Effective Communication

Athlete Mental Wellness

Managing Team Dynamics

Athlete Mental Health Check-ins

Supporting Athletes Through Injury

Effective Communication

Supporting Team Wellness

Team Building

Managing Team Conflict

Working Together Effectively

How to Talk to Your Coach

Perfectionism and Eating Disorders

Coping with Injuries

Transitions - Athlete to the Real World

The Value of Self Care

Christine is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a private psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts. She specializes in working with athletes of all ages, from youth to high school and the college level, as well as athletes who are retired from their sport. Christine has treated athletes struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, OCD, recovering from injury, and transitioning to life after sport.

Christine has been a lifelong athlete, and was a three sport varsity athlete in high school, playing on the soccer, basketball and tennis teams. She went on to play soccer at Boston College and was proudly part of a team who were ranked sixth in the country.

After college, Christine continued playing soccer in women’s leagues in the Boston area, and after relocating to Cape Cod in 1996, she started the region’s first ever women’s soccer league which is still active to this day as the Cape Cod Women’s Soccer League. Christine has coached multiple youth soccer teams across the state in addition to coaching girls and women at the high school and amateur level.

As an athlete and clinician, Christine brings her unique skills and experience to the AWC team. Her ability to listen, validate and support clients is an invaluable asset to AWC’s clients. She is passionate about teaching effective coping skills and communication strategies to assist coaches, athletes, and teams to recognize and reach their full potential.

Ros is a licensed social worker currently living and working in Colorado Springs. Originally from the UK, she practiced as a social worker for 14 years overseas before moving to the US. Her work has included supporting children and youth who experienced complex trauma and neglect, and carrying out expert assessments of children and families.

Alongside social work Ros has been very active in the sports world. She competed internationally for Great Britain in kickboxing for several years as well as coaching a number of different disciplines. Ros worked at both the 2016 and 2020 summer Olympics in athlete care. She has several years of international competition experience, both personally and professionally, which has given her a unique insight into the highs and lows of competing at all levels of competition.

Ros currently works with the Wellness Center at University of Colorado Colorado Springs, supporting students, including athletes, with their mental health needs. She is passionate about combining her social work knowledge and sport experience to help support athletes and their teams.

Ros takes a strength-based approach to working with individuals and teams and brings with her a ton of enthusiasm, as well as personal and professional experience, to help athletes reach their goals and achieve overall wellbeing. Ros is a member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sport.

Nancy is a certified transformation coach, a self-care advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and group facilitator. A self-proclaimed “Professional Pauser,” she helps people to slow down, shut off the auto pilot, and focus inward, so they can make choices that honor who they are at their core, and give themselves what they need to thrive.

Nancy offers wellness programs for students and staff groups, as well as workshops, webinars and courses to help guide individuals in personal growth. Her Permission to Pause Workshops, which create a space for people to slow down and evaluate their decisions and choices, to bring their day to day actions into alignment with their goals and what they truly want for their life.

A high school athlete and former soccer player, Nancy has reintroduced soccer into her life as a certified Cardio Sport instructor, and teaches three times per week. Nancy is the Historian for the Falmouth Road Race, a world-renowned race in her hometown which attracts elite runners from all over the world. A runner herself, she is a member of the 50 States Half Marathon Club, with a goal of running a half marathon in each of the 50 states in the US.

Nancy has been a featured speaker at Jay Shetty’s Coachpreneur conference, at the College of the Holy Cross’ Women in Business Conference, and is a regular speaker at Life Coach University. She is a frequent podcast guest, panelist and presenter at local events.