
Brett Woods
Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Psychologist, Sport Psychologist
Dr. Woods' philosophy emphasizes a strengths-based and positive-psychology approach that cultivates mental and emotional well-being.
Athletes are people first, and their well-being is important in and outside the sport context. Dr. Woods work focuses on teaching athletes how to effectively manage emotions, enhance cognitive flexibility and creativity, manage arousal levels, improve concentration skills, optimize training through productive goal-setting, use visualization strategies, improve communication skills, navigate social media pressures, enrich interpersonal relationships and foster resiliency.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Burnout
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Grief and Loss
- Injury, rehab and return to sport
- Insomnia
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Physical Stress
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Self-Esteem
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Substance Use
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Remote options
- Voice
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Kansas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Kansas
- Cigna – Kansas
- Humana – Kansas
- Medicare – Kansas
- Optum – Kansas
- Oscar – Kansas
- Preferred – Kansas
- Tricare – Kansas
- United Health Care – Kansas
- In-network insurance
Credentials
Licenses
PSYPACT Provider
Mobility number: 5320
Psychologist
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
LP 03137, Kansas
Psychologist
Missouri State Committee of Psychologists
2022040767, Missouri
Certificates
Certified Mental Performance Consultant
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Education
University of Missouri
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2016