Dr. Sam
Booth
A former elite athlete with a PhD in Sport Psychology, Dr. Booth delivers high-level mental performance coaching to athletes and high achievers, ensuring the psychological side of recovery and competition is never overlooked.
Career Highlights
- 2010 – Graduated with honours from The University of Glamorgan with a British Psychological Society (BPS)accredited BSc in Sport Psychology
- 2011 – Founded Mind and Body Management – Elite certified personal training and performance coaching to professional athletes
- 2017 – Graduated with Honours from The University of Roehampton with a BPS accredited MSc in the Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- 2017 – Founded Peak Sport Psychology
- 2019 – Earned Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology
- 2019 – Head Mental Performance Coach and Upper School Counsellor at The Westminster Schools
- 2025 – Received Doctorate (PhD) from the University of Birmingham in Sport Psychology. Published thesis on the Development of The Coach-Team Relationship (CTR) in Team Sports
- Current – Mental Performance Consultant/Coach to high-achieving individuals
Leadership & Affiliations
- Graduate Member of British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)
- Certified Mental Performance Consultant #877 (CMPC) with the Association of Applied sport Psychology
- Certified Trainer in Suicide Prevention (QPR) #5889 with QPR Institute
- Certified Personal Trainer (CPR) with Registered Exercise Professionals (REPs)
Clinical Interests
- Motivational performance development
- Restorative medicine for mental and physical performance (PRP, Peptide & Hormone optimisation, IVs)
- Team performance, focusing on environmental impacts and leadership development
- Organizational Performance Coaching using theory and practice through the lens of sport performance psychology
About Dr. Booth
Dr. Sam Booth began his journey as an elite athlete in the UK before being forced into early retirement at 18 due to injury. This early experience shaped both his love for sport and his deep commitment to supporting athletes beyond the physical aspects of performance.
Driven by this passion, Dr. Booth pursued an academic pathway in sport, exercise, and performance psychology, completing his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in the field. He completed his graduate studies in the United Kingdom while living in Atlanta, where his dedication to applied practice and professional development came together in a meaningful way. During this time, he immersed himself in applied and clinical work, gaining mentorship and professional development in personal training, clinical psychology (under Dr. Jack Lesyk), and sport psychology (under Professor Joan Duda), while also founding Peak Sport Psychology.
Over the past 15 years, Dr. Booth has worked with elite athletes across high school, collegiate, and professional levels. Alongside his work in sport, he has expanded his career into organizational performance coaching, developing a unique lens that translates the principles of performance psychology into strategies for optimizing performance in the workplace.
At Paragon Sports Medicine, Dr. Booth is passionate about integrating the mental side of performance into the clinical setting. His goal is to provide additional, evidence-based ways to support Paragon clients in achieving optimal performance, whether they are recovering from injury or striving to elevate their performance.
Outside of his professional work, Dr. Booth enjoys dividing his time between the countryside of the UK and the city life of Atlanta. He frequently travels internationally for both professional engagements and personal restoration, and he enjoys Nordic-style thermal experience retreats.
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