From Self-Doubt
to Stage mastery
Stage Fright Hitting 5 Seconds Before Your Entrance?
Stop anxiety in 10 seconds with a clinically proven backstage micro-ritual - used by professional performers when panic strikes and there's no time for a 20-minute meditation.
✓ Works in 10 seconds backstage
✓ Guided audio you can download to your phone
✓ Includes your Stage Fright Symptom Profiler - diagnose your anxiety type
Created by Dr Maja Jankowska, Clinical & Counselling Psychologist (PhD, HCPC registered) specialising in stage performers' mental health.
You're Not "Just Nervous" - Your Nervous System Is Hijacking Your Performance
The stage demands excellence, but when performance anxiety strikes, your body doesn't care about your years of training.
When this happens backstage:
Heart racing, palms sweating the moment you step into the wings
Mind goes blank right when you need to be most present
That voice screaming "What if I mess up?"
Your usual pre-performance routine feels impossible when panic hits
You don't need another generic "just breathe" tip.
You need a tool that works in the moment. Backstage. In 10 seconds.
Introducing: The FBI Reset
F = FEET (Plant them flat: Grounding)
B = BREATH (Long exhale: Vagus nerve activation)
I = INTENTION (Whisper your word: Focus redirect)
A 10-second micro-ritual that professional performers use to reclaim control when anxiety ambushes them backstage.
What You Get (Completely Free):
1. The FBI Reset Audio (2 minutes)
Guided practice with calming music. Download to your phone for offline backstage use.
2. The FBI Reset Guide (PDF)
The complete science, step-by-step instructions, and practice protocol.
3. BONUS: Your Stage Fright Symptom Profiler
A 28-question clinical assessment revealing your unique anxiety pattern
Total Value: £97 · Your Price: FREE
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What Performers Say:
"I use this literally backstage in the wings. 10 seconds and I'm ready."
- S., Opera Singer
"Finally something that actually works when I'm panicking. I've downloaded it on my phone - it's there before every audition now."
- J., Actor
"I love the acronym F.B.I. - I remember and can access it easily even in the moment of panic."
- E., Violinist
is this for you?
This resource is for:
Musicians, singers, actors, musical theatre performers and other performers including public speakers
Performers who panic despite adequate preparation
Those who experience physical symptoms like shaking, breathlessness, or mental blanking
Anyone who needs fast, evidence-based support rather than long routines
Meet Dr Maja
I'm a Clinical & Counselling Psychologist (PhD, HCPC registered, BPS Chartered) specialising in stage performers' mental health.
Why I Created This:
I've watched too many world-class talents silenced by anxiety that doesn't belong on stage.
FBI was born from years of clinical work with professional musicians, singers, and actors who needed something that works in the moment - not just in theory.
This is what performers actually use backstage, in the wings, 5 seconds before curtain.
Credentials: HCPC Registered Clinical & Counselling Psychologist · PhD · BPS Chartered · EMDR & Brainspotting Practitioner · BAPAM Member
BEYOND THE FREE RESET- WORK WITH ME
Ready to Go Deeper?
The FBI Reset is your first step. When you're ready to completely transform your relationship with performance anxiety, here's how we can work together:
I offer Masterclasses and Programmes for stage performers: musicians, singers, actors, and other high-achieving creatives.
Imagine if you could:
✔ Perform with effortless confidence - no more paralysing fear or anxiety.
✔ Silence your inner critic and break free from problematic perfectionism.
✔ Stop freezing, blanking, or forgetting - stay present and in control.
✔ Build unshakable resilience and mental stamina in an unpredictable industry.
✔ Rediscover the joy of performing and maintain passion for your craft- so you can thrive on and off stage.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Anais Nin
Ways We Can
Work Together
The Stage Fright Shift
In this Intensive Course you will discover how your performance anxiety started, what keeps it going & why it's not resolving with time or audition and stage practice.
You will be guided to understand the origins and maintenance of your fear by a Clinical Psychologist specialising in Stage Performers’ mental health.
You will learn how to build your own unique roadmap as you hear the exact process & system a Clinical Psychologist uses to understand the origins and maintenance of stage fear.
By the end of this course you will:
- Understand how your anxiety began and why it isn't going away with time alone
- Learn proven psychology-based tools to start re-wiring your nervous system
- Decrease your brain’s reactivity
- Learn the foundational somatic & cognitive techniques to help you ground yourself when anxiety begins to spike
- Build your resilience and unshakeable stage confidence
You have access to online videos (small & bitesize) & a detailed guidebook which supports you every step of the way as you discover what's keeping you stuck.
🟠The password protected secure platform provides 24/7 access, so you can access your course at a time to suit you.
🟠Doors Open 4 times per year
🟠Join my private email list to be the first to know when this course next opens.
The Spotlight Switch
A transformative psychology-based programme for performers who want to conquer stage anxiety, silence self-doubt, and unlock peak performance, while staying mentally strong, resilient and fulfilled on and off stage.
As a member of the Spotlight Switch Programme you are guided through Dr Maja Jankowska's step-by-step Stage Performer Framework (SPF) and in the process you will learn:
- How to re-claim your confidence and ability to command attention on stage
- How to re-claim your excitement and joy in auditions, rehearsals and performances
- How to deal with self-critical voice and relentless (problematic) perfectionism
- How to deal with freezing/ blanking/ forgetting your words/ lines, notes or cords
- How to build resilience and mental stamina in the industry that can feel brutally unstable
- How to process trauma from past failures, humiliation, rejection or criticism
… and more!
🟢With 24/7 access to the course materials and video guides you can watch at time to suit your lifestyle
🟢Q&A support with Dr Jankowska herself
✅Join my private email list to be the first to know when this course next opens
Testimonials From Clients
Dan Johnston - writer/performer
with over 25 years experience in the industry
says:
"Maja's masterclass was game-changing. As a self-critical person who struggles with performance anxiety, fear was beginning to control my life, and I lost a great deal of confidence. Maja provided me with a range of tools and techniques to help me cope with my stage fright and my confidence has returned. If I had met Maja at the beginning of my career, she would have made me a better performer and saved me years of unnecessary worry and stress. As she would put it, she has stopped me 'getting in my own way'. Quite simply, Maja has allowed me to enjoy my career again.'"
Other Ways to Work With Me
One to One Support
I draw from a diverse toolkit of evidence-based therapies - including EMDR, CBT, and trauma-informed approaches - to create a personalised treatment plan just for you. We will collaborate on a path that harnesses your strengths and empowers you towards positive change, always guided by your needs and goals. You can read more about therapy I offer here https://expansionpsychology.com
Script Consultations
I offer psychological consultancy for scripts and productions, applying clinical expertise to ensure authentic mental health portrayal, nuanced characterisation, and emotional depth. I work directly with creators to elevate narrative and/ or support stage performer wellbeing, bringing a vital layer of psychological authenticity to their creative work.