Portal for more information, and feel free to reach out to me directly if you have questions. I'd love to work alongside you!
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09/26/2024

Sacramento Valley Psychological Association is hosting a Continuing Education Course for Psychologists this Sunday. Feel free to register here:

09/23/2024

If you are a LGBTQIA+ runner, sign up for this running retreat in Flagstaff Arizona! Dr. Cory Nyamora will be facilitating this event at Dream Run Camp which is hosted by Matt Fitzgerald. We have special guest speakers - Chris Mosier and Dr. Darlene Hall. Join us for this wonderful opportunity to learn more and connect with community:

Rainbow Retreat Welcome! Are you an LGBTQIA+ runner who wants to gather with other runners in the community? If so, the Rainbow Retreat is an experience you don’t want to miss! This unique three-night retreat will be held May 16-19, 2025 in the running mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona, and hosted by wo...

09/12/2024

Here's a quick reminder to sign up for our upcoming workshop for parents of athletes:

Winning Together: Strategies for Parents to Support High School Athletes Aug 30 Written By Cory Nyamora, Psy.D., Founder/Director Description: Are you a parent of a high school athlete looking to provide the best support for your child’s athletic journey? Join us for an insightful and interactive ...

07/22/2024

We are so happy to have Jenn Bowman, MSW, Associate join our team. Jenn has current openings for clients:

Find the therapist that best suits your needs. Jenn Bowman, MSW, Associate TherapistSupervised by Marcos Apolonio, LCSW Jenn Bowman received her MSW from the University of Washington and a BA from The Evergreen State College. Jenn has extensive community based experience working with a range of dive...

07/11/2024

Meet Demond Washington, MA. He has openings at our clinic for sports psychology and clinical psychology services:

Find the therapist that best suits your needs. Demond Washington, MA. Doctoral Practicum StudentSupervised by Dr. Cory Nyamora. Demond Washington is a 4th year PsyD student. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of La Verne and a master's in Clinical Psychology from Californ...