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Professional Background

Dr. Cypher is a Clinical and Sport Psychologist with UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Physical Performance. He is the only New York State Licensed Psychologist in the Greater Rochester area to also be recognized as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant®, as administered by the Association for Appli...
Dr. Cypher is a Clinical and Sport Psychologist with UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Physical Performance. He is the only New York State Licensed Psychologist in the Greater Rochester area to also be recognized as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant®, as administered by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Dr. Cypher has over a decade of experience working as a psychologist with youth, high school, college, and professional athletes and their families. He is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he serves as a Sport Psychologist, heads up Performance Psychology within the department, and is the Lead of the Mindset Training program for UR Medicine Fitness Science, a multidisciplinary program for holistic athlete development. Dr. Cypher is a member of the American Psychological Association's Division for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, and is listed in the Sport Psychology Registry for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Dr. Cypher received his Bachelor's Degree from Boston College, with a double major in psychology and english and received his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Department of Psychiatry, Psychology (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Education

PsyD | Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Clinical Psychology. 2003

BA | Boston College. Double Major: Psychology and English. 1997