Anthony Carnevale, PsyD.

Anthony’s passion for sport and psychology has been present for as long as he can remember. Having a younger brother on the autism spectrum brought an interest in trying to understand the brain and the mind. While also being a lifelong athlete playing both basketball and golf, sport psychology was the perfect fit for both of his passions. Since his freshman year in college, Anthony has wanted to pursue a career in sport psychology.

During his playing days as an athlete, he often struggled with not performing at his best and wondered what the missing piece was in unlocking his peak performance potential. He would often wonder how it was possible to be “in the zone” on one day and the complete opposite on the next.

It was not until his first sport psychology class during his undergraduate degree at Marist College that he was able to learn about mental skills and peak performance. From there, he interned at West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance where he was able to learn under legendary sport psychologist Dr. Nate Zinsser, where he learned about the application of mental skills and the use of biofeedback for enhanced performance.

Following his graduation from Marist, Anthony enrolled in the Athletic Counseling program at Springfield College. During this training and education, Anthony was able to provide individual and group sport psychology services to athletes in football, tennis, golf, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, and soccer. During this time, he also worked alongside athletic trainers in an injury rehabilitation setting, helping athletes’ mental readiness to return to sport.

Currently, Anthony is completing his doctorate degree in the PsyD program at Springfield College, where he gained further experience as the doctoral sport psychology intern at Eastern Connecticut State University. During this time, Anthony was embedded in the athletic department at the university, providing mental health and sport psychology services to the student-athletes. He also worked collaboratively with the athletic training staff and provided mental skills workshops to the varsity coaches.

In addition to working with athletes thought The Mental Barbell, Anthony is also the head Sport Psychologist at Marist College. He will be sharing his expertise and experience with Division I NCAA athletes.