Evidence-informed
high performance
Dedicated to helping individuals and organisations make evidence-informed decisions under pressure and achieve high performance.
Experience is everything. Let over 30 years of experience in crisis management, elite group selection, high-performance skills building and performance, coupled with psychological expertise, benefit your life, your team, your family, and your business.
Iain Saunders is a performance psychologist based in New Zealand.
Iain has extensive experience in helping individuals and teams achieve their full potential in a variety of high-performance settings. With a Master's degree in Psychology from Massey University and a decade of experience working in performance sport and tactical policing, Iain is a highly skilled and sought-after performance psychologist.
Iain has worked with some of the most successful sports teams in New Zealand, including the Auckland Rugby team, the Blues, and the Pulse Netball franchise. He is the performance mental skills coach for the world champion Black Ferns. He has helped these teams develop and implement effective performance strategies, overcome mental barriers, and achieve their goals.
In addition to his work in sports, Iain has also worked with the New Zealand Police as a member of the Armed Offenders Squad and as a psychological assessor for high-performance tactical police members. He has a deep understanding of the psychological demands of high-pressure situations and has helped many individuals perform at their best in these contexts.
Iain's approach to performance psychology is based on the latest scientific research and is tailored to the specific needs of each individual or team. He draws on a range of evidence-based interventions, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and performance coaching.
Iain is committed to providing a supportive and confidential environment for his clients. He understands that achieving high levels of performance can be challenging, and he is dedicated to helping his clients overcome their mental barriers and achieve their goals.
If you are looking for a performance psychologist in New Zealand, Iain Saunders is here to help. With his expertise and experience, he can help you or your team to perform at your best and achieve your full potential.
A bit about performance psychology
Personalised coaching and advice for you, your team, and your business.
High performance and mental well-being in your work or personal pursuits doesn't just happen. Human factors relating to how people think or behave are always in play. Whether it's building your business through hiring talent, understanding your competitor's behaviour, identifying behavioural change and culture change strategies or personally developing to your own fullest potential, a performance psychologist can add that professional edge you need to get ahead of the pack. Let me bring my lifetime of experience solving complex, human factor-based performance issues within teams and individuals in high-demand roles to your life or business.
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Services
Behavioural Analysis Consultation
Understand, support and change behaviour using evidence-based psychological analysis and interventions.
Private Counselling and Career Development
A happier, healthier you: at work, in life.
Organisational Stress Audits
Identify and manage stress health risks in your teams.
Workshops
Coaching for Leaders
Understand how to support and change behaviour using evidence-based psychological analysis and interventions.
Understanding Stress
Benefit from 28 years of experience in emergency response and management and performance psychology to understand stress as a hazard, and an enhancer.
Building high-performance mental skills
How to approach high-performance development in business, leadership or competitive settings.
Get in touch
0274755355
Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, 5032