About me
Director of Clinical Training | Former College Athlete | Longtime Buddhist Practitioner | Applied Liberation PsychologyTM Creator
More Than a Psychologist
I’m Dr. Broderick Sawyer—a clinical psychologist, Director of Clinical Training at Loyola University Chicago, former college basketball player, and longtime student of Buddhist practice and energy-based healing traditions. My work isn’t just a set of techniques or frameworks. It’s the lived integration of everything I’ve studied, practiced, and embodied over the past decade and a half—from trauma-informed psychology, to mindfulness and meditation, to liberation-based healing, to the skill-building mindset that comes from years of competitive athletics.
In addition to several guest interviews on CNN discussing happiness in Gen Z, "mental health hygiene", and discussing Megan Thee Stallion's mental health campaign, I have completed several publications rooted in Applied Liberation Psychology- most notably The Art and Science of Mindfulness Vol. 3, and Liberated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
My Core Belief: Healing Is a Skill— and Skills Can Be Learned
As a former college basketball player, I learned early that progress isn’t about talent or willpower alone.
It’s about breaking big goals into small, achievable skills, practicing them consistently, and learning how to self-regulate through every challenge along the way. That’s the lens I bring to healing work. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, stress, racial identity wounds, or burnout, the gap between where you are and where you want to be is often a skill gap—never a personal flaw.
Together, we build the skills to navigate life as-it-is:
Emotion regulation.
Cognitive flexibility.
Boundary-setting.
Self-empowerment.
Self-compassion.
A Decade of Buddhist Study
For over 10 years, I’ve practiced Buddhist meditation and contemplative inquiry, exploring how attention, compassion, and present-moment awareness can transform both suffering and identity. This isn’t about surface-level mindfulness or generic stress reduction.
It’s about understanding the deeper layers of how your mind works, how suffering arises and dissolves, and how to create new patterns that align with your true values. Individuals and audiences often describe my style as calm, clear, and deeply attuned—but also practical and results-focused. My model of Applied Liberation PsychologyTM reflects the depth of my personal practice, sense of practicality, and desire to make deep transformation accessible to the masses.
Beyond Any One Method
My work is not just clinical psychology, just mindfulness, just liberation-based healing, or just energy or nervous system work.
It’s the complete integration of everything I’ve studied and lived—offered with care, precision, and the intention to help individuals and organizations reduce suffering and increase well-being in real, tangible ways.
How I Can Support You
Whether through 1:1 therapy (upcoming), organizational consulting, public speaking, or free self-guided tools, my goal is the same: To help people reconnect with themselves, calm their nervous systems, reclaim emotional agency, and move toward liberation—in whatever way that looks for them.
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