Joan Steidinger, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) @Emeritus administered by the Association of Applied Sports Psychology, (AASP) previously listed on the United States Olympic Committee’s Registry of Sport Psychology, and a Fellow for AASP.  She has written columns online for PsychologyToday.com and SFGate.com about sports. She has worked as a clinical & sports psychologist for close to 30 years with offices in Mill Valley and San Francisco.  Two of her particular interests are focused on women’s issues and sports psychology. Her primary areas of expertise include performance and sport psychology, life transitions, depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, PTSD, addiction, public safety personnel (police & fire personnel), and women’s issues.