Myles Englis, Ph.D., CMPC

credentials

Master’s in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Kentucky
PhD in Sport and Performance Psychology, Florida State University

Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC, AASP)

Approach to Sport Psychology

Myles tailors his approach to each individual client with a holistic, person-first orientation. Myles excels in using mindfulness and acceptance commitment approaches. Additionally, he uses a rational emotive behavioral approach, depending on the client. His areas of expertise are: recovery from injury, arousal control, accepting and establishing roles, imagery, controlling the controllable, managing expectations, self-talk and self-worth, setting and achieving goals, and focusing concentration. Along with athlete performance enhancement, Myles tailors sessions to high-performers outside of sport with an emphasis on leadership development.

Publications and research interests

Englis, M. T. (2021). Helping the have-nots: Examining the relationship between rehabilitation adherence and self-efficacy beliefs in ACL reconstructed NAIA and NCAA DII and DIII female athletes.

Tierney, T., Curvey, R. M. G., Scheadler, T., Murphy, E., White, S., & Englis, M. T. (2021). Examining mental health and performance enhancement integration in sport psychology. 

Curvey, R. M. G., Murphy, E., Scheadler, T., White, S., Englis, M. T., & Phelps, L. L. (2022). Multicultural training and awareness of sport psychology practitioners. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology.

Scheadler, T., Englis, M. T., & Cormier, M. L. (data collection phase). Severe traumatic brain injury and athletic identity: A case study. To be submitted to Disability and Rehabilitation.

Murphy, E. A., Curvey, R. M. G., Scheadler, T. R., White, S. C., Englis, M. T., & Phelps, L. L. (2021). Sport psychology practitioner’s perceptions of athlete activism. Journal of Sport & Social Issues.

Current Research Interests

Psychology of Sport Injury

Psychology of Recovery from Injury

Myles Englis, PhD, CMPC is a former collegiate and professional soccer player. As a former soccer player, now avid runner, Myles understands the challenges that come with sport. Whether your interests are performance enhancement, managing setbacks, mental skill cultivation, coping with an injury, or leadership development, Myles has experience working in each domain. 

Athletes are often seen as machines expected to do a job, but Myles’ philosophy is rooted in a human-first approach with the intention of helping individuals perform their best on and off the field, court, ice, and everything in between. Myles takes time with each client to understand the impact of various life experiences in order to best tailor sessions and interventions. No session has a script, as they are all custom to the athlete. Myles believes that athletes learn best when they are active in the performance consulting process. Think of it like a golfer and a caddie. His goal is to assist athletes in developing skills that will serve them in competition, but more importantly, in life off the field.