Mental Fitness can improve performance, focus, energy and overall happiness
3 steps
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ASSESSMENT
Your Mental Fitness journey begins with a short chat to assess if we're a good fit to meet your needs. ​​
Then, we can quickly assess how your mindset, lifestyle and work setup impacts your energy, resilience, performance and wellbeing.
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Together, we construct a realistic plan, with achievable goals.
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PERSONALISATION
We recognise that no two clients are the same, so your strategy will be highly personalised to meet your needs, resources and budget.
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Drawing upon the latest psychological and human performance science, we can help you to optimise your work life or lifestyle to meet your personal and work demands.
Work with us to make consistent progress towards your mental fitness goals with a healthy brain, a flexible mindset and everyday high-performance habits.
Meet our Team
Dr Mick Darby, Founder & Director
​Doctor of Psychology (DPsych)
Chartered Coaching Psychologist (CPsychol), British Psychological Society (BPS)
Chartered Counselling Psychologist (CPsychol), British Psychological Society (BPS)
APS Prize for Excellence (2013-14), Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Coaching
Bachelor of Psychological Science (BPsychSci Hons, 1st Class)
Certified Strategic Intervention Coach (Core 100)
Member, Association for Coaching; Member, ACBS
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"I enjoy helping everyday people to thrive regardless of the challenges they are facing and so I adapt my high-performance coaching to meet the specific needs of each individual client. I work with high-achievers seeking marginal improvements, under-achievers who are struggling, and over-achievers at risk of burnout who find it hard to take a break. Through the use of evidence-based Mental Fitness coaching interventions, I hope to inspire all my clients to live their lives with more joy and purpose."​​
Sandy Milner, Director
Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement (BASHM)
Diploma in Personal Training & Exercise Referral (Cert PT)
Health & Wellbeing Coach
Firstbeat Life Certified Professional
DUTCH Test & Adrenal Function Certification
High-Performance Co-ordinator, Athletics Australia (Sydney, 2000)
Founder & Director, Lifestyle Fizziology (Aus) www.lifestylefizziology.com
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"Through my lived experience as athlete, sport scientist, business-woman and middle-aged mother, I hope to proactively shift the needle on functional longevity, sustainable high performance and wellbeing by empowering people to make realistic and sustainable lifestyle choices. As the previous owner of an award-winning, mid-size marketing agency, I understand how personalised Mental Fitness and Wellbeing strategies can really help high-performing leaders and teams to thrive"​​
Our Story
SINCE 2013, we at Progress Psychology have been delivering wellbeing, career, leadership and high-performance coaching to help people and teams to thrive in the ways that matter most to them.
We are proud to have helped hundreds of people to realise their business, personal and career ambitions by becoming more mentally flexible. Over the years our clients have improved performance, prevented (or recovered from) burnout, reduced levels of anxiety and stress, and changed all kinds of unwanted behaviours.
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Initially focused on coaching for compulsive or addictive behaviours, our focus expanded to encompass mental fitness, everyday high performance and energy optimisation.
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We offer personalised, data-led insights into the specific habits, activities and behaviours that help our clients to increase energy and regulate their stress more effectively.
We provide highly personalised therapy and coaching in sustainable High Performance and Mental Fitness that improves engagement, motivation and focus.
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With expertise in psychology, physiology, brain health and lifestyle medicine, our team is uniquely placed to help you achieve meaningful wellbeing and performance improvements.​
We are here to support all your Mental Fitness needs.
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