Stuart Anderson trained as both a physiotherapist and mental performance consultant. His clients include those with those keenly interested in developing sustainable high-performance and well-being, including those with complex pain and chronic injuries. Mr. Anderson has consulted to many clients across a wide span of domains, who include: Cirque Du Soleil, The Royal Ballet (London UK), Kings of Leon, Olympic and National Team Athletes, Ballet BC, British Rally(BRC), Royal College of Surgeons, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Doctors of BC, and many others. He has developed performanceclinic.ca as a multidisciplinary approach to helping clients achieve their goals.

PERFORMANCE COACHING In addition to physiotherapy, Mr. Anderson offers progressive performance coaching based on 15+ years of coaching top performers and professionals. Clients learn to integrate techniques and applied practices that have synergistic benefit for health, performance and personal impact.

Common coaching subjects include: * creating optimal focus & concentration * stress and anxiety management * finding ‘flow’ under pressure * developing confidence/self-efficacy * performing beyond comfort zones

This work is about finding solutions and producing results, to develop skills and habits for optimizing performance, and ensuring you deliver your best consistently and sustainably.

CONCUSSION CARE Further, Stuart Anderson specializes in concussion management, complex injury rehabilitation, and high-performance optimization in athletic and high-achieving populations. His clinical focus includes structured concussion protocols, return-to-sport programming, and the integration of nervous system regulation with biomechanical rehabilitation to support safe recovery and sustained performance capacity. His professional interests include advancing interdisciplinary concussion care that bridges physiotherapy, neuropsychology, and mental health services for high-functioning individuals whose needs may not be fully captured by standard rehabilitation models.

Personal trivia : Stuart was a varsity athlete in lacrosse, played in a rock band into his 30’s, and regularly hosted radio shows in Scotland. He’s an avid tennis player, F1 and music buff, and has studied Tibetan Buddhism.

Some Testimonials:

“Results! … I have been able to work through barriers, gain clarity of my goals and add valuable tools to my mental toolbox. I highly recommend anyone looking to optimize their performance to consider working with Stuart as the results speak for themselves! ” — JJ, CANADIAN NATIONAL BOBSLED TEAM

“I’ve been working with Stuart for almost a year now for performance psychology and in that time have had the best results of my career in cycling. I love his collaborative approach of helping me create and navigate mental performance strategies that work for me both in lead up to competition and during the races. His kindness, passion and dedication to helping me become the best athlete I can be is apparent and I look forward to all of our chats both in person and virtually when I’m on the road!” — MAGGIE COLES-LYSTER, CANADIAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM, MEDALIST 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, 2022 ROAD AND CRITERIUM NATIONAL CHAMPION

“Each interaction was inspiring, motivating and extremely comfortable – I was able to gain the clarity I needed to articulate my thoughts and ideas which greatly helped alleviate the anxiety I was feeling and helped me feel well prepared to achieve my goal.” — J.T., SENIOR DIRECTOR, VANCITY

“I would highly recommend these services without any hesitation. Thanks and keep up the great work Stuart!” — WILLIAM LAU, CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS – CONSEIL DES ARTS DU CANADA

“I had the privilege of working with Stuart while performing on tour with Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. Stuart has an amazing ability to assess a situation from both the point of view of the performer, and of the medical professional. I trusted him immediately and I knew I was in good hands. I am incredibly grateful!” ” — C.B., PRINCIPAL DANCER/ARTIST LES BALLET JAZZ DE MONTREAL/ CIRQUE DU SOLEIL

“Stand-out. Stuart came highly recommended to me by two separate individuals, and they were sure he would prove to be stand out in his work. They were right. My issue related to public speaking and specifically the fear that came with it. He gave me a batch of great tools to work with and some much needed inspiration. He was able to draw on personal experience and visualization techniques that spoke to me. I was able to use these tools effectively and managed to pull it off! Thank you Stuart!” — EMILY WHEELER

“Stuart keeps me dancing. I’ve been working with him for almost a decade and he’s always treated me with an unparalleled kindness, respect and generosity. Stuart values providing his clients with studied insight into the conditions of their particular injury. He goes above and beyond to ensure that you understand what you are experiencing and how best to improve the situation or at very least how to work through it, in the safest possible manor. I trust his knowledge completely. I feel that my body is unquestionably safe in his treatment methods. I have had his support through a series of injuries that may have been career ending without proper guidance and education. I couldn’t be more grateful.” — JOSH BEAMISH, DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER

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Sylvia Rayner is an educator, coach and clinical hypnotherapist with 13+ years’ experience in mental performance training for professional/Olympic athletes, artistic performers, and entrepreneurs. She has particular expertise coaching high risk/adventure sports and endurance athletes. Using hypnotherapy and mental training techniques (alone or in combination), Sylvia’s work has enabled high performers to consistently and quickly overcome troublesome issues, removing mental barriers to excellence. Common work areas include creating optimal focus & concentration, tuning pre-competition nerves, pain management and recovery from injury/accident, overcoming trauma, developing superior confidence/self-efficacy, and performing beyond comfort zones.

TESTIMONIALS “Working with Sylvia changed the course of my life. I went to see her as a professional athlete looking to improve my performance and mental game, in which I saw positive results immediately. What I didn’t expect however was how the tools and skills she gave me would pour over into improving my every day life, and help me cope with the hardships and challenges that would arise within it. I would recommend Sylvia to anyone looking to better themselves or ease their own path on both professional and personal levels. The tools she provided me with will continue to benefit me for the rest of my life.” Jess Kimura, pro snowboarder (The North Face, Capita, Monster Energy)

“Well I did it. 273 km in 7 days. Temperatures were at extremes of hot to cold and the terrain was difficult as were the camp conditions. Think ruthless wind, dry dusty deep sand and limited water. I managed every fear by just listening to the recordings at night and practicing the cloud when I needed to. Then I just did it. The key to it all was simply to breath and relax. When my stomach started, to when the temps dropped below zero at night and I was shivering to when the pain in my feet due to terrible blistering was almost overwhelming. I just relaxed and persevered. I was definitely in the zone and never once did the thought of stopping cross my mind seriously or for longer than an instant. This was really a breakthrough for me. I have no muscle soreness and could have pushed much harder if it wasn’t for my feet (they actually took pictures of them for the website…)! So thank you very much for your contribution. It made a difference—absolutely. For someone like me, a rational critical tough to convince scientist, that’s saying something!” Dr. Monique Dube, Canada Research Chair and ultrarunner

“I absolutely recommend Sylvia to others. I have had private sessions to work on specific issues as well as group classes. They have led to very positive and sustainable changes in my life. We are often reluctant to try things we don’t understand or cannot control. Try it and trust the process. The results will speak for themselves.” M.B.

“The work has impacted my life in a few ways (such as being more positive, letting go of even more negative aspects of my life, and in general I’m more organized, which makes me more chilled….a good thing) but the biggest impact has been on my biggest struggle, which as you know is food. Things have just clicked for me. I feel 100% in control. I’m already down a few pounds, and feel great. I’ve finally kicked the binging for real. I feel very empowered and in control in a way that I didn’t before. So cool :) Thank you.” D.A.

“I would tell prospective clients that this is probably more powerful work than they could ever imagine. It also will most likely affect all parts of their life in positive ways, possibly even areas that they didn’t realize needed or could be improved.” S.C.

Sylvia Rayner is an educator, coach and clinical hypnotherapist with 13+ years’ experience in men... Read More