Experienced Psychologist

Sue is a psychologist with 30 years of experience in helping to bring positive change in the lives of those she works with. Sue enjoys working with people across a range of presenting issues, with particular interests in enhancing wellbeing and working alongside those on the journey of performance excellence.  

Audiobook Available Now

Experiencing Flow is now available as an audiobook, read by Dr. Sue Jackson. Coming soon to a wide variety of platforms.

Flow Expert

Dr. Sue Jackson was one of the first academic researchers to investigate the state of flow in high performance settings. Flow is that feeling of immersing yourself in a task; it is where you do your best work, and is associated with  optimal performances.  Sue has dedicated her career to firstly researching, and now working as a consultant with others, to foster understanding of this optimal state, with the aim of helping individuals and teams to perform at their best.

Dr Sue Jackson

Brisbane Psychologist | Expert in Flow & Performance

Dr. Sue Jackson is a Brisbane Psychologist recognized internationally as an expert in flow state research in performance, co-authoring the foundational book, Flow in Sports: The Keys to Optimal Experiences and Performances’ with flow founder, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Dr. Sue Jackson completed her PhD on flow research at the University of North-Carolina-Greensboro. She is now recognised as an industry expert in flow research and performance psychology. Sue consults for various flow centred organisations and works with individual clients looking to unlock their best performance.

Sue has a strong and diverse background of training, and a real interest in making a positive difference to real-world challenges. Sue guides clients to uncover what they want to achieve, and develop strategies to make it happen.

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Finding Your Flow For Optimal Performance

10-Day Course

Learn how to apply the science of flow to your life with Sue’s 10 part course exclusively for Insight Timer. Tools to focus the mind, this course aims to help you gain the skills you need to unlock your best performances.

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Psychological Training for Optimal Performance

Developing performance psychology skills can improve productivity, resilience, and enjoyment in the high performance space. Sue is experienced in providing targeted trainings designed to help participants experience optimal mental states in their work and performance.

Interviews with Sue

The Paul Taylor Podcast

Packed with practical insights, this conversation offers actionable strategies to balance challenge and skill, overcome flow-blockers, and integrate flow into educational settings.

Strong Mind Podcast with Hazel Findlay

Hazel talks to Sue Jackson about flow, mindfulness and performance and how they all relate. Sue is a psychologist, researcher and mindfulness practitioner.

Why We Do That?

Is FLOW the peak of human experience??? In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Ryan Moyer speaks with psychologist Dr. Sue Jackson about flow states and her new book, “Experiencing Flow: Life Beyond Boredom & Anxiety.”

‘Online Consulting Available

Sue works with people all over the world to help them learn the skills they need to unlock their best performances, discover present moment awareness, and achieve their goals.

Get in touch today to book a free 15 min consultation call to see if its a good fit.

From the Blog

Focus to Flow: Learn how to hone your attention

Focus to Flow: Learn how to hone your attention

“The skilful management of attention is the sine qua non of the good life and the key to improving virtually every aspect of your experience” Once flow has been experienced, there is generally a high level of motivation to return to this state. Not only because when...

How to Find Flow in Yoga & Meditation

How to Find Flow in Yoga & Meditation

Yoga and meditation are noteworthy activities if we are interested in unlocking the door to experiencing flow.  And even if yoga and meditation are not go-to activities for us, we can learn about processes that lead to flow through examining the relationship of yoga...

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    Body and Mind Flow
    I really enjoyed my conversation with Henny Flynn, “Achieving Flow: Mindful Purpose in Modern Life”. Henny is similarly passionate about flow state and we explore in our conversation what flow is, how it is an accessible state, and why it matters to have flow experiences. It was a very interesting conversation, tapping into Henny’s own work with tapping into flow through journalling, and self-compassion. ... See MoreSee Less
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    Body and Mind Flow
    For 35 years, I've studied the question: What is the key to overcoming performance struggles like boredom and anxiety? The answer? Flow. After decades of researching this optimal state alongside world-leading experts, I'm sharing everything I've learned about accessing flow in your daily life. Black Friday Special: Get "Experiencing Flow: Life Beyond Boredom and Anxiety" at a special discount on Kindle.Transform your experience. Master your attention. Find your flow. #flowstateate #personalgrowthnalGrowth #blackfridayoffers ... See MoreSee Less
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    Body and Mind Flow
    For a limited time, get yourself a copy of the Kindle version of my recently published book, Experiencing Flow: Life Beyond Boredom and Anxiety, at a Black Friday special price. Experiencing Flow is a handbook based on 35 years of experience helping people reach their goals, develop a growth mindset, and find effortless concentration. Order now on Amazon (globally). #findingflow #optimalexperience #blackfriday #psychology #motivation ... See MoreSee Less
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