About Sports Psychologist John F Murray
Brief note from Dr. Murray: "I love helping people improve, whether in a
clinical situation calling for psychotherapy, stress reduction or just
better life adjustment, or a performance situation where the goal is to
compete better and win more in business or sports. As far as sports, I
was lucky to grow up in South Florida in the early 70s, and my passion
intensified as a child by listening to Don Shula's wisdom as legendary
coach of the Miami Dolphins. My dream at age 10 was to bat 4th for the
Yankees and quarterback the Miami Dolphins to a Super Bowl win. Dreams
have become reality as I've coached and played tennis worldwide, worked
with many pro athletes and teams as a sport performance psychologist,
helped NFL quarterbacks overcome slumps, coached tennis at major
tournaments like the Australian Open, and developed a unique system for
rating mental performance in football - the Mental Performance Index or
MPI - that has almost perfectly estimated the relative performance of
the teams in the past 5 Super Bowls. While that Super Bowl Championship
still awaits my clients, I'm convinced that a solid mental training
program is a huge key to success and often overlooked advantage. If you
just want to cope better with life, a family situation or a
relationship, psychology can help greatly here too, and the performance
psychology focus is a very positive approach and quest for more success
that many enjoy."
-- John F Murray, February 2007
Dr. Murray has been providing professional services to help individuals,
organizations and teams succeed for more than 12 years. He is a
best-selling author and columnist, and frequently speaks and conducts
seminars worldwide to business and sports groups on topics such as
performance enhancement, mental health, fitness, wellness, and
lifestyle. He is frequently invited on national televion and radio to
discuss these issues, and his commentary appears in thousands of
newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. He is also a licensed
clinical psychologist.
Dual Credentials
Dr. Murray is a rare sport performance psychologist and clinical
psychologist, licensed in the state of Florida since 1999. This dual
specialization provides him expertise to handle personal as well as
performance-related issues in business and sports. It allows for the
highest standard of professional care.
Unique Training at Top Doctoral Program
He received his professional training at one of the top ranked doctoral
programs in the country involving academic coursework, publication of a
master's thesis and doctoral dissertation, and rigorous supervised
clinical training. This training in the psychology clinic of the
University of Florida was housed within Shands Teaching Hospital,
providing John one of the finest clinical experiences available in which
he provided supervised client services beginning in his second year of
study. The majority of doctoral programs do not provide this experience
until the 4th or even 5th year while on internship.
Athletic Background
In the 1980s John travelled worldwide as a tennis professional. He
coached the sport, achieved high rankings as an open division player in
Florida, and later wrote the top-selling "Smart Tennis How to Play and
Win the Mental Game," cover endorsed by #1 player in the world Lindsay
Davenport. Tennis professional Vincent Spadea credited Dr. Murray for
helping him overcome the longest losing streak in history and return
from nearly 300 to top 10 in the ATP Champions Race in 2003. He also
served recently as Vince's official tennis coach in Nashville, Adelaide,
Sydney and in Melbourne at the Australian Open.
Academic Background
Dr. Murray earned a bachelors degree in psychology from Loyola
Univeristy of New Orleans (1983), two masters degrees (1992 and 1995),
and a Ph.D. (1998) from the University of Florida Department of Clinical
and Health Psychology. His first master's degree is from the sport
psychology track within the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences in
the College of Health and Human Performance. His doctoral dissertation
examined psychological factors on the 1996 national champion University
of Florida Gators football team. He then completed a unique counseling
and sport psychology internship at Washington State University, and a
postdoctoral fellowship at Florida International University.
Leadership
Dr. Murray is past-President of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the
Florida Psychological Association (2002) and his writing and
contributions have been published in Sports Illustrated, SI.com, ESPN
The Magazine, and USA Today among others. He appears on television and
national radio to discuss sport psychology and performance enhancement.
Personal
Dr. Murray enjoys playing the piano, competitive tennis and golf,
traveling, reading, writing, and public speaking. He is married to
Charlotte, an accomplished professional ballet dancer, and they have a
three and a half year old daughter who loves to create her own ballet
choreography and then dance it with style and grace. His biography
appears in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America (2006 Diamond Edition)
featuring "the nation's 100,000 highest achievers," and also in Marquis'
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (2006-2007 edition).
Contact
Thank You for Visiting. Call 561-596-9898 or send an email to
johnfmurray@mindspring.com
Sports Psychologist John F. Murray Is The Freud Of Football
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