Counselling & Athlete Mentoring
People in the sports community are just as likely to experience mental health challenges as anyone else.
That’s why we offer tailored mental health education and support services that understand the context of sport.
Counselling Services
We offer counselling, athlete mentoring, and mental skills training for athletes, coaches and others in the sport community.
Workshops
We deliver workshops to equip people with the skills and confidence to recognise and support people experiencing mental health challenges.
Dave Mackay
Dave has an extensive background in all levels of sport, from community to high performance. He began his career as a physical education teacher, and in 2008 he moved full-time into the sport sector.
Dave has held roles as Coaching & Programmes Development Manager at the New Zealand Breakers and General Manager of Auckland Basketball. He is currently the Director of Sport at an Auckland high school. He has also been a national age group coach and national camp director for Basketball New Zealand for 18 years.
As a trained counsellor, Dave supports athletes, coaches, and administrators in the sport community through their mental health journey, with a particular focus on adolescents.
At SidelineAdvisor, Dave offers one-on-one counselling and athlete mentoring as well as workshop facilitation.
Dr Lisa Mackay
Lisa is a population health researcher and lecturer in sport, health and wellbeing. She has a PhD in health behaviour and specialises in wellbeing assessment and multilevel approaches to promoting wellbeing.
Lisa has also worked with a variety of organisations to help them understand the wellbeing of their employees and create healthier work environments.
Lisa uses her research and population health expertise to help sports organisations design and evaluate evidence-informed initiatives that enable their people to thrive.
At SidelineAdvisor, Lisa facilitates workshops and provides consulting services on wellbeing assessments and promotion for the sport sector.