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Vice President of Consulting Services, Principal Sport Psychologist
Dr. Austin is a strong fit for:
His work is especially valuable for individuals where performance and behavior are closely connected — and where building awareness, consistency, and sustainable systems is critical to long-term success.
Dr. Austin works with athletes navigating injury and return to sport, where physical recovery and mental readiness must align. He helps athletes rebuild confidence, manage setbacks, and re-establish consistency as they transition back into competition.
Performance challenges are often tied to deeper behavioral patterns. Dr. Austin works with athletes and high performers to understand how habits, coping mechanisms, and decision-making impact consistency, performance, and long-term outcomes.
Performance often breaks down not because of skill — but because of attention. Dr. Austin trains athletes to manage internal and external distractions, regulate arousal, and maintain focus in high-pressure moments.
High performance requires more than short-term intensity. Dr. Austin helps individuals manage stress, avoid burnout, and build systems that support sustained performance across demanding environments.
CERTIFICATIONS Licensed Psychologist, Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners
Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC)
Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
DiSC Assessment Certification
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT), PSYPACT Commission
EDUCATION Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology – University of North Texas
MA in Counseling – New Mexico State University
BA in Psychology – The Ohio State University
Fellowship – University of Colorado Hospital
Doctoral Internship – Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Attentional Focus, Relaxation Training, Biofeedback, Psychological Assessment, Athlete Injury/Return to Sport, Athlete Addiction
Dr. Austin works from a practical, experience-driven framework designed to help individuals perform consistently in high-pressure environments.
His approach emphasizes:
Dr. Austin has worked with specialized populations, including US Special Forces groups, triathletes, ultra runners, mountain bikers, and climbers.
His extensive experience spans athletic and professional high-performance domains. Harlan has worked in both Division 1 university and high school athletic departments,with USA and Australia Olympic team members, and with NBA, NFL, MLB, and PLL athletes.
Beyond athletics, Dr. Harlan’s high-performance clientele encompasses pilots, surgeons, physicians, nurses, business executives, police officers, and ski patrollers.
His work has earned recognition through presentations at national conferences focused on both sport psychology and addiction psychology.
Harlan Austin, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with national certifications in sport psychology and addiction psychology. With 20 years of experience working in the sport and clinical psychology field, Harlan has worked with individuals focused on high-performance, return-to performance, and leadership development. Harlan has served in many roles including performance consultant, clinician, program developer, and clinical director. He has lectured and presented at national conventions on the topics of sport and performance psychology, clinical sport psychology, athlete psychological assessment, athlete rehabilitation, and athlete return to sport. Through his career Harlan has had the opportunity to work with professional athletes (NBA, MLB, NFL, Boxing, LAX, Ski, Snowboard), healthcare professionals, US Special Forces groups, and high-level executives.
Harlan’s enthusiasm for sport psychology stems from merging his academic and athletic interests into one. Through finding the balance of passions, he believes that sport and performance psychology has a place in all areas of life. He has had the opportunity to deliver performance psychology perspectives in multiple contexts, including university and high school athletic departments, hospital settings, sports medicine clinics, active military groups, and for individual professional clients.
When Harlan is not working he enjoys spending time with his family, climbing mountains, hiking, kayaking, biking, and listening to music.
Dr. Austin regularly presents on topics including:
For speaking inquiries, please contact Premier Sport Psychology.
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