| Tara says, “..sometimes making a small shift in perspective can make a huge difference in performance. I am so inspired to help athletes find these meaningful shifts.” |
Tara Costello-Ledwell, M.A., C.S.P.A. Mental Performance Consultant
Tara has over 30 year’s involvement in sport as an athlete, coach, teacher and mental performance consultant. She has over 20 years of experience building a process that supports athletes in developing a number of key mental habits and attitudes for excellence. She has supported numerous Canada Games athletes and teams, N.H.L./ A.H.L. players, Special Olympics Canada National team program, nationally ranked junior tennis athletes, Canadian Youth Olympic team members, Canadian and world junior curling champions, various university teams and other regionally and nationally successful athletes.
Her own sport experiences include squash, distance running including marathon and half marathons, Western horse competitions as well as varsity and Canada Games field hockey.
She lives with her husband Patrick and son Nathaniel in PEI.
Education/ Coaching & Consulting experience:
Registered member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association / BA (Psychology) University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada./ MA (Human Kinetics –Mental Skills for Sport) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario. Specialized professional development in EAGALA Equine Therapy / HeartMath / TAIS Assessment/ Fundamentals of Natural Lifemanship / Level 1 T.R.E. (Tension /Trauma Releasing Exercises), Experiential Education / Transformative Leadership/CAAWS Leadership Workshops/ Level 3 NCCP Coach / P.N.L.P. (Certification in Neuro Linguistic Programming for Personal and Professional Excellence)
Jackson says, “Helping athletes turn their dreams into reality is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had in my life, and I don’t want to stop anytime soon”.
Jackson Slauenwhite, M.A., C.S.P.A., Mental Performance Consultant
Jackson is an Islander that was brought up in the PEI sport community. Playing just about every sport that he could, he represented PEI at many regional and national championships in three different sports as well as donning the maple leaf to represent Canada in international competition in one. Jackson uses his experience in elite sport as an athlete along with 6 years of high school, provincial, and university coaching and consulting experience in both Ontario and PEI to help guide athletes towards becoming the most focused, competitive, and resilient versions of themselves.
Education/ Coaching & Consulting experience:
BA (Psychology) University of Prince Edward Island, MA (Kinesiology- Sport Psychology & Coaching) University of Western Ontario/ Charlottetown Islanders 2017-2019 / Hockey Canada’s Woman’s Development Program PEI / Alpine Ski Team (2011-2014)/ Western Mustangs Baseball Team (2015-2016) * Ontario University Champions 2015, 2016/ Oakridge High school Senior Men’s Basketball Team (2016) /London Badgers 18u Baseball Team (2016-2017) * Canadian National Champions 2017