Deconstructing sport and performance psychology consultant: Expert, person, performer, and self-regulatorFootnote^†

† The content of this article builds on the keynote address entitled What if the Secret is You? In Pursuit of Excellence in Performance Psychology Service Delivery; delivered by the author at the 13th International Society of Sport Psychology World Congress of Sport Psychology, Beijing, China, in 2013.

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