Sport Psychology
The University of North Texas Center for Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health is the provider of mental health care and sport/performance psychology services to the North Texas Athletics Department. The Center is dedicated to helping student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and athletic trainers achieve psychological well-being on the field, in the classroom, and in all other areas of life. Staffed by licensed psychologists, certified mental-performance consultants, and doctoral students in counseling psychology, the Center provides the broad-range psychological services to help optimize mental health and sport performance and minimize obstacles that interfere with academic, athletic, and personal success. Our services are focused in three main areas:
Mental Health | Psychological Well-Being
Individual Sport and Academic Performance
Team Sport Performance
Sport Psychology Staff
Trent A. Petrie, Ph.D., Director | Licensed Psychologist | (940) 369-7767 | Trent.Petrie@unt.edu
Kayla Balcom, Ph.D. | Licensed Psychologist | (940) 369-7767 | Kayla.Balcom@unt.edu
Consultants
| Team | First Name | Last Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Isabella | Franks | IsabellaFranks@my.unt.edu |
| Football | Nick | Magera | nicholas.magera@unt.edu |
| Men's Basketball | Derek | Sokoloff | dereksokoloff@my.unt.edu |
| Softball | Megan | Drew | megan.drew@unt.edu |
| Swim and Dive | Olivia | Knizek | oliviaknizek@my.unt.edu |
| Swim and Dive | Macey | Arnold | maceyarnold@my.unt.edu |
| Tennis | Lindsey | Slavin | lindseyslavin@my.unt.edu |
| Track | Kelzie | Beebe | kelzie.beebe@unt.edu |
| Track | Julian | Yoon | julian.yoon@unt.edu |
| Volleyball | Jolene | Norton | jolene.norton@unt.edu |
| Women's Basketball | Heather | Kiefer | heatherkiefer@my.unt.edu |
| Women's Basketball | Carmyn | Hayes | carmynhayes@my.unt.edu |
The Center’s sport psychology staff is committed to the mental health and psychological well-being of all University of North Texas student-athletes and works closely with the Athletics Department’s Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, and Academic Services Staff to provide comprehensive, collaborative care to ensure that all athletes receive the support and assistance they want and need to be successful during their time in school. For more information about the Center and its staff, visit our website.