University of Maryland Athletics

Dr. Houle is a licensed psychologist at the University of Maryland Counseling Center and currently serves as the Counseling Center liaison to the University of Maryland Athletic Department. Dr. Houle provides performance enhancement, mental health services for student athletes, and consultation to coaches, staff, and administration.

Dr. Houle received his Master’s in Athletic Counseling from Springfield College where he worked with teams and individuals in both a mental health counseling and performance enhancement capacity. Dr. Houle received his PhD in counseling psychology at Auburn University. He worked in the athletic department as part of the Life Skills program, consulted individually with student-athletes, and conducted team seminars in sport psychology.  Dr. Houle interned at the Texas A&M University Counseling Center, and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Counseling Center.

Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. Houle was a gymnast for 18 years.  He won six national championships, including two individual all-around Junior Olympic titles, and three event titles. At The Ohio State University he was an All-American on the floor exercise, and was part of the teams that won the 2001 NCAA team championship, and the 2001 and 2002 Big Ten team championships.