About Dr. Shinitzky Psy. D.

Harold E. Shinitzky Psy. D.

Harold E. Shinitzky Psy. D. in a Licensed Psychologist with offices in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been helping to make a difference in the lives of others for nearly 30 years.

He specializes in Sport Psychology and is a highly acclaimed and sought after Motivational Speaker. Dr. Shinitzky works with Olympic and professional athletes from every major association (PGA, NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL) and nationally ranked juniors.

Located in St. Petersburg, Florida

Harold E. Shinitzky Psy. D. in a Licensed Psychologist with offices in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been helping to make a difference in the lives of others for nearly 30 years. He specializes in Sport Psychology and is a highly acclaimed and sought after Motivational Speaker. Dr. Shinitzky works with Olympic and professional athletes from every major association (PGA, NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL) and nationally ranked juniors.

He is the author of “A Champion’s Mindset”™. This book is written for athletes, coaches and parents as well as the sports fan who is interested in understanding the underlying psychology that makes a champion athlete. As a Sport Psychologist for nearly 30 years, working with Olympians, professional and nationally ranked juniors.

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A Champion’s Mindset: 15 Mental Conditioning Steps to Becoming a Champion Athlete | Dr. Harold Shinitzky, Psy. D.

Professional Experience and Services

Dr. Shinitzky was the Director of Prevention Services in the Department of Pediatrics while at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. While consulting with the Baltimore public schools and the Arch Diocese of Maryland he developed the youth prevention curriculum, “Project Champions”.

Author, A Champion’s Mindset™

Dr. Shinitzky is the founder of “The Winning Edge” © and “A Champion’s Mindset” ™. Dr. Shinitzky’s upbeat and engaging style works with young elite nationally ranked athletes all the way up to Olympians and professional athletes. Dr. Shinitzky often receives referrals from commissioners, owners and coaches wanting to help one of the athletes that are struggling. However, most of Dr. Shinitzky’s athletes have been referred by a teammate or fellow athlete.

Dr. Shinitzky was voted by his colleagues to be Past-President of the Florida Psychological Association.

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Therapy includes:

  • Individual therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Marital therapy

For those in the corporate world, Dr. Shinitzky provides:

  • Peak Performance coaching
  • On-site Team or Corporate training

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  • Licensed Psychologist 25+ years
  • Former Faculty Member Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director Prevention Programs Dept of Pediatrics
  • Sport Psychologist – Clients include; US Olympic Skaters, PGA, NFL, MLB, and NHL, Collegiate athletes and nationally ranked junior athletes.
  • Sport Psychologist – Athlete Connections – Life skills training
  • Sport Psychologist – APA Division 47 Sport Psychology Social Media Committee Member
  • Author
  • A Champion’s Mindset: 15 Mental Conditioning Steps to Becoming a Better Athlete
  • Take Control of Your Anxiety (in press, Career Press, 2014).
  • Your Mind: An Owner’s Manual for a Better Life
  • Project Champions: A Youth Prevention Curriculum
  • Achieve Your Dreams
  • The Game Plan – Athlete Connections Student-Athlete Workbook
  • Corporate Executive Trainer for numerous national corporations
  • Presenter – United Nations 6th Annual International Conference on Substance Abuse in Italy
  • Presenter – Drug Prevention Networks of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Member, National Advisory Board to Drug Free America
  • Appointed to the Medical Advisory Board for the Florida Office of Drug Control.
  • Past-President, Florida Psychological Association, Pinellas Chapter, 2006-2014
  • Public Education Committee, Florida Psychological Association
  • Committee Member of the American Psychological Association, Division 47, Special Interest Group Media in Psychology
  • Fellow, National Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Join Together
  • Fellow, Faculty Development Project Fellow, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  • Former President, Baltimore Psychological Association.
  • Consulted with the Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, MD during their 1993-1995 Basketball Championship and their 1994 and 1995 Football Championships
  • Consulted with the DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland during their 1993-1995 Football Championships and their 1994 and 1995 Basketball Championships.
  • National Consultant: Police Athletic Leagues (PALs)
  • Sermon series – Marriage and Love, Happiness, Forgiveness, Worry, Tithing/Giving, Long-term Relationships, Guilt
  • DVD educational series
  • Stolen Dreams: The Reality of Ecstasy DVD, University of Maryland and ADAA, Consultant, 2003
  • Preventing and Reversing Diabetes Naturally DVD, Gary Null Productions, 2010
  • Love DVD, Gary Null Productions, 2010
  • Stress, Alexander Street Press, 2011
  • Empowering Your Patients, 2013

  • Sport Psychologist, NBC, The Today Show, 2018
  • Sport Psychologist, MSNBC Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, 2016
  • Psychologist, Animal Planet, Fatal Attractions, 2012-present
  • Mental Health Correspondent, Fox TV in Tampa, Good Day Tampa Bay & Your Turn, 2007-present
  • Mental Health Correspondent, Your Mind Matters, HWC national, 2011-2012
  • Sport Psychologist, WRUF, The Blitz Sports Talk Radio Show, 2007-2009
  • Sport Psychologist, 620AM, The Sports Animal, I’m Teed Off and WTAN, PJ Sports Talk Radio, 2007-present
  • Mental Health Correspondent, Radio Disney, 2005-2008
  • Mental Health Correspondent, ABC in Tampa, Morning News, 2000-2003
  • Mental Health Correspondent, ABC in Baltimore, Fast Forward, 1997-2000

  • Recipient, 2015 Florida Psychological Association Outstanding Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest
  • Recipient, 2011 Florida Psychological Association Outstanding Contributions to FPA Award
  • Recipient, 2009 Florida Psychological Association Distinguished Psychologist Award
  • Recipient, 2009 Florida Psychological Association Outstanding Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest
  • Recipient, 2000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Winner for Community Service
  • Recipient, 1992 “Most Helpful Doc” Award, selected by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatric Residents