JSullivan

Dr. John Sullivan
Now seeing Clients: Fridays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Sports Performance, 10 High Street, Wakefield, RI.
Call Sports Performance for an appointment (401) 284-2799.
Dr. Sullivan is a Clinical Sport Psychologist / Applied Sports Scientist and facilitates both clinical and performance enhancement services for Providence College, the University of Rhode Island, and within the professional ranks of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLS. He has worked in the NFL for 12 years coordinating clinical care, human performance technology, and facilitating the league’s Rookie Success Program. He brings his knowledge and experience to his own consulting practice, Clinical & Sports Consulting Services.
Dr. Sullivan has worked as a mental health professional for eighteen years and provided professional services in a wide variety of settings including hospitals, college counseling centers, and private practice. He is a licensed psychologist and well-rounded clinician/practitioner, having served children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
He has provided services for a broad variety of athletes, and has served as a consultant, practitioner, lecturer, and researcher in the area of Sport Psychology both domestically and internationally. He is an active member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the Big East Conference Sports Medicine Society, and a frequent collaborator with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regarding education initiatives and provides expert oversight. Dr. Sullivan similarly serves on several scientific advisory boards for developing technology in the areas of sport and well-being.
Dr. Sullivan is a frequent contributor writing on sport science and sports medicine for peer review journals and popular press including a reoccurring column for ProPlayerInsiders.com entitled Athletic Science.
He will be co-authoring a forth coming chapter on the merging of technology, neuroscience, biofeedback, and sport/performance psychology in Sport Psychology: On the Way to the Olympic Games.
In 2010 he provided the clinical keynote at the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) National Conference in Philadelphia focusing on mental health issues with student-athletes. He was the 2010 recipient of the Rhode Island Athletic Trainers Association Service Award for distinguished service and education in the area of sports medicine.