EXPERT
MENTAL & LIFE MANAGEMENT
ATHLETES U19, U23
Virginie Berva
MY STORY
I am where I wanted to be...
I was 7 years old when I fell in love with the effort produced by a cyclist during a broadcast of the Tour de France. How did they not give up? Me who was already so often paralyzed by my shyness, by my lack of self-confidence, by my fears and by the poor management of my emotions, whether during my riding competitions, or oral exams during my schooling. .. I wanted to understand. It was a happy coincidence that psychology students came to present their discipline (the only ones) at my orientation time; “That’s it! I would be a psychologist in a cycling team.” I will know, and give back to “these heroes” what they inspired in me.
Life "is a big competition" which offers challenges to overcome and I have had my own... Health concerns, repeated moves, bereavements too young, harassment, a disability... But I bounce back ... And I learned... From all this life experience, whether professional, academic, personal. And that success does not depend only on “luck”, but on action.
I managed to help Athletes, my mare, my Doberman to manage their emotions to express themselves in competition while I had to learn to manage mine t which I discovered with the help of a pro that I I was endowed with a particular emotional intelligence that had to be learned to tame.
I managed to be a trainer for an international cycling team despite my back disability which no longer allowed me to walk before.
I managed to stay the course after having to leave psychology school, and ended up finding and taking on a professional path as a mental expert after several career changes.
I succeeded... I am where I wanted to be...
Helping you to be where you want to be.
MY EXPERTISE
Learning and optimization of mental and cognitive skills.
"PRÉPARATEUR
MENTAL"
DU, MASTERS, TRAINING
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Prevention and treatment through psychotherapy and more of psychological suffering.
PSYCHOLOGIST
( clinician, work, school, etc. )
MASTER 2 PSYCHOLOGY - VARIOUS SPECIAL
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= Mental Preparer, integrated into overall long-term preparation.
COACH
MENTAL
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= psychologist, focused on sports-related needs.
PSYCHOLOGIST
SPORT
MASTER 2 PSYCHO + DU/TRAINING
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= Mental trainer or professional sports coach
or others.
COACH
MENTAL
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Treatment of mental illnesses with medication and/or psychotherapy.
PSYCHIATRIST
DOCTORATE MEDICINE SPECIAL PSYCHIATRY
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= Professional Coach
Coaching to achieve a specific goal
COACH
( life, professional, school, etc. )
RNCP CERTIFICATION
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Treatment of psychological suffering using various methods.
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
STATE RECOGNIZED DIPLOMA
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Specialists in their scientific and/or personal development discipline.
Sophrologist, Hypnotist, etc.
OTHERS EDUCATIONS
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Any other unrecognized psychological support.
PSYCHOPRACTITIONER
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EXPERIENCE
SINCE 2017
MENTAL EXPERT AND LIFE MANAGEMENT
LIBERAL - “MENTALWATTS”
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Athletes U19 to World Tour
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Hope Cycling Center Île de France - 2017/2018
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Coaches and staff
SINCE 2016
SOIGNEUR & SPORT MASSAGE THERAPIST
FRELANCE & LIBÉRAL
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Head Soigneur for National Team Ireland ♀ et ♂ , Education First ♀, FDJ ♀, RALLY ♀, Swiss R.A. ♂, Kinan ♂, St Michel ♂ etc.
Vuelta, Ovo W's Tr, Tr Ardèche, Paris-Tours, Tr Loire et Cher, Paris-Roubaix U23, Championnats du Monde, d'Europe, Tour de l'Avenir, etc.
OTHERS
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Driver - Shimano Assistance Neutral, Paris-Roubaix Élite ♀ and ♂ 2021
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Horse Rider Assistant - Marietta Almasy international rider, Polo de Paris
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Saleswoman and trainer - Décathlon Paris Wagram
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Administrative Manager - National Education, Rectorate of Créteil *
BREAKDOWN BY DISCIPLINE
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ROAD CYCLING
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CYCLO-CROSS, TRACK CYLISM, HORSE RIDING, SPORTS SHOOTING, FOOTBALL
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MTB, GOLF, SPORTS CYCLE, “INVICTUS GAMES”
EXAMPLES OF INTERVENTIONS
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Erasing the differences in performance between training and competition.
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Crossing the line between amateur and pro.
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Regulation of fears resulting or not from an accident (shushing, descent, friction, sprints).
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Increased performance and pleasure.
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Reduction of pre-competitive anxiety and stress.
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Improvement of a technique.
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Optimization of convalescence.
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Reduction of the weight of the media and the public.
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Career choice and choosing a career change.
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Conflict management.
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Support for family estrangement.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA
MENTAL PREPARATION & ATHLETE PSYCHOLOGY
LILLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SPORTS
EUROPEAN LEVEL 6 - BACHELOR
PROFESSIONAL LIFE, PROFESSIONAL & SCHOOL COACHING
ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE COACHING - PARIS
DIPLOMA
MENTAL PREPARATION
PERFINSPORT PRIVATE SCHOOL - LILLE
TRAINING
MENTAL COACHING ACCEDER ® METHOD
PROFESSIONAL COACH PIER GAUTHIER
■ Well-being, sports and Swedish sports masseur®
■ Nutrition for competitive athletes by Isabelle Mischller
■ Muscle Taping by Jean-Michel Grand
■ 2 years of Psychology faculties in Poitiers
SPORTS
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Horse riding, classic and western - 20 years old, gallop 7
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Road cycling - 1 year in J2
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Cani Cross and Dog Shows
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Trampoline - 1 year
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Sport shooting with pistols, Golf, Harness Trotting - initiations
PERSO