Tom Smalley, MS, CMPC, CSCS

Certified Mental Performance Consultant

Tom is the Founder of Struggle into Strength Performance, LLC. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He received his Master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Merrimack College and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Siena College.

Tom is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA. He has worked with youth, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, high school and college coaches, and a variety of sport teams.

He focuses on helping individuals build and maintain confidence, improve attentional focus, manage performance stress, control emotions, communicate more effectively, develop leadership skills, create team culture and improve cohesion to enhance team performance. 

In January 2021, Smalley co-founded the Anxiety in Athletes initiative – a task force and online resource center with the help of the IOCDF in an effort to break down the stigma around mental health in athletics. Tom is a USAW Adaptive Division 3x Gold Medalist and now competes regularly in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.