Dr. Michelle Cleere

PhD, Certified USAT Level I Coach, NASM-CPT

Dr. Michelle Cleere specializes in breaking emotional patterns that hold people from achieving their physical goals; whether the motivation is to get healthier or beat the competition.

People Who Want to Lose Weight and Get Healthy

Dr. Michelle specializes in working with people who want to lose weight but have struggled to stick to an exercise plan and/or a healthy diet. Common issues she helps them overcome include: emotional eating, lack of motivation, time management, weight loss, and drop out.

Professional and Amateur Athletes

She has coached hundreds of amateur and professional athletes who compete in sports that require a high degree of mental endurance, toughness and focus (e.g. triathletes, marathoners, swimmers, tennis players, beach volleyball, golfers) to get more out of their training, obtain better results and lead more balanced lives. Some common problems she helps athletes overcome include: overtraining/burnout, overcoming injury, pre-performance anxiety, fear of failure, negative self talk, focus, dealing with distractions and anxiety around open water, hills, pacing, execution, serve, etc. 

When most people want to make a physical change, whether starting an exercise program or training for their sport, they focus on a training plan, exercise and diet. Eventually the mind rebels and that's what makes achieving these goals so difficult. Dr. Michelle's unique approach focuses on making the mind an ally. Her research and experience has proven that it's necessary for lasting results. 

With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Sports Psychology, Dr. Michelle is one of the leading experts in exercise and sports psychology. She serves on the faculty of JFK University, works with Doctor Oz and has written for Triathlete Magazine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also the author of: The Experience of Participating in a Triathlon: from the perspective of two women and Shifting Gears: how women triathletes balance life with sport.

Dr. Michelle grew up overweight, but learned that through mental preparation she could be healthy, love exercise and later became an endurance athlete. It's her passion to share what she's learned through her life experiences and in her education about moving beyond the physical into the mental to find true success.

Contact Dr. Michelle: DrMichelle@DrMichelleCleere.com