"Tracy provides personal and specific techniques that work best for me. I have come a long way since having one on one psychology sessions with Tracy. She took time to listen and understand all aspects of my life and figured out ways that different techniques could work best for me. For example rather than writing and reading long passages, she uses audio e.g. voice recordings and music and short sharp quotes that help motivate me. I always feel better for the next few weeks following our meetings. I am fitter, enjoying life more, happier in my personal life and looking forward to a bright future." - National Squad Football player
"I learned that if you really want something, its up to you to get it. When you make a mistake, don’t be so hard on yourself. To be more positive towards myself and not to listen to negative comments and to stay positive." - National Squad Football player
"I do karate for the national Scotland squad and had to overcome a major injury which left me to get two surgeries. I really struggled to get back to top level sport. Tracy has really helped me to get my positive mental attitude again. I feel more confident now, more motivated and I have found ways to overcome my injury get rid of all the negative thoughts. Tracy has helped me to set and achieve new goals and I have realised what aspects of my sports are important to me and what aspects I am good at and what ones I need to develop further. Tracy has helped me to stop focussing on the bigger goal and help me set smaller goals to keep my motivatin levels. I have learned new strategies to help me overcome my pain from the injury and feel more confident in my abilities.I would like to thank Tracy very much for all her help and support and look forward to continuing to work with her." - National Squad Karate player
"Following psychology with Tracy, I started being more positive and more confident and I don't get annoyed as much. I have stopped losing focus; being angry at myself and keeping things to myself." - Youth Football Player
"I think it's [performance psychology block] the best thing we have aver done it is sooooo good and you learn so much I learnt stuff that I didn't think u would need to know for football I wish there was more than 9 weeks of it thought I think I could do with a couple of more weeks but over all really really good." - Youth Football Player
"The program is very good and made me more confident as a player and it was a great experience. It was very good and helpful. It improved my performance and confidence. It was fun and enjoyable." - Youth Football Player
"Fabulous workshop [confidence and motivation workshop for coaches]. Enjoyed meeting the group of like minded people. Tracy communicated the information and topic very effectively." - Sports Coach
"This workshop taught me how to deal with players emotions better, how to prepare players better and things to improve in my own coaching performance." - Football Coach
"I enjoyed the workshop [communicating effectively] very much. It has given me a lot of food for thought about my own actions" - Swim Coach
"Tracy kept my attention so I was able to remember what was said. I enjoyed being in a group environment were everyone wanted to be there and were interested. I was happy with it all. A good mornings course well worth attending" - Swim Coordinator
"Great goal setting ideas for individuals and teams. Identifying individual traits. Relaxed, informal, informative in a language I could understand. Excellent course. Not over powered with jargon and will be able to use in all aspects of coaching and life. Thanks" - Football Coach
"Very good course. I valued the information given, talking to others/other people's situations, and point of view. It was a good balance of activity and listening" - Sports Coach
"A good blend of theory and demonstrations of how to apply it. It's clarity and abundance do examples to learn from. It was very interactive which added to the learning outcomes." - Football Referee
"Very good and beneficial - enjoyed all of it. I learned to be positive to yourself and teammates, picture a good performance and believe you can achieve it and set yourself targets" - Football Academy player
"Learned a lot but at same time can have laugh at same time. 10 out of 10. Been very beneficial and I've enjoyed it." - Youth Football Player
"I learned not to give up, to take compliments and about self talk. I enjoyed the banter. It could been improved by being longer. Tracy is very fun and a good leader." - Youth Football player
"I learned how to deal with mistakes, how to stay positive and not get angry and about self talk and how it affects you. I enjoyed that I didn't feel embarrassed about sharing things. It could be improved by having more of them. Tracy was really good and straight away I felt confident around her" - Youth Football player
"We had Tracy work with the group of boys we are currently coaching at football and found her input with the boys to be extremely helpful, also on a personal note I attended one of the positive coaching classes Tracy had put on for Hutchison Vale which was very helpful to myself in my own coaching role." - Head Football Coach
"I would like to thank you on behalf of my son for the sessions that you did recently with the under 12 Hutchy team. He found them really useful particularly the goal setting session and the agility and speed sessions. The goal setting has really made him look at setting both short and long term goals and focused him on how he can work to try to achieve these. The speed/agility sessions were good also,the boys are all so competitive and it would be really useful to do again at some point in the future to see if they have improved. Watching the boys play recently there definitely seem to working better as a team and communicating and celebrating well together which is good to see and I am sure this will bode well for them in the future,particularly next year in their first competitive season. Many thanks again and hopefully you can do some more work with them in the future." - Parent of Youth Footballer
"This was excellent. Enjoyed the group session were we had to perform or complete little tasks. It helped me with gaining confidence to speak up and give my opinions. Helped me address areas in my game and personal life that were both good and bad and ways to help them or progress them. It improved my confidence of socializing in a large group." - Senior Football Player
"Tracy has been working with the Women’s Team at Hutchison Vale for 4 months now. The impact the sessions have had on both the individuals and team as a whole have been astounding and have far exceeded my expectations from when Tracy and I first discussed the idea. Tracy’s ability to be able to engage with players on a one to one level and as a group are excellent and they have really embraced this new method of coaching. The team has come together and bonded through these sessions and the benefits on the pitch are clear to see, not only through results but in areas such as teamwork, self confidence and positive thinking. All these areas have benefited every player and taken their game to an improved level which has contributed to better team performances which was one of our aims this season. We look forward to this feature becoming a regular component in our training routine." - Head Football Coach
"Tracy's sessions have made a real difference to our football team this season. It not only gives us a forum to talk about our personal and team performances, but Tracy has also introduced some really great strategies that are easy to implement on and off the pitch. This helps us communicate better as a team and find positives in our performances. On a personal level, I've found that i'm able to relax a lot more at training and in game situations. We all make mistakes, but it's how well we are prepared to deal with them and move on that counts. And thanks to Tracy, I think we've all benefitted from her call to "live in the moment". You'll have to try a session to find out what that means! As a team, we always come away from Tracy's sessions feeling more positive and ready for the next challenge." - Senior Football Player
I have had the pleasure of working with and supervising Tracy Donachie as she exemplified her roles as a Mental Health Counselor. Tracy consistently performed above and beyond her job requirements. She has a vast wealth of knowledge in the Mental Health field. She has experience on how to properly diagnose youth with metal illness, therapeutic interventions,along with documenting Tracy established a trusting rapport with Residents and their parents. This is evident as many times youth have participated in community based activities/functions solely because of Tracy's presence. Her management ability exceeds in multiple and diverse tasks. She is well organized, mission oriented and self-motivated.She has an innate ability to focus on the positive aspects of a difficult situation. Ms. Donachie is a dedicated team player who has worked with youth ranging from elementary to high school. She has been commended by parents,teachers,and her peers for her ability to recognize crisis and being swift to utilize verbal de-escalation techniques. I highly recommend Ms. Donachie for any position she applies, as she will be a great asset to your organization". - Mental Health Counsellor Manager