Shrimathi Swaminathan
Sports Psychologist in Singapore for Mastering the Mental Game

A dedicated Sports and Performance Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist, Shrimathi Swaminathan brings over thirty years of clinical experience in helping clients from over 50 different nationalities to her work. She helps elite players and athletes competing in a wide range of sports including chess, tennis, gymnastics, mountaineering, and powerlifting to master their mental game and reach peak performance.

Currently, she provides crucial support to elite athletes and players competing in top national, regional, and world championship events, including the upcoming FIDE Chess World Cup 2025.

What sets Shri apart is her integrated, evidence-based approach. Drawing on her decades-long strong foundation in Clinical Psychology and an ever-evolving expertise in Sports & Performance Psychology, Shri utilizes a model based on neuroscience that is tailored to the athlete’s unique needs. This specialized method is designed with an objective to help high performers optimize resilience, adapt, recover, and thrive under pressure.

As an endurance athlete herself, actively competing in races across the globe, Shri understands firsthand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of high performance and uses this perspective to inform her coaching.

Shrimathi understands the unique challenges faced by passionate young athletes . They manage the intense triple demands of high-intensity training, relentless academic schedules, and the emotional weight of parental expectations. Yet, beneath these external burdens lies a burning, visceral passion for their sport, a deep internal drive that compels them to commit hours to brutal training and practice. This profound love for their chosen discipline is what keeps them invested, but it also amplifies the stress when results don’t match effort, often leading to severe performance anxiety, burnout, and a fear of failure where self-worth becomes rigidly tied to winning.

Shrimathi specializes in helping these student-athletes reclaim the joy and ownership of their journey. By employing a clinical and performance-focused approach, she equips them with essential mental skills to navigate the stress of high-stakes competition and academic load while maintaining a balanced and fulfilling life.

As a Sports Psychologist in Singapore, she helps competitive athletes build crucial psychological competencies across all performance domains, including:

• Mindset & Motivation: Cultivating a growth-oriented attitude and fostering the sustained intrinsic motivation required for long-term success.

• Pressure Management: Applying advanced techniques for Competition Anxiety Management and emotional regulation to ensure composure when it counts.

• Focus & Clarity: Developing the ability to Improve Focus and Concentration in sports and life, filtering distractions to maintain consistent, high-quality execution.

• Resilience & Recovery: Utilizing evidence-based strategies for Mental Toughness Training to effectively cope with setbacks, manage injury stress, and avoid burnout.

Shri leads her team at Psynaptica with a mission to deliver psychological services that are current, scientific, and evidence-based, yet remain simple and practical, delivering results.

Whether you are an athlete pursuing national honors or an individual seeking to elevate your performance in a demanding field, your mental readiness is your greatest asset. Contact Psynaptica today to learn more about how a structured mental skills program with our Sports Psychologist, Shrimathi Swaminathan can help you achieve consistency, resilience, and your personal best.