"The Brain Always Wins.” ---- John Sullivan and Chris Parker
- Clinical Practice History: I have 35+ years in private practice with an earlier background in school psychology and as an adjunct faculty at Oakland University. Over the past decade, I have held positions at local Universities and a Health Care organization while always maintaining my private practice.
- Education and Training: I graduated from Michigan State University and later obtained a School Psychology Masters and a Clinical Psychology Doctorate from the University of Detroit-Mercy. I continue to participate and attend sports science workshops and educational training programs. I also continue to engage in private supervision and consultation with other leaders in the field to enhance and keep my skills concurrent with current performance psychology and science research.
- Performance-related Activities: My history includes participation and coaching experience in various sports and performance activities, such as high school football, wrestling, track, and music. I competed in wrestling and judo at the collegiate level. How performance impacts the well-being and development of the individual, groups, society, and world cultures continues to be my primary career passion.
- Sports/Performance Specialization: Over the past decade I transitioned my clinical practice into a focus on sports and performance psychology. I provide psychological health care for athletes and performers of many interesting and exciting contexts in and outside of athletics, ranging from youth sport programs, high school, university levels, Olympic/Paralympic and Professional levels, be it for leisure or occupational success.
- Professional Memberships: I remain a member of associations related to psychology and sports health and wellness, such as the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 47 Sport Performance (APA), Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), International Society for Sport Psychology (ISSP), and as an invited and accepted member of the former Big Sky organization, now retitled the Clinical & Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA). These associations provide the guidelines and training for psychological health care for Youth Sport, Military Branches, NCAA I/II/III collegiate settings, professional teams, and Olympic/paralympic athletic programs worldwide.
