Valor Healthcare

Therapist

• Provide confidential individual behavioral health counseling through secure virtual video and/or telephone appointments
• Deliver brief, goal-focused, solution-oriented therapy based on each student-athlete's clinical needs
• Conduct initial clinical screenings, intake assessments, risk assessments, and establish individualized treatment goals
• Utilize evidence-based interventions including CBT and, when appropriate, DBT
• Address performance anxiety, academic and athletic stress, anxiety and mild depressive symptoms, adjustment and life transitions, injury recovery, team and interpersonal conflict, sleep concerns, motivation, and stress management
• Monitor clinical progress and use appropriate outcome/progress measures
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation within 24 hours of each encounter
• Recognize concerns outside the program scope and initiate referrals for crisis services, higher levels of care, substance use concerns, eating disorder concerns, or specialized behavioral health needs
• Follow university and program protocols for safety concerns, mandated reporting, emergencies, and referrals
• Develop transition and discharge plans
• Provide warm handoffs and referrals to Longwood Counseling Services, community providers, or other appropriate resources
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and FERPA-related privacy requirements
• Coordinate with designated university personnel with appropriate consent
• Develop familiarity with assigned athletic teams' culture, schedules, and stressors
• Participate in mental health education, seminars, workshops, or masterclasses as requested
• Support utilization tracking and de-identified aggregate program reporting
• Participate in program evaluation and provide feedback on student-athlete needs, referral patterns, and program improvement
• Provide approximately 6–8 sessions per participating student-athlete, depending on program parameters and clinical need
• Follow the established care pathway from referral or self-scheduling through eligibility verification, consent, intake, therapy, progress monitoring, discharge planning, and referral or warm handoff

Licensed Therapist – Student Athlete Mental Health