Dr. Gibson has over 30 years of experience helping people regain functioning at all levels – from catastrophic injury/rehabilitation, to combat injuries, to athletic injury/recovery.

Being 1 of the 142 American psychologists Board-Certified in Clinical Health Psychology (out of approximately 81,000 psychologists), that places him in the 0.001 percent of such professionals. With his added credential of “Master of Public Health,” he remains, to our knowledge, the only psychologist with such credentials.

While doctor Gibson has been a professor at both of his alma matters (Nova Southeastern University and The Medical College of Virginia) where he authored/co-authored numerous textbook chapters and scientific studies, his work in “heart rate variability” (HRV) has created a unique demand for his services.

While serving as both an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Surgery as well as an officer (Major) in the Virginia Army National Guard, Dr. Gibson and his colleagues conducted a large-scale study of HRV on U.S. Army soldiers/officers deploying to war zones. The results of their research has been cited many times throughout the world and continues to be utilized today in the realm of recovery and performance.

During his service as a Behavioral Science Officer, Dr. Gibson became adept at evaluating performance, including assessment and selection of elite performers such as those seeking to become snipers, Rangers, Special Forces and other specialists.

Given his passion for performance, assessment and selection, training, and service, Dr. Gibson was offered and accepted a position with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where he served as a clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist. While with the CIA, his research group’s second study on HRV was published along with his chapter in the textbook “Psychosocial Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology.” As with most intelligence officers, Dr. Gibson’s work was mostly (and remains) CLASSIFIED. He served as co-chair of the special evaluations review board, and later, as an instructor at one of Agency’s elite sites. Through both his military and government service, Dr. Gibson has performed in numerous conflict zones and war zones.

In his career spanning 3 decades, he has trained and worked alongside some of the most elite performers ever. From Navy SEALS to Army Delta Force, to foreign allies, to professional athletes, Dr. Gibson has assessed, coached, mentored, and trained hundreds of “peak performers.”

What has he learned from his many years in working with such amazing individuals? If you ask him, he will begin throwing quote after quote at you. These include: “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail;” “measure twice and cut once;” “the best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today;” and his all-time favorite: “give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four sharpening my axe.”

By studying, assessing, selecting, and ultimately, rolling-out with elite performers (including in hostile/lethal situations and places), he quickly came to realize 90% of survival and peak performance was the preparation. Hence the name of his company “Peak PREformance, LLC. According to Dr. Gibson, “PREformance is everything. Nobody can expect to perform optimally who isn’t willing to PREform rigorously.”

He even warns those who seek his guidance: “don’t ask me to help you until you have 100% committed to helping yourself, and NEVER expect to be optimal on gameday if you didn’t sweat and bleed a bit during practice/training.” Finally, he is going to tell you “don’t complain to me or anyone else about the gains you didn’t see following the work you never put in.”