{"id":699639,"date":"2026-05-28T15:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699639\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:58:12","slug":"caitlin-clark-reveals-why-mental-health-is-key-to-her-wnba-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699639\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Reveals Why Mental Health is Key to Her WNBA Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apart from being a prolific scorer, Indiana Fever<\/a> star Caitlin Clark<\/a> is also one of the best playmakers<\/a> in the WNBA<\/a> today. The fact that she is currently averaging 23.8 points<\/a> and 9.0 assists \u2014 both career-high marks \u2014 early in the new season is a testament to this notion.<\/p>\n

However, Clark is adamant that neither of these stands out as the most important element of her game. According to the two-time All-Star, what matters even more is the mental aspect. This is exactly why Clark has employed the services of a sports psychologist for years.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s a great thing,” Clark told reporters on Monday during Fever practice. “I think any high-performing athlete would tell you that you wouldn\u2019t be able to perform at that level without it. And if a high-performing athlete doesn\u2019t have one, well, that\u2019s pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I think it\u2019s just a good outlet for you. At the same time, you have the human side to balance, and then you have the performance side. You\u2019re trying to deal with both, and at times it can be a lot.”<\/p>\n

Clark went on to highlight how valuable having a sports psychologist is for her on a personal level.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, I think it\u2019s maybe the most important thing that I have as part of my team and the people that I work with,” the 24-year-old continued. “Obviously, my body and the performance matter because I want to be great, but I can\u2019t do that if my mind\u2019s not right. So, I feel like that\u2019s probably the most important thing.”<\/p>\n

Having a professional to talk to has been very beneficial for Clark through the years. She credits this for the development of her maturity level both on and off the court.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd I probably learned that over the course of the years \u2014 you don\u2019t always just have to power through, power through, power through,” Clark said. “It\u2019s okay to be disappointed or upset or stressed or doubt something.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd at the same time, you don\u2019t want to get too positive or too high on yourself. You want to continue to stay right in the middle. So, it helps you learn a lot about yourself, how to become a better leader, be a good teammate, and remain confident in everything that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark battled through multiple injuries last season. She was limited to just 13 games throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

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The former Iowa Hawkeyes star put in the work behind the scenes to get back to top form. It was not an easy journey, and the support she received from her sports psychologist went a long way in helping her get to where she is now.<\/p>\n

Related: Caitlin Clark’s True Feelings on WNBA Pressure<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on May 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apart from being a prolific scorer, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is also one of the best playmakers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,735,48,2803,38380,82,254884,630],"class_list":["post-699639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-canada","tag-indiana-fever","tag-iowa-hawkeyes","tag-sports","tag-sports-psychologist","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}