Bio

Eric R. Kafka, LCPC-5409

I am a lifelong athlete who currently participates in running, cycling, rowing, and all forms of skiing.  I have competed at the post-collegiate level as a member of Potomac Boat Club Development team, and the Division 1 level as a rower for the University of Wisconsin.  I have competed in multiple American Birkebeiners, multiple regattas from the San Diego Crew Classic to the Head of the Charles, and regional races for running and cycling.  In high school I played football, basketball, baseball, tennis and was also in the marching band.  

As a counselor I finished school in 1998 with a Masters in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. My mentor as an undergraduate student was Dacher Keltner, who now runs the Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley and was also one of the consultants for the film Inside Out, which is fun!  I have worked in private practice, a psychiatric hospital, a junior high school, as the department head at a high school and as the clinical supervisor for a private mental health clinic.  Working in the schools made me familiar with NCAA requirements for athletes, and also the Idaho High School Athletic Association standards.  I'm an endorsed Counselor Supervisor for the state of Idaho and am on the Idaho Supreme Court list of Child Custody Mediators.  My current professional work, in addition to continuing education, is working toward American Association of Sport Psychology Consultant Certification under the supervision of Dr. Linda Petlichkoff.  

In addition to these things I love to spend time with family and friends, play music, listen to music and watch movies.  I support the Greater Good Science Center, the Learning Lab and First Tee.  

I also have an extensive network of people to consult with or refer a client to which include certified trainers, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors and coaches.  Most importantly I have other members of the community from Boise State that work as consultants with me presenting Mental Skills Training clinics.  Please contact me if you have any questions.