My Approach to Helping
Life is tough to manage. I specialize in helping you identify the thoughts, emotions and behaviors that keep you from living to your fullest. Together we can build skills and pursue opportunities to empower you to have a more productive, meaningful and happier life. I implement a number of theoretical orientations because I don’t think a single approach fits everyone. See my treatment preferences for a range of possibilities that all fit within a welcoming and non-judgmental environment of care. I don't tell you who to be; I empower you to show the world who you really are! Each individual is unique. One-size-fits-all approaches will never help you reach full potential. I deliver custom solutions, tailored to you - your performance characteristics, your challenges, your relationships, your culture and environment. You are one-of-a-kind and together we embrace those challenges and seek the best ways to move forward.
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More Info About My Practice
Dr. Sherlin has had an extensive career in providing patient services, academic research and instruction, and entrepreneurial endeavors in mental health care. He is one of the world’s leading experts and a leader in the research and use of neuroscience for improving human performance. He has led research partnerships with Red Bull North America’s High-Performance Center, USA Track & Field, US military Special Operations Forces, local and federal level law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 companies and professional teams in multiple sports in many countries. He has published this work in the academic literature and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BBC, Sports Illustrated, CNN, ESPN, CBS, Popular Science, Outdoor Magazine and more.
Dr. Sherlin completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (2000), Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology (2003), and PhD in Psychology (2008). In 2013 he completed a PhD re-specialization and post-doctoral fellowship in Sport & Performance Psychology. He completed a PhD in Clinical Pastoral Counseling (2017) and a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy (2019).
Dr. Sherlin is a licensed associate counselor in the state of Arizona. He is listed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry. He is certified by the International Board of Quantitative Electrophysiology (IBQE), certified at the Diplomat level in by the International Board of Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG), is Biofeedback Certification International Alliance Board in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (BCN, BCB). He is certified as an equine certified professional by the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (ECP).
He provides services in clinical counseling as well as sport and performance psychology consulting to individuals, families, teams and organizations through his private practice. Therein he is trained in a wide variety of theoretical models and intervention techniques and implements evidence-based approaches based on the goals and uniqueness of the individual. However, he heavily uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (including mindfulness), Self-Regulation therapies (neurofeedback & biofeedback), Equine (and animal) Assisted Psychotherapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy.
