I’m Beth McCharles, PhD, a Mental Performance Consultant, speaker, and passionate believer in the power of confident, authentic leadership. My work focuses on helping individuals and teams develop clarity, confidence, and connection, so they can navigate challenges and lead with authenticity in every environment.
Dr. Beth McCharles is a leading Mental Performance Coach and dynamic speaker. Through an innovative and collaborative approach, Beth specializes in developing individual and team confidence, empowering clients to lead with excellence, and building a high performance culture across organizations.
Beth has 20 years’ experience with top-rated universities as a lecturer, coach, and consultant. Her private clients are Olympic medalists, Hobey Baker winners, World Champions, Adventurists, professional athletes, artists, and corporate leaders. Beth is passionate about fostering growth and combines evidence and experiential practices with a strength based approach to help individuals unlock their full potential.
Internationally, Beth has been to eight world championships as an athlete, coach, and mental performance coach. She has consulted for Hockey Canada, Curling Canada, Basketball Canada, and the Canadian Armed Forces, among others. Beth has delivered keynotes and workshops with a dynamic and storytelling approach for organizations such as Nike Inc., The Ontario Bar Association, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and PCL Construction. She currently is the Mental Performance Coach for the PWHL Toronto Sceptres.
Born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics from St. Francis Xavier University, a Masters in Sport Psychology from the University of Ottawa, and a PhD in Behavioural Exercise Science from the University of Toronto. In 2019 she was inducted into the St. Francis Xavier Sport Hall of Fame as a dual sport athlete in soccer and hockey.
Currently the Mental Performance Coach for PWHL Toronto Sceptres
Past Board member for the North Toronto Soccer Club
First full-time Metal Performance Consultant in Canada
Past Mental Performance Consultant for Ryerson University Athletics in Toronto, Ontario
Past facilitator and mentor with the Canadian Sport Institute
Selected to play for Team Canada’s women’s soccer team at the 2001 and 2003 FISU Summer Universiade (World University Games)
Played one season with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees, serving as captain and earning team MVP, OUA All-Star and Academic All-Canadian honours.
Played soccer and hockey at St. Francis Xavier University where she was named a two-time CIS All-Canadian, conference MVP, and served as team captain.
Served as Universiade assistant coach in 2005 and general manager in 2007.
Involved with the Canadian national military women’s soccer team from 2003 to 2010, and served as head coach from 2008 to 2010
Coached the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women’s soccer team from 2004 to 2008, turning the squad into a nationally-ranked program
Named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) coach of the year in 2006-2007
Chelsea Currie, MA
Mental Performance Consultant
Chelsea Currie comes from an athletic, coaching and consulting background and holds a master’s degree in sport psychology from the University of Ottawa. Her philosophy for coaching is to support her clients to achieve self-defined excellence, grow confidence, and help develop a resilient mindset that will carry them throughout their sport journeys, and life. She has worked primarily with youth and young adult high performers, and has collaborated with different masters performers across the lifespan. Because of this, she is able to bring in experiences pulling from all different lenses.
Chelsea taught sport psychology at Cape Breton University while also working for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s Recreation department. In her community role she focused on empowering groups to bring in funding for local projects, and supported girls and women in sport and coaching.
She has coached youth soccer for over 10 years, has a National C license in coaching, and spent her latter academic years researching competitive masters sport. Most recently she relocated from Cape Breton to Toronto and is now coaching for the North Toronto Soccer Club and is the Assistant Coach for the League 1 women’s soccer team in 2023. Chelsea will complete her Canadian Sport Psychology Association in December of 2022.
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"I met Beth when I entered the Advanced Coaching Diploma through the Canadian Sport Institute. When Beth was assigned to me as my mentor little did I know that she would become not just a mentor for the program, but for my athletic endeavours. Beth become my performance psychologist and helped me overcome my fears coming back into athletics. Beth’s ‘guide on the side’ approach allows you to holistically see your performance goals and take ownership of your strengths and ways you can improve. With her I always feel like I am in control no matter what situation; I have Beth in my ear reminding me to be my best."