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Amy Athey Psy.D.

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Amy Athey, PsyD, CMPC is a licensed psychologist and national leader in sport and performance psychology, crisis intervention, and developing nontraditional mental health and wellness programs for organizations. She currently serves on the Human Performance Team for the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

Dr. Athey has worked for over 20 years providing clinical care, crisis intervention, and performance consultation for elite performers in sport, business, and the military. She has consulted with NCAA Champions, professional athletes, Olympians, C-Level executives, US Special Forces and was the sport psychology consultant for the 2012 Rose Bowl Championship football team.

Dr. Athey is co-founder of Confidently, Inc., an automated, personalized coaching chatbot that helps individuals reach their full potential. She also is co-founder of Elite REST, LLC, a sleep and performance consulting company.

Dr. Athey earned a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Loyola University in Maryland and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in university departments of kinesiology and psychology. She also received her Bachelor in Business Administration from Roanoke College, where she was an All-American basketball player and inducted in the Roanoke College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Dr. Athey has published research and presented at international and national conferences as a leader in sport and performance psychology. She served as the inaugural PAC-12 Mental Health Task Force Chair and drafted and motioned to the floor the first-ever NCAA Mental Health Legislation, which was unanimously approved. Dr. Athey also served on the NCAA Sleep and Wellness Task Force, the Executive Board of APA's Division 47 (Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology), and the Certification Committee for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

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