James Lambdon Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology
Member of the University of Bath internal coaching network.
Role
James has been a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) since 2016. He has extensive experience of supporting people to perform and pursue their goals within sporting, performance, educational, and corporate settings.
Research
Specific areas of interest in relation to coaching:
- Dealing with stress and mitigating burnout.
- Rest and self-care to support performance.
- Enhancing leadership skill/s and confidence.
- Preparing for, negotiating, and managing transition/s.
- Using adaptability to deal with complex and dynamic environments.
- Enhancing acceptance, commitment, and mindfulness.
Career
James has been at the University since early 2015. He is the Director of Studies for the BSc and MSci Sport and Exercise Science programme and Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology within the Department for Health. Alongside this, he is a People Development Coach within TeamBath.
Education
- Chartered Member and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol & AFBPsS)
- Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Member of both the BPS Divisions of Coaching Psychology and Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP)
- Accredited supervisor on the BPS Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS).
- Spotlight Profile Accredited Practitioner with Mindflick.
- Level 5 Coaching Professional apprenticeship (Fast track) with OCM.
- Mental Health First Aider with MHFA England.
- Trained (BPS accredited) in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), and Solution Focussed Brief Therapy with Brief (London).
- Regular CPD sessions with Cath Brown Consultancy.