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Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier
Speaker and Sport & Performance Psychologist

Meet+Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier

Since his teenage years, Dr. Jean-Michel Pelletier, a psychologist, has been fascinated by the impact of the mind on performance. Specializing in sports and motivation, he works with everyone from Olympic athletes and NHL players to business leaders. His mission: to help clients excel and perform at their best, while keeping physical and mental health at the core of their success.

With empathy and passion, he strives to raise awareness about the importance of health for peak performance and burnout prevention.

Speaking topics of Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier:
Sports Psychology | Emotional Management | Performance Anxiety | Micro-Trauma | Motivation | Stress & Anxiety Management | Employee Retention | Burnout

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Keynotes

Jean-Michel Pelletier delves into the intersection of psychology, performance, and well-being, focusing on overcoming stress, anxiety, and burnout. His presentations offer practical strategies on motivation, resilience, psychological safety, and peak performance, helping individuals and teams thrive.

Explore his talks and find out how they can be customized for your organization and audience.

In today’s fast-paced world, managing stress and anxiety has become essential for maintaining our well-being and personal balance. This conference aims to explore these challenges in depth and offer practical strategies to effectively overcome them.

Topics covered include:

  • Understanding anxiety and its impact on our mental, emotional, and physical health
  • Personal strategies for managing anxiety and building resilience
  • Identifying and recognizing fundamental personal needs to maintain balance and enhance well-being
  • Exploring key personality traits that influence how we respond to stress and anxiety, along with self-management strategies
  • Practical examples of tools and techniques tailored to individual profiles for more effective stress and anxiety management

Following this conference, you will be better equipped to face the challenges of stress and anxiety with a focus on self-awareness, proactive emotional management, and creating a more harmonious lifestyle. Together, we can transform these challenges into opportunities for a more balanced and fulfilling personal and professional life.

This conference is intended for anyone who wants to improve their personal stress and anxiety management by developing strategies tailored to their unique needs.

Also available as a 2- to 6-hour workshop.

In today’s professional world, performance anxiety is a significant challenge impacting both employee productivity and well-being. This conference aims to explore this phenomenon and offer effective strategies to manage it while improving the overall organizational climate.

Key topics include:

  • What is performance anxiety? Common manifestations in the workplace and its impact on both individual and collective performance
  • Approaches and techniques to reduce stress and anxiety within organizations, and the importance of proactive management in fostering a healthy, productive work environment
  • Identifying and recognizing employees’ fundamental personal needs—and why meeting these needs is essential for team well-being and motivation
  • Exploring key personality traits that influence individual responses to stress and anxiety, and methods for identifying and understanding these traits to tailor support and interventions
  • Practical application: tools tailored to your employees’ profiles. Concrete examples of personalized tools and techniques to meet the specific needs of individuals within the organization

Following this conference, you will feel better equipped to address the challenges of performance anxiety by focusing on individual understanding, proactive stress management, and the creation of a supportive work environment. Together, we can turn challenges into opportunities for optimal performance and sustainable well-being.

This conference is intended for professionals who wish to improve organizational health and foster a thriving workplace culture.

Also available as a 2- to 6-hour workshop.

In the relentless pursuit of workplace performance, it is crucial to understand that without effective management of our mental and physical energy, burnout becomes an ever-present risk. This conference—illustrated with personal, athletic, and professional examples—focuses on the importance of energy renewal to maintain lasting balance, enhance individual well-being, and boost organizational productivity.

Key topics include:

  • Understanding burnout: The difference between burnout and depression
  • Identifying early warning signs and recognizing the long-term impact on mental and physical health, as well as workplace performance
  • The importance of physical and mental recovery for sustaining high performance, and identifying common sources of energy depletion
  • Recovery and regeneration strategies: Developing personal recovery routines tailored to individual needs

In the workplace version, additional topics include:

  • The crucial role of managers in creating a work environment that supports energy renewal

  • Understanding fundamental human needs and personality traits that influence how individuals respond to burnout and recovery, along with tools to support employees effectively

  • Building a company culture that integrates mental and physical health, and fosters a work environment where energy renewal is valued and encouraged

Conclusion:
This conference offers a proactive and practical perspective on how to prevent burnout by regularly recharging your energy. With effective energy management strategies, individuals can improve their personal well-being while contributing to a more dynamic and resilient work environment.

This conference is designed for anyone looking to develop essential skills for maintaining optimal energy balance and avoiding burnout in today’s ever-evolving workplace.

Also available as a 2- to 6-hour workshop.

In today’s complex professional world, micro-traumas play a significant—yet often overlooked—role in employee well-being and organizational dynamics. A micro-trauma refers to a low-intensity but often repetitive stressful or upsetting experience. Over time, these can have a cumulative impact, affecting mental health, increasing chronic stress, lowering motivation and job satisfaction, and even leading to long-term physical and mental health issues. Recognizing and addressing micro-traumas is essential for fostering a healthy, inclusive, and respectful workplace culture where everyone feels safe and supported in their well-being.

This conference offers an in-depth exploration of how to understand, identify, and manage micro-traumas to strengthen psychological safety within your organization.

  • Understanding micro-traumas and their impact on employees’ mental health.
  • Creating a psychologically safe work environment where every voice matters.
  • Strategic intervention: techniques to better understand the roots of difficult behaviors and how to tailor interventions to individual needs.

The manager’s role:

  • How to recognize and refer cases of micro-trauma effectively and compassionately.
  • Fostering collaboration and autonomy to better manage daily stress and frustrations.

Innovative practices in micro-trauma management:

  • Promoting autonomy, competence, and belonging to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.
  • Using mistakes as opportunities for personal and professional growth.

This conference provides a clear and practical framework for integrating micro-trauma management and promoting psychological safety in your workplace. By embracing these principles, you can not only improve employee well-being but also foster a dynamic and innovative organizational culture that supports performance and professional fulfillment.

This session is intended for leaders and professionals who want to better understand and address micro-traumas in order to transform their work environment for the better.

Also available as a 2- to 6-hour workshop.

Workshops

Jean-Michel Pelletier leads hands-on sessions designed to help participants handle stress and anxiety, avoid burnout, strengthen resilience, and enhance both personal and team performance. His trainings provide actionable strategies that can be put into practice right away.

In our fast-paced daily lives, managing stress and anxiety has become essential to maintaining our well-being and personal balance.

This workshop offers an in-depth exploration of these challenges and presents practical strategies to overcome them effectively.

Key topics include:

  • Understanding anxiety and its impact on our mental, emotional, and physical health
  • Personal strategies to manage anxiety and build resilience
  • Identifying and acknowledging fundamental personal needs to maintain balance and enhance well-being
  • Exploring key personality traits that influence individual responses to stress and anxiety, and learning effective self-management strategies
  • Practical tools and techniques tailored to individual profiles to better manage stress and anxiety

Following this workshop, you will be better equipped to face the challenges of stress and anxiety, with a focus on self-awareness, proactive emotional regulation, and creating a more harmonious lifestyle. Together, we can turn these challenges into opportunities for a more balanced and fulfilling personal and professional life.

This workshop is intended for anyone looking to improve their personal stress and anxiety management by developing strategies that are tailored to their individual needs.

Also available as a one-hour keynote presentation.

In today’s professional world, performance anxiety is a significant challenge that affects both employee well-being and organizational productivity.

This conference explores the nature of performance anxiety, its impact in the workplace, and effective strategies to manage it while fostering a healthier organizational climate.

Key topics include:

  • What is performance anxiety? Common workplace manifestations and its impact on both individual and team performance
  • Approaches and techniques to reduce workplace stress and anxiety, and the importance of proactive management to cultivate a healthy and productive environment
  • Identifying and acknowledging employees’ fundamental personal needs and understanding why they are essential to motivation and well-being
  • Exploring key personality traits that influence individual responses to stress and anxiety, and learning how to identify these traits in employees to provide tailored support
  • Practical application: tools adapted to employee profiles, including concrete examples of personalized techniques to meet specific individual needs within your organization

By the end of this conference, you will be better equipped to navigate the challenges of performance anxiety through a deeper understanding of individual differences, proactive stress management, and a commitment to creating a supportive work environment. Together, we can transform challenges into opportunities for optimal performance and lasting well-being.

This conference is designed for professionals seeking to enhance organizational health and foster a more fulfilling, high-performing workplace culture.

Also available as a one-hour keynote presentation.

In the constant pursuit of workplace performance, it is essential to understand that without effective management of our mental and physical energy, burnout becomes a looming risk for us all.

Supported by personal, athletic, and professional examples, this conference focuses on the importance of energy renewal to maintain lasting balance, improve individual well-being, and optimize productivity within the organization.

Key topics include:

  • Understanding burnout: Distinguishing between burnout and depression
  • Recognizing early warning signs and the long-term impacts on mental and physical health, as well as work performance
  • The importance of mental and physical recovery for sustainable performance, and identifying sources of energy drain
  • Recovery and regeneration strategies: Developing personal recovery routines tailored to individual needs

The organizational version also includes:

  • The crucial role of managers in creating a work environment that supports energy renewal
  • Understanding fundamental human needs and personality traits that influence individual responses to burnout and recovery, along with tools to better support employees
  • Building a company culture that integrates mental and physical health, where energy renewal is valued and actively supported

In conclusion, this conference offers a proactive and practical perspective on preventing burnout through regular energy renewal.
By adopting effective energy management strategies, each individual can enhance their personal well-being while contributing to a more resilient and dynamic workplace.

This conference is intended for anyone looking to develop essential skills to maintain optimal energy balance and prevent burnout in today’s ever-evolving work environment.

Also available as a one-hour keynote presentation.

In today’s complex professional world, micro-traumas play an often overlooked yet significant role in employee well-being and organizational dynamics.

A micro-trauma refers to a low-intensity, often repetitive, stressful or disturbing experience that can accumulate over time and impact mental health, increase chronic stress, lower motivation and job satisfaction, and even lead to long-term physical and psychological health issues.
Recognizing and addressing micro-traumas is essential to fostering a healthy, inclusive, and respectful work culture—one where everyone feels safe and supported in their well-being.

This conference offers an in-depth exploration of how to understand, identify, and manage micro-traumas in order to build strong psychological safety in your organization.

Key topics include:

  • Understanding micro-traumas and their impact on employee mental well-being
  • Creating a psychologically safe workplace where every voice matters
  • Strategic intervention: Techniques for identifying the roots of challenging behaviors and tailoring responses to individual needs

The manager’s role:

  • How to recognize and refer cases of micro-trauma effectively and compassionately
  • Promoting collaboration and autonomy to better manage stress and daily frustrations

Innovative approaches to micro-trauma management:

  • Fostering autonomy, competence, and belonging to boost engagement and job satisfaction
  • Using mistakes as opportunities for professional and personal growth

This conference provides a clear and practical framework for integrating micro-trauma awareness and psychological safety into your workplace.

By adopting these principles, you can not only enhance employee well-being but also cultivate a dynamic, innovative work culture that drives performance and professional fulfillment.

This conference is designed for leaders and professionals who want to understand and take action on micro-traumas to positively transform their work environment.

Also available as a one-hour keynote presentation.

Technical requirements for Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier:

Micro-main sans fil
Petite table (pour déposer notes et bouteille d'eau)
Ordinateur MAC / Le conférencier apporte sa présentation sur clé USB

(Keynote presentation)

Projecteur et écran

-> Prévoir l'adapteur USB-C - HDMI (connexion MAC-projecteur)

Sorties audio-vidéos (vidéos avec son)
Télécommande à distance
Moniteur de retour (si possible)

About Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier

Since his teenage years, as a hockey goaltender and tennis player, Jean-Michel Pelletier has asked himself countless questions about the mental aspect of athletic performance.

Why did some coaches make him feel more energized and motivated… while others made him feel incompetent?
How could a single mistake early in the game affect his confidence for the rest of the match… and even beyond?
Why did his level of play significantly improve when his twin brother was on his team?
Did he have some responsibility in these reactions and their impact on his performance?
If so, how could he improve?

To answer all these questions, he decided to focus his doctoral thesis on research into sports motivation.

He delved into the literature and the most effective scientific interventions to optimize motivation and mental performance in athletes.

He then pursued his career as a psychologist by dedicating himself to these fascinating aspects that influence the performance of athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs, and artists, with whom he developed a play-based approach.

Sports psychology can help all athletes reignite their mental strength.
It is the key to freeing the mind, heart, and body, opening the door to higher levels of motivation and performance—and solving the puzzle of the brain.

Sports and Motivation Psychologist (2017–Present)

Le Psy Sportif Inc.

  • Clinical supervision in cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
  • Psychotherapy for athletes, specializing in micro-traumas and psychological trauma.
  • Motivational coaching for entrepreneurs and employees.

Research Collaborator with Elite Athletes (2022–Present)
National Institute of Sport & University of Sherbrooke

Synergy Project

  • Research on EMDR: An innovative approach to mental performance.
  • Exploring the effects of EMDR on performance.

Doctoral Research:

  • Predicting the intention to engage in physical activity among inactive populations using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Self-Determination Theory. View Research

Le déménagement temporaire des Raptors à Tampa n’excuse pas tout
Raphaël Guillemette
Radio-Canada / ICI Toronto – 24 janvier 2021

Sport professionnel, ville-bulle et santé mentale : l’importance de définir les besoins
Charles Lalande
Radio-Canada / ICI Saskatchewan – 24 juilllet 2020

Motivation et activité physique :

Se motiver pour tenir ses résolutions
TVA Nouvelles – 31 décembre 2018

Comment augmenter sa motivation à bouger?
Marie Allard
La Presse –  19 août 2016

Clips and Interviews with Dr Jean-Michel Pelletier

Jean-Michel Pelletier – Conference Clip (#1)
Delivered in January 2025
Jean-Michel Pelletier – Conference Clip (#2)
Delivered in January 2025
Entrevue avec Jean-Michel Pelletier:
Gérer la pression et l’anxiété (août 2024)

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