The Victory Program

An Athlete Peer Support Model

Victory is only as close as the most distant teammate…

At GCS, it is our mission to amplify your athletic program’s greatest asset, the athletes, for success both on and off the field by utilizing their inherent capacity to support one another. 

We are your premier partner in maximizing the return on investment on your athletic talent. By choosing us, you will increase retention, enhance and normalize your athletes' utilization of mental health care, prevent and manage off-the-field challenges, and strengthen the bond of your team while maintaining full regulatory compliance. The Victory Program compliments your systems of care through ethical, customized, and measurement-based mental health coaching that promotes all athletic personnel well-being on the road to victory.  

Utilize your team’s greatest asset for success both on and off the field: the players

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  • Honor 10% of your team, chosen by the team, to serve as your peer team

  • Build your peer team’s playbook in executing purposeful, solution-focused conversations about mental health and wellness

  • Install a common language of wellness and support

  • Shift your culture and retention through feedback informed professional guidance

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Details

Four Phases - Small steps to a culture of wellness

  • Your organization determines which teammates fit this program. Those players are asked if they would serve on the peer team and become trained in wellness conversations.

  • The peer team meets with Nate Guyton for intensive training over the offseason to learn about trauma, substance use, and suicide referral, developing a common language for your team’s support.

  • Nate meets with your coaching staff and leadership to educate and promote the peer team’s vision for mental health wellness. The peer team is introduced to the whole team and a common language is installed to support the team’s wellness needs.

  • The peer team meets with Nate for monthly consultation, alternating virtual and in-person, for the continued adjustments critical to any game plan.

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Prudence

NCAA Best Practices Met

  • Create a healthy environment that supports mental health and promotes well-being by amplifying the diverse voices of student-athletes 

  • Implement procedures for peer leaders to help identify student-athletes with mental health symptoms and disorders, including the utilization of evidence-based suicide prevention and gatekeeper techniques 

  • Collaboration with your school’s licensed providers who oversee and manage student-athlete mental health care 

  • Institute more robust referral pathways of student-athletes to qualified providers by using the most powerful relationships on campus—their teammates 

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Results for Guyton Counseling Services work with NCAA Athletes

  • Texas Christian University (TCU) logo, highlighting our connection to collegiate mental health and athlete support.

    Feedback from a current Victory Program football team

    Content Feedback:

    94% reported a significant increase in their knowledge about mental health tactics

    92% reported a significant increase in their confidence level helping a teammate both in daily support and in crisis

    96% reported the Victory Program will significantly benefit their team

    Feedback for Nate Guyton’s Work:

    95% reported the goals and topics of the program as relevant to their needs

    96% reported a connection with Nate, Nate’s approach as effective, and Nate as the right person for the job

  • Feedback from Harm Reduction Training delivered by GCS

    Content Feedback:

    84% changed their personal relationship with substances

    89% reported a higher education about substances and a change in their teams relationship with substances

    95% expressed Nate’s workshops were what their team needed

    Feedback for Nate Guyton’s Work:

    92% reported a connection with Nate

    95% reported the goals and topics as relevant to their needs and Nate’s approach as effective

    94% reported Nate as the right person for the job

Reach out and schedule a meeting

Talk with Victory Program founder and owner of Guyton Counseling Services, Nate Guyton, about how your organization and team(s) can benefit from this program.

(281) 584-3145

26111 Interstate-45

The Woodlands, TX, 77380