Kitchener, ON, Canada

Wade

Wilson, PhD, CMPC

Professional Affiliations:

Director & President, The MENTOR Magazine, Inc.

Biography:

Dr. Austin “Wade” Wilson, PhD, CMPC, is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant with two decades of experience in the mental performance and sport psychology field, which includes ten plus years of experience researching, teaching, lecturing, and supervising at the post-secondary university level. Wade has designed and taught courses in sport psychology, applied mental performance, psychology of injury, and sociology of sport. Wade is the President & Owner of Wilson Mental Performance Consulting and The MENTOR Magazine, Inc.

Since 2008, Wade has been a member of several professional associations, including the Canadian Sport Psychology Association, and has been instrumental in equipping athletes, students, coaches, and professionals from various sectors with the mental skills required for peak performance. His approach integrates a systematic process of education, acquisition, and implementation of mental training skills into practice and performance regimes. His clientele spans from varsity and ESports athletes to Paralympians, extending beyond sports to include military, sales, and business sectors.

Wade’s academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo, a Master’s in Human Kinetics from the University of Windsor, and an Honours BA in Sport Psychology from Laurentian University. He also holds an Advanced Diploma as a Child and Youth Worker from Loyalist College, a Professional Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from Wilfrid Laurier University and has received certified professional training for cognitive behaviour therapy and single-session therapy. In 2023, Wade achieved the status of Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and has recently joined the registry of approved supervisors.

As a former athlete, Wade has competed in various sports, both artistic/aesthetic and power/performance, with ice hockey being his primary interest. Wade was a goaltender at the Junior C, Junior A, and varsity levels. Off the field, Wade enjoys walks with his rescue greyhound, Willa, listening to jazz music, and cheering for his favorite NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens. Born in Trenton, Ontario, and having grown up in Tweed, Ontario, with stopovers in Sudbury and Winsor, he now resides in Kitchener, Ontario, with his wife, Amanda, and stepdaughter, Scarlett.