Two confessional tales of trainee sport psychology practitioners’ experiences of operating in Trinidad and Tobago

We present two confessional tales of our transnational experience as UK-based trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners when working in a professional sport organisation in Trinidad and Tobago. We first provide contextual elements of our placement before sharing the confessional tales regarding the nuances of providing sport psychology services in a cultural context different to the one we are currently training in. Within the confessional tales, we share some challenges and hurdles we experienced relating to our culturally led assumptions. The tales are titled “Boundary Issues” and “Punctuality is a Privilege”. We then share some reflections in which we explore our lessons learned about cultural humility and describe our underestimation of our cultural arrogance, and the challenges experienced during our cultural reflection process. We conclude this professional practice paper by offering several practical implications for trainees and qualified sport psychology practitioners to consider when developing a culturally grounded approach to practice.