About Me

Dr. Marlon Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, sports counselor, speaker, and author with over 25 years of experience serving athletes, scholars, and high performers. His practice sits at the intersection of elite performance culture and clinical counseling, helping clients navigate the pressure, transitions, and identity shifts that come with the work.

Marlon was a four-year starter at outside linebacker and the only freshman starter on Georgia Tech’s 1990 National Championship team. He was a Butkus Award nominee and finished his career ranked fifth all-time in quarterback sacks and fourth all-time in tackles-for-losses.

Dr. Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management from Georgia Tech. He earned his Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision from Mercer University. Dr. Williams specializes in counseling athletes and high performers. He is a member of Chi Sigma Iota, the international counseling academic and professional honor society.

Dr. Williams is the author of the forthcoming Grieving the Gridiron, a book drawn from his doctoral research on athletic identity and loss. It examines what athletes lose when the game ends, combining his research with his own transition and his work with athletes still carrying an identity the world no longer sees. The book anchors his work on identity, transition, and the pressure that comes with high performance.