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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
Professional Summary
Compassionate, solutions-oriented sports psychologist dedicated to providing exceptional care and devising creative treatment plans for children, adolescents and adults dealing with emotional sports issues. Bringing more than 6 years experience in counseling individuals of various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Organized and successful at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong work ethic and exhibiting a positive attitude.
Skills
  • Accurate, logical, and methodical approach
  • Ability to organise a complex workload to meet deadlines
  • Excellent communication and listening skills
  • Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability of motivation
  • Strongly compassionate 
  • Nonjudgmental
  • Patient 
Work History
Sports Psychologist 06/2011 to 10/2015
Lepage Associates Psychological & Psychiatric Services – Durham, NC
  • Assessing clients' needs and abilities, and monitoring sporting performance and behavior
  • Implementing strategies to help the client overcome difficulties, improve performance or realize potential
  • Working with a multidisciplinary team including other psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and physiologists
  • Delivering counselling and/or workshops covering issues such as goal setting, visualization and relaxation
  • Conducting and applying research in sport psychology
  • Working with a broad range of clients including individual athletes, teams, coaches and referees, from amateur to elite professional level across a wide range of sporting disciplines
  • Developing tailored interventions to assist athletes in preparation for competition and to deal with the psychological demands of the sport
  • Equipping athletes with mental strategies to cope with, and overcome, setbacks or injuries
  • Advising coaches how to improve squad cohesion or communication
  • Delivering group workshops on areas such as self-analysis of performance or techniques to develop mental skills within the sport.

Education
Bachelor of Science: 2003University of Delaware- Newark, DE
  • Student government representative


Master of Science: 2005University of Maryland- College Park, MD
  • Coursework in Childhood and Adolescent Psychology




Ph.D.: Psychology 2009University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
  • Top 5% of class3.8 GPA
  • Recipient of National Register Credentialing Scholarship
  • Student government representative
  • Awarded the American Psychological Association (APA) Scholarship (2009)
  • Attended seminar on Eating Disorders
  • Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity workshop
Accomplishments
  • Presenter at the American Counseling Association World Conference.
  • Received advanced clinical training in treating children with ADHD and learning disabilities at North Star Elementary.
  • Recipient of the David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology
  • Recipient of the Distinguished Student Practice Award in Clinical Psychology 
Certifications
  • Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
  • Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP)
  • Board's structured oral examination
Professional Associations
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Lepage Associates Psychological & Psychiatric Services

School Attended

  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Pennsylvania

Job Titles Held:

  • Sports Psychologist

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : 2003
    Master of Science : 2005
    Ph.D. : Psychology 2009

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