Dr John Baranoff (Clinical Psychologist)
- Name
- Dr John Baranoff
- Occupation
- Clinical Psychologist
- Health Psychologist
- Psychologist
- Sport Psychologist
- Gender
- Medical Specialties
- Clinical Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Psychology
- Sport Psychology
WSC Since: 2017 Dr John Baranoff is a psychologist who works at the intersection of performance psychology, the psychology of sport injury rehabilitation and pain psychology. He has specific expertise in the following areas:
Performance anxiety and other anxiety related issues Psychological preparation for benchmark events Adjustment to sport injury, rehabilitation and return to sport Pain psychology (including chronic pain in elite athletes, pain following work injury, and pelvic pain in men) Rehabilitation following concussion Mental Health in sport Weight related issues John has worked with athletes referred by organizations such as the Australian Institute of Sport, the South Australian Institute of Sport, as well as national and state sporting organizations. In addition, he has worked with coaches and athletes from a range of sports, including cricket, diving, bowls, basketball, golf, baseball, softball, hockey, fencing, sailing, soccer, mountain biking, BMX, road cycling, swimming, gymnastics, tennis, motorsports, and rowing, as well as working with players from a number of AFL and SANFL clubs. Involvement with Teams and Associations Current:
SANFL Illicit Drugs Policy – psychology referral panel member (2017) APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists (current state Treasurer of the College and Chair Elect) (2015 – 2017 Committee Member of ACBS Pain Interest Group (2015 – 2017) Psychology and Wellbeing Consultant for AFL Players’ Association (2009 – 2017) Lead Psychologist, Australian Cycling Team (2009 – 2017) Senior Sport Psychologist, Australian Institute of Sport (2009 -2017) Previous:
Lead Psychologist, National Beach Volleyball High Performance Program (2014) Team Psychologist for the Australian Cycling Team (Rio 2016 Olympics) John is also actively involved in research in the areas of performance anxiety in athletes and musicians, pain psychology and sport injury rehabilitation. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Queensland in 2015. His thesis was comprised of six studies that investigated the use of psychological acceptance in chronic pain and introduced an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) approach to the study of athletes undergoing rehabilitation following ACL repair. These studies contributed to the development of an ACT approach in the area of the psychology of athletic injury rehabilitation and chronic pain. This thesis won the Australian Psychological Society Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Interest Group Award. John is currently developing a group program based on ACT for athletes undergoing injury rehabilitation.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Wakefield Sports Clinic
