Dr. Ariane Smith Machín, Ph,D.
Dr. Ariane Smith Machín, Ph.D., is a Clinical and Sport Psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant based out of Raleigh, NC. She is a PSYPACT approved provider and can meet with clients in various states (including Florida) using virtual service options.
In her clinical work, Dr. Ariane works extensively with the athlete population, including college athletes, elite club level teams, elite club level parents, college coaches, and athletic departments. She often works with athletes on performance enhancement skills training, and provides education and coaching/parenting strategies to parents, coaches, and athletic departments. Dr. Ariane also has a clinical focus in her work with individuals experiencing body image and disordered eating patterns.
With 20 years of experience, Dr. Ariane operates from a holistic lens in her work with athletes, and not only identifies issues that impact performance, but helps the athlete curate a narrative that facilitates self-awareness and empowerment in athletes' approach to sport and life. In her professional work, Dr. Ariane has given presentations at national conferences and published numerous articles on her work with body image and eating disorder interventions within the female population. She is also a member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry, a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Academic Psychiatry, and served as the Chair of the Public Interest Committee for the Division 47 (Sport and Exercise Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Machin can be found in many online and print magazines, local media outlets, and academic publications, including Forbes, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Self Magazine, and has her first book coming out in 2022. Dr. Ariane resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband, three children, and dog ‘PF’, and cats 'Waffles' and 'Houdini'. When she is not teaching, writing, cooking, cleaning, talking, hanging with her husband, exercising, or doing carpool, she is enjoying a 5-minute cup of coffee in peace!