Bernard J. Sullivan Ph.D.

Dr. Sullivan has been in private practice for 35 years since receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Kansas in 1977. He has been studying confidence for fifty years.

In 1986 Dr. Sullivan founded the country’s first psychology/self-improvement store: The Creative Mind. In 1992, he forged a new theory of inborn self-confidence and has spent the last 20 years developing a revolutionary approach to help people stop suppressing their inborn confidence.

Dr. Sullivan has presented seminars for businesses and professional organizations such as AT&T, The American Business Women’s Association, and the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. He has published articles in major psychology journals. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Kansas and Missouri Psychological Associations, and is listed in the National Register of Psychologists.

He has recently published a book Confidence Beyond Measure: The Science of Believing in Yourself that introduces his revolutionary new theory of confidence. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, he lives with his wife and their German shepherd in a suburb of Kansas City.