Thanks for visiting my site! My name is Joel Minden and I provide psychotherapy, strength and conditioning, sport psychology, and performance nutrition services for individuals, fitness enthusiasts, and athletes–especially dancers, gymnasts, skaters, and other aesthetic athletes. In addition to the articles on this site, you can find my work in Psychology Today, American Dancer Magazine, Dance Archives, and The Dance Training Project. I also have an ongoing blog at Psychology Today.

MY CREDENTIALS

I enjoy working in both academic and applied settings. I’ve been a lecturer in the psychology and kinesiology departments at California State University, Chico since 2001, teaching courses in personality and abnormal psychology, sport and exercise psychology, dance, community health promotion, research methods, and statistics. I’m also the Director of the Chico Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, where I provide both traditional psychotherapy for anxiety and depression and performance enhancement services for athletes. My credentials include

• Director of the Chico Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• California Licensed Clinical Psychologist #PSY27859
• PhD in Clinical Psychology, DePaul University, 2004
• Author of CBT and Me at Psychology Today
• Lecturer in the Departments of Psychology and Kinesiology at California State University, Chico
• CMPC (Certified Mental Performance Consultant) #532
• Listed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry, 2017-2020
• CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, National Strength and Conditioning Association)

If you’re interested in my clinical or consulting services, please visit the Chico Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. For writing and speaking engagements, please click here.