Dr. Paul Schienberg
Dr. Paul Schienberg graduated the California School of Professional Psychology in 1979. He has developed expertise in clinical, forensic and sport psychology. He has taught at Redlands University, The New School and Mount Sinai Medical Center. He has published a book titled “Saved By Sport” and an internet sports magazine (www.psychedonline.com). He works with individual athletes and teams to improve their performance. In addition, he has appeared on television and radio shows discussing contemporary sports psychology topics.
Building a Sports Team
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
When children are born, they are usually thrust into a group called a family. Over the past forty years, the stability...
MENTAL TRAINING: Techniques To Reduce Stress II
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
INTRODUCTION: The first article in this series (Techniques to Reduce Stress I), we reviewed Diaphragmatic Breathing and Imagery techniques in reducing...
MENTAL TRAINING: Stop Those Unwanted Thoughts, Quick!
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
You’re on the 18th green and playing the best round of golf that you have ever played. It looks like you...
MENTAL TRAINING: Making Use of Self-Hypnosis
By Paul Schienberg, PhD
Self-hypnosis is a technique that is often used by athletes for the purposes of pain management, anxiety reduction, or maximizing exertion....
MENTAL TRAINING: Techniques To Reduce Stress I
By Paul Schienberg PhD.
Diaphragmatic Breathing:
Often times when an athlete becomes anxious (nervous), the person...
MENTAL TRAINING: Confidence
By Paul Schienberg PhD.
Definition: When you have trust, faith, assuredness and belief you have confidence. Now confidence in yourself reflects the belief and certainty...
Uses of Hypnosis in Sports
By Miguel Humara PhD.
Many of us have heard of professional athletes who are in the midst of a slump but can not figure...
MENTAL TRAINING: Creative Visualization and Athletic Performance Part III – How...
By Paul Schienberg PhD.
It is a good idea to let you in on how creative visualization works to enhance your performance. If you're like...
MENTAL TRAINING: Entering the Zone
By Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
We have all heard about "the zone," that mythical place where one can do no wrong. When in the zone,...
All We Got is The Present
By Paul Schienberg PhD.
Being in the Here and Now is a cliché used often in this culture. Few of us have experienced it...
