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Dr. VanMeter earned a BA in psychology from the University of Louisville, where he was also a 4-year student-athlete (Go Cards)! After completing his undergraduate degree, Dr. VanMeter attended the University of Cincinnati, where he earned his master’s degree in Foundations in Applied Behavior Analysis and his doctorate in School Psychology.
Dr. VanMeter completed his APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute/University of Nebraska Medical Center where his training focused on providing mental health services and behavioral consultation in local public schools. Dr. VanMeter also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Child OCD Program at Emory (COPE) through Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. VanMeter has experience working at both outpatient and intensive outpatient (IOP) levels of care.
After committing to the NCAA Division-I Track & Field program at the University of Louisville, Dr. VanMeter suffered a progressive and difficult-to-diagnose “sports hernia” that ended his high school career before the start of his senior season. Following months of doctor’s visits and uncertainty about whether he would return to competition, Dr. VanMeter eventually met with a specialist who diagnosed and performed surgery for the injury.
Through the support of his family, teammates, trainers, and coaches at the University of Louisville, Dr. VanMeter returned to high-level competition, qualified for six Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Track & Field Championships, and ultimately surpassed his pre-injury personal best after four years of persistence. Having experienced the frustration of injury and the mental fortitude required to compete collegiately, Dr. VanMeter’s work with athletes assimilates his personal knowledge, clinical experience, and sports-focused training under Dr. Kevin Chapman to help athletes break through their own “mental blocks” using the Mental Lock approach.
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