Professional Sport
Professional Sport
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Professional Sport
Professional Sport
With over 20 years of experience in high-performance sport, Dr. Izycky provides bespoke psychological support tailored to the unique demands of professional athletes. She focuses on how the athlete’s personality structure can increase vulnerability to emotional dysregulation, addiction, poor sleep and poor mental health.
Dr Amy Izycky
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Dr. Izycky possesses extensive experience working with neurodiversity and neurocomplexity, specifically supporting clients who struggle with addictions to dopamine-rich behaviors such as sex, alcohol, sport, and gambling. Her unique approach integrates traditional psychological therapy with nervous system regulation practices, helping individuals move from a state of chronic dysregulation toward long-term stability, peace, and balanced wellbeing
Her work focuses on nervous system regulation to help performers transition from a chronically upregulated, or “tired but wired,” state into one of stability and “conscious recovery”. By integrating evidence-based neuropsychology with somatic practices like Yoga Nidra and Yin Yoga, she helps athletes engage their parasympathetic nervous system to improve heart rate variability (HRV), lower cortisol levels, enhance sleep quality, and maintain a state of “flow” during critical pressure points. The ability to slow down and connect with conscious thoughts and emotions rather than acting impulsively or habitually are the mental skills practices required for ultimate resilience in and out of sport.
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Professional Sport
Professional Sport
Performance Optimization
Utilizing nervous system regulation to improve cognitive focus and performance at critical pressure points. Specifically offering practical sessions including Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra.
Wellbeing & Addiction Support
Treating difficulties related to the “highs and lows” of elite sport, addiction to sleeping tablets, snus, sex and gambling, including adjustment to injury or retirement.
Consultancy & Culture
Advising coaches and management on team environment, psychological safety and wellbeing culture.
Dr Amy Izycky
What is Yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra, which directly translates to “Yogic Sleep” or “Connected Sleep,” is a systematic method of mastering total relaxation while maintaining alert awareness. Unlike common Western misconceptions of relaxation – such as watching TV or scrolling through a phone, which actually stimulate the brain’s neurotransmitter systems – Yoga Nidra is a deliberate physical, emotional, and mental skills practice. It is designed to offer a nourishing and replenishing experience to the entire mind-body system.
Yoga Nindra
The benefits
The benefits
Brain State Optimisation
The practice is recognised for shifting the brain into a theta wave state, which is associated with deep healing and restoration. This leads to measurable improvements in heart rate variability (HRV), overall sleep quality and reduction in cortisol levels.
Nervous System Regulation
For high performers who spend much of their time “upregulated” in the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight), Yoga Nidra provides a critical opportunity to down-regulate and access deep relaxation. It allows the system to spend time in the parasympathetic nervous system, which is essential for managing cellular inflammation, aiding recovery, boosting immunity, and reducing the risk of injury.
Cognitive and Emotional Balance
Psychologically, Yoga Nidra helps free the mind from stored distress and anxiety. By cultivating a state of one-pointed awareness or being a “witness” to your thoughts, it prevents the cognitive compromise that leads to impulsive actions or uncontrolled aggression during high-pressure performance. This stability ensures you remain in a state of “flow” rather than becoming overwhelmed. It creates a neuropsychological environment that is highly receptive and open to neural rewiring.
Trusted Network
Trusted Network
She has historical and ongoing referral links with Sheffield United FC (SUFC), Leicester City FC (LCFC), Middlesbrough Football Club (MFC) England Cricket (ECB), Durham County Cricket (DCC), and Qatar Racing.
