Professor Steve Peters

Consultant Psychiatrist

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST. BESTSELLING AUTHOR. CREATOR OF THE CHIMP® MODEL.

For more than 40 years, Professor Steve Peters has worked in mental health, education, and elite performance, 
helping people understand their mind and improve how they think, feel, and act.

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Experience in Mental Health & Psychological Wellbeing

PROFESSOR STEVE PETERS

BA, PGCE, MBBS, MEd, MRCPsych, PhD, DSc, Dip Sports Med

Clinical & Psychological Expertise

Consultant psychiatrist with over four decades of experience across NHS mental health services, forensic psychiatry, and psychological wellbeing.

Education & Neuroscience

Medical and neuroscience background, including senior clinical lecturer at Sheffield Medical School and visiting professorships in medical education.

Elite Sport & Performance

Consultant to British Cycling, Liverpool FC, England Football, Team GB, and over 20 Olympic and national sports teams.

Author & Educator

Author of four bestselling books, including The Chimp Paradox — the UK’s best-selling self-help book of all time — with over two million copies sold worldwide.

Creator of The Chimp® Model

Developer of this mind management model used globally to help people understand and manage emotions, thinking, and behaviour.

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THE CHIMP® MODEL

Created by Professor Steve Peters, The Chimp® Model is grounded in over 40 years of clinical experience and real world application, and is supported by published research evaluating psychological wellbeing and occupational burnout.

The model simplifies neuroscience into a practical framework that helps people recognise emotional reactions, manage unhelpful behaviours, and gain better quality of life.

Used across healthcare, education, business, and elite sport, it gives people tools they can apply immediately, at work and in everyday life.

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In the media

Professor Peters regularly appears across leading podcasts and broadcast media, including Diary of a CEO, High Performance, Begin Again, Modern Wisdom, and Grace Beverley, alongside frequent BBC radio and television appearances.

His television work includes Change Your Mind, Change Your Life and documentaries featuring elite performers such as Ronnie O’Sullivan, Chris Hoy, and Victoria Pendleton.

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Podcast appearances

Discover some of the most interesting podcast episodes that Professor Steve Peters has been a part of. Simply click on the buttons provided to watch the episodes on YouTube.

Begin Again Davina McCall Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett Fozcast Ben Foster Deep Dive Ali Abdaal The High Performance Jake Humphrey & Damian Hughes Modern Wisdom Chris Williamson Working Hard Grace Beverley

Steven Bartlett

Diary of CEO Podcast Host & Dragon’s Den

“My podcast with Steve Peters genuinely changed my life. It finally made me understand many things about my own mind.”

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Victoria Pendelton

Olympic, World, European & Commonwealth Cycling Champion

“Steve Peters is the most important person in my career.

He entirely changed the course
of my life…I love him dearly.”

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Jordan Henderson

Former Liverpool Football Captain & Current England International

“It was a big moment in my career that I met Steve and he gave me the right tools to use to get out of a mindset.”

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Our Most Popular Courses

Discover our most watched courses and learn practical tools for managing your mind.

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Understand Your Mind. Build Emotional Skills. Learn at Your Pace.

Short, on demand courses from Professor Steve Peters, based on The Chimp® Model – helping you understand your mind.

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