Experience

Saint Louis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 1985 - Present

  Teaching, research, mentoring and practice in clinical psychology doctoral program. Specialized teaching and training in psychological interventions and treatments, sport and performance psychology, rehabilitation psychology and ethical reasoning.

• • Aug 2014 - Present

  Founder and Director of evidence-based research and consultation lab for performance enhancement. Assessment, consultation and intervention services to athletes, teams and coaches including mental skills training, biofeedback, team dynamics and injury rehabilitation. Research on mindfulness, flow states, intrinsic motivation, injury reporting and recovery, transition out of sport competition, body image and functionality, and coping skills.

• • Jan 1990 - Present

  Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics with responsibility for oversight and consultation of academic integrity, NCAA rules compliance and student-athlete welfare.

• • Jul 1995 - May 2016

  Administrative responsibilities for APA-accredited doctoral training program in clinical psychology. Coordination and oversight of academic, research and clinical training of over 40 doctoral program students per year and 10 program faculty.

• • Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Administrative responsibilities for eternal reviews of academic departments and programs, strategic planning of information technology (IT) and department facilities planning.

• • Jan 2006 - Aug 2007

  Administrative responsibilities for student academic and disciplinary issues, community partnerships, emergency preparedness and university initiatives.



Private Practice in Psychotherapy and Counseling

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Jun 1986 - Present

  Provide psychological assessment, intervention and consultation to individuals, couples and organizations. Evidenced-based, empirically-supported interventions provided in the context of a caring and respectful collaborative relationship to promote and enhance psychological, emotional, relational health and well-being. Specialized training and experience in depression, anxiety, couples and relationship counseling, executive and life skills coaching, mental skills training for performance and achievement motivation, and coping with chronic pain and disability for persons aged 18 years and older. Show less



Missouri Psychological Association

• Jefferson City, Missouri

• Chair, Ethics Committee

  • 2003 - 2018

  Consultation on ethics and professional practice to members of the Missouri Psychological Association. Consultation on ethics and professional practice to members of the Missouri Psychological Association.



Columbia New York Presbyterian Medical Center

• New York, NY

• Predoctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology

  • 1983 - 1994

  APA-accredited predoctoral internship in clinical psychology specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and crisis intervention. APA-accredited predoctoral internship in clinical psychology specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and crisis intervention.



State of Missouri, Division of Professional Registration

• Jefferson City, Missouri

• Chair, Missouri State Committee of Psychologists

  • 1990 - 1992

  Chair of state licensing and ethics board responsible for overseeing the licensure of psychologists, regulation of professional practice of psychology, and the investigation and disposition of ethics complaints. Chair of state licensing and ethics board responsible for overseeing the licensure of psychologists, regulation of professional practice of psychology, and the investigation and disposition of ethics complaints.



Saint Louis University Medical Center

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

  • Aug 1984 - Aug 1985

  Postdoctoral fellow in clinical health psychology with specializing in cognitive behavior therapy for psychological disorders, Postdoctoral fellow in clinical health psychology with specializing in cognitive behavior therapy for psychological disorders,