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Sport Psychology Services
In his sport and performance
psychology practice, Dr. Mintz helps improve performance of:
- Individual Athletes
- Coaches
- Teams
- Performance Artists
- Business Organizations
He is a Certified Consultant of the Association for Applied Sport
Psychology (AASP) and in the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport
Psychology Registry of approved practitioners to work with Olympic
athletes and national teams. Dr. Mintz is a faculty member of
Rutgers University's Sport Psychology specialization in the Graduate
School of Applied and Professional Psychology.

In addition, he is on the Advisory Board of the sport psychology
division of
Applied Skills and Knowledge.

As a consultant, he has provided the Sport Psychology services to
the United States Equestrian Team and the United States Rowing
Team.

Dr. Mintz was a member of the United States Rowing Team in
preparation for and at the Olympics in Beijing. In addition
to his USOC work, he provides sport psychology services to numerous
university athletic departments through his New Jersey sport
psychology practice.
His speaking and publishing activities have included being an
invited lecturer at the United States Gymnastics Science Symposium
at the Gymnastics World Championships,
author for the Sport Psychology edition of the Journal of Applied
School Psychology and creator of “Mind Your Game” performance
seminars. Dr. Mintz is Chair of the New Jersey Psychological
Association's Sport Psychology Committee and former Chair of the
Practice Committee of Division 47 (Sport and Exercise Psychology) of
the American Psychological Association.
Psychologists earn the
designation Certified Consultant of the AASP after having met the
standard of education and training in sport sciences and in
psychology. They have also undergone an extensive review process.
The AASP certification process encourages sport psychology
professionals who complete it to maintain high standards of
professional conduct while giving service to others.
Some sport psychology
professionals may be listed on the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)
Sport Psychology Registry, meaning that they are approved to work
with Olympic athletes and national teams. To be in the Registry, a
professional must be an AASP Consultant, a licensed psychologist
and member of the American Psychological Association (APA). A
Licensed Psychologist with specialization in “Sport Psychology”, is
qualified to help you with personal or clinical problems (e.g.,
anxiety, depression, stress disorders) in addition to problems of a
purely athletic/performance nature. Dr. Mintz has all of these
qualifications as an AASP Consultant, licensed psychologist, Member
of APA, and is Certified by the USOC.
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