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Founder, Senior Principal Sport Psychologist
Her work is especially valuable for athletes performing on visible stages — where preparation, attention, and emotional regulation must align in moments that matter most.
Dr. Anderson works with athletes competing on international stages, where years of preparation converge into a single performance window. She helps athletes build systems that allow them to execute under scrutiny, expectation, and uncertainty.
As the structure of women’s athletics shifts, athletes face new pressures related to visibility, identity, and opportunity. Dr. Anderson supports female athletes in navigating confidence, comparison, leadership, and long-term performance sustainability.
Performance often breaks down not because of skill — but because of attention. Dr. Anderson trains athletes to manage internal and external distractions, maintain composure, and execute intentionally under pressure.
From injury recovery to team leadership shifts to post-season transitions, Dr. Anderson helps athletes maintain stability as their roles and environments evolve.
CERTIFICATIONS Licensed Psychologist - Minnesota Board of Psychology
Certified Mental Performance Consultant
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) - PSYPACT Commission
EDUCATION Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology – University of North Texas
MSc in Psychology – University of North Texas
BS in Psychology – University of California, Los Angeles
BA in Communication Studies – University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral Internship – Wichita Collaborative Psychology Internship Program
Fellowship / Post-Doc – Park Nicollet Melrose Institute
Olympic Athletes, Collegiate Athletes, Acrobatic Sports, Performance Anxiety, Mental Blocks, Anxiety/Depression; Eating Disorders in Athletes
Dr. Anderson works from a structured, evidence-based framework designed to help athletes perform consistently in high-stakes environments.
Her approach emphasizes:
Dr. Anderson has worked extensively with elite and Olympic-level athletes, including national team competitors preparing for world championships and the Olympic Games.
Her experience includes:
Dr. Anderson is a Licensed Psychologist (LP) and Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). She earned her PhD in sport psychology and has dedicated her career to helping athletes execute consistently when it matters most.
Dr. Anderson serves as the Director of Sport Psychology Services for the Professional Women’s Hockey League, Minnesota Frost team and for the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics department which she has done since 2011. At both organizations, she directs the provision of sport psychology services in mental performance and mental healthcare.
She also oversees and provides sport psychology services for the USA Curling Men’s, Women’s, Mixed Doubles, and Paralympic programs, as well as for the USA Hockey Women’s & U18 National Team Programs, working directly with coaches, athletes and support staff.
Carly Anderson, Ph.D., LP, CMPC is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant who has led mental health and sport psychology services for Gopher Athletics since 2011. In that role, she oversees a team of sport psychology staff responsible for programming, outreach, and counseling for more than 580 student-athletes, along with care coordination, team support, and staff consultation. She serves on the Big Ten Mental Health Advisory Group and contributes to the University of Minnesota System-wide Mental Health Learning & Collaboration Network.
Dr. Anderson is listed on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Mental Health and Mental Performance Directories, the NFL Players Association Mental Health Referral Directory, and the National Basketball Players Association Directory of Mental Health Service Providers.
Beyond her university work, Dr. Anderson co-owns Premier Sport Psychology, PLLC alongside her husband, Justin Anderson. Through the practice, she helps oversee sport psychology services for athletes and performers in private practice, the PWHL’s Minnesota Frost, and Team USA athletes in Women’s Hockey and Curling. She has served as a national team staff member at the 2018, 2022, and 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and in 2018 was honored with the United States Olympic Order of Ikkos Medallion — an award presented by team members in recognition of her contribution to their Gold Medal success.
A Seattle native, Dr. Anderson earned her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA, where she was also a competitive gymnast and won three NCAA national team championships. She went on to complete her M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in sport psychology, at the University of North Texas. Her predoctoral internship was completed through the Wichita Collaborative Psychology Internship Program, and she was an NCAA research grant recipient whose work focused on the well-being of female athletes at Division I institutions nationwide. From 2009 to 2011, Dr. Anderson worked at the Melrose Center and contributed to the National Eating Disorders Association’s Coach & Trainer Toolkit.
Dr. Anderson is authorized to practice telepsychology as a PSYPACT psychologist. She is a professional member of the American Psychological Association’s Division 47 (Sport Psychology) and Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race), the Minnesota Psychological Association, and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
Dr. Anderson regularly presents on topics including:
For speaking inquiries, please contact Premier Sport Psychology.
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