Director, Mental Health & Performance

Summary

The Director of WTA Mental Health & Performance (MH&P) serves as the clinical and operational leader for all mental health and performance services across the WTA. This role is responsible for the strategic design, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive mental health and performance services for WTA athletes, including clinical assessment and referral, crisis and critical incident management, treatment and intervention, mental performance skills optimization, and Tour-life skills development.

The Director manages and supports the MH&P team and related services, ensuring alignment with organizational and departmental goals, clinical best practices, and the requirements of players and tournaments.

The Director provides direct clinical supervision and management of the Mental Health Care Provider (MHCP) team, promoting the consistent delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. This includes oversight of clinical decision-making, case management, and risk assessment, as well as responsibility for maintaining provider competency and upholding all WTA clinical policies, procedures, protocols, and documentation standards. The Director also drives the integration of MHCP services within the WTA Performance Health Integrated Athlete Care Model, so players receive fully connected and coordinated support across disciplines, while aligning all services with broader organizational goals.

The Director fosters a culture that is safe, equitable, inclusive, and aligned with the WTA’s commitment to women’s health and high performance.

• Provide clinical care and supervision, case consultation, and professional guidance to MHCPs to support high-quality practice and ongoing development.
• Oversee team members’ mental health assessments, treatment planning & execution, and referrals.
• Serve as the clinical case manager for all mental health–related cases and referrals, providing expert clinical oversight and guidance. Contribute specialized mental-health expertise to the integrated Performance Health athlete-care case review process, supporting interdisciplinary decision-making.
• Maintain evidence-based clinical standards, ethical practice, regulatory compliance, and alignment with WTA Performance Health protocols.

• Oversee and coordinate the delivery of mental health and performance services for WTA athletes, including clinical care, mental performance skills training, Tour-life skills development, and remote telehealth services.
• Direct the mental health and performance components of WTA Physicals and other key screenings.
• Develop and implement MHCP tournament coverage schedules in collaboration with internal leadership/direct report.

• Serve as the primary clinical lead for crisis intervention, critical incidents, and high-risk psychological situations.
• Implement and maintain the WTA’s established crisis and critical-incident management protocols, providing updates and refinements as needed to support effective response and athlete safety.
• Collaborate closely with direct report, WTA Legal, safeguarding, operations, and Performance Health & medical teams when managing sensitive or crisis-level cases.

• Develop, implement, and maintain mental health and performance policies, procedures, protocols, and operational workflows.
• Establish clinical standards for assessment tools, treatment pathways, documentation requirements, and interdisciplinary communication.
• Design and facilitate educational programs for athletes, coaches, staff, and MHCPs on WTA MH&P services, mental-wellbeing practices, and crisis-management protocols.
• Design proactive programming aimed at addressing athlete needs (mental performance skills, Tour-life skills, mental health). Align programs with overall Performance Health priorities and strategy.

• Collaborate with the MH&P Medical Advisor on complex case consultation and clinical governance.
• Work collaboratively across all Performance Health disciplines to support integrated,…