PERFORMANCE THERAPIST
DR. SIEGI SCHULER, PERFORMANCE THERAPIST PH.D., RSW
FOR MORE THAN 30-YEARS, DR. SIEGI SCHULER HAS SPECIALIZED IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. SINCE THE START OF HIS CLINICAL PRACTICE, DR. SCHULER HAS PRACTICED IN A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SETTINGS, INCLUSIVE OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, BETWEEN 2003 AND 2014, DR. SCHULER HELD THE POSITION OF CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT A SPECIALIZED CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO. DR. SCHULER HAS ALSO TAUGHT AT SEVERAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, NAMELY TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (TMU), UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK, AND AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE.
SINCE 2004, DR. SCHULER HAS PROVIDED SPORTS-PERFORMANCE COUNSELLING TO YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES FROM A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUSIVE OF COMPETITIVE ROCK CLIMBING, HOCKEY (GTHL/U18/OHL/DIVISION 1), BASEBALL (AAA/MINOR) SOCCER (OPDL/MLS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS), COMPETITIVE SWIMMING (JUNIOR NATIONAL/VARSITY/DIVISION LEVEL), CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK, TENNIS (TENNIS CANADA) AND SQUASH, VOLLEYBALL, ROWING, WINDSURFING, BMX, SKI-RACING AND SNOWBOARDING, TAEKWONDO AND BOXING, AND PROFESSIONAL MMA (AMONG OTHER SPORTS).
IN ADDITION, DR. SCHULER PROVIDES CLINICAL SUPPORT TO ASPIRING OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND THOSE ALREADY ON THE WORLD AND OLYMPIC STAGE. DR. SCHULER ROUTINELY PROVIDES HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET COACHING THROUGH GAME PLAN, MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT WITH CANADIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES. ADDITIONALLY, FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, DR. SCHULER HAS PROVIDED CLINICAL CONSULTATION TO CANADA’S NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL AND TO PROFESSIONAL DANCERS GLOBALLY.
IN HIS CLINICAL WORK WITH YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES, DR. SCHULER IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN POST-CONCUSSION/POST-INJURY MENTAL HEALTH, AND HOW HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SPORTS AND ELITE TRAINING IMPACTS YOUNGER ATHLETES PSYCHO-DEVELOPMENTALLY. UNIQUELY, DR. SCHULER HAS PRACTICED IN THE AREA OF SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH HE HAS COMBINED WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF AND PASSION FOR COMPETITIVE SPORTS. DR. SCHULER BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN POSITIVE MIND-SET AND MENTAL HEALTH WHEN NURTURING YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES TO THEIR POTENTIAL. AS A RESULT, DR. SCHULER HAS HELPED COUNTLESS ATHLETES OF ALL AGES MOVE BEYOND THEIR PERFORMANCE BARRIERS IN ORDER TO REALIZE THEIR WINNING POTENTIAL.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, DR. SCHULER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MEDIUM DISTANCE RUNNING, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH, AND LIFE WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.