Sophie Adickes

Sophie Adickes

Sophie holds a Master's degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University, a Master's degree in Vocal Performance from New York University, and a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory. She is a certified Personal Trainer (National Academy of Sports Medicine), a certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (National Academy of Sports Medicine). She holds a certificate in Coaching Foundations from Betterup.

Sophie works with singers, professional performers, & high-achieving entrepreneurs to enhance their performance through stress management and confidence building. She specializes in working with clients on performance anxiety & stage fright, as well as managing a work/life balance. With her unique background in performance, physiology, and psychology, Sophie understands the difficulties of functioning within a high-stress/high-performance environment. She combines self-knowledge with tools training to help clients simultaneously manage stress and build self-confidence.

Sophie provides her clients with a holistic, solution-focused method backed by psychological research. Taking a strengths-based approach, she uses each client's unique set of strengths and personal values as a strong foundation for growth.  As most anxiety comes from a preoccupation with the past or future, Sophie helps to redirect to the present moment and encourages action steps to help clients move toward a brighter future. Her coaching style draws from the researched-backed techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy, performance psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, and positive psychology.  

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

  • "Before working with Sophie, I felt unconfident and anxious. Sophie is an excellent listener and I knew I could always count on her to celebrate my wins with me. She has also excelled at helping me discover the heart of difficult issues so that they could be effectively addressed. I also loved that the mental and physical techniques she taught me about performing also ended up applying to other areas of my life."

    -D, singer and actor

  • "Prior to working with Sophie, I was having great difficulty with my mindset and physical symptoms around performing. I often struggled with shaking, heart racing, and being so affected by circumstances around me that it was hard to focus on my unique artistry in both audition and performance spaces. Her coaching process helped me to feel like I was authentically showing up in artistic spaces rather than trying to be something I am not."

    - C, Singer

  • "We played an amazing show and I wasn't that nervous! And it's all because of you"

    M., lead singer

  • "One of the best parts of Sophie's coaching was her focus on identifying and capitalizing on my strengths. Rather than discussing areas that were a struggle for me, we leaned into my strengths and how they can help me in performance settings. This helped me to feel like I was authentically showing up in artistic spaces, rather than trying to be something I am not. She also helped me with identifying routines and practices that put me in a helpful mindset in high stress situations."

    - Singer and Actress

  • My biggest goal in working with Sophie was my self-confidence, and we absolutely achieved this. Her work gave me direct, tangible ways to improve my self confidence and help me see that it is something that is built over time, not something people innately have or don't have.

    - S. opera singer

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