Sam Sterk, Ph.D., CC-AASP is a trained Psychoanalyst, a certified Hypnotherapist and a registered in Sport Psychology through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP.) Dr. Sterk completed post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in 1984. His Graduate education includes an MSW degree at University of Buffalo (S.U.N.A.B.) and he completed doctoral studies at Columbia University. He is the Co-Director of Peak Performance Plus LLC, a Counseling, Hypnosis and Sports Psychology practice located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Sterk has been a presenter at national conferences in Hypnosis and Sports Psychology. Dr. Sterk’s private practice is called Peak Performance Plus LLC. He developed the Comprehensive Athletic Profile (CAP), used to help and track improvements in Sport performance. Dr. Sterk also developed the Sport Psych Wheel,which is also used to assess traits that are associated with athletic success. Dr. Sterk has published 2 books, namely, SAMMY’S JOURNEY (2013),WIN! Get the Mental Edge Skills in Martial Arts (2016).