Neha Uberoi is a Licensed Master Social Worker who works with two distinct client populations, highly-driven adults and athletes seeking to improve their wellbeing and mental skills. Uberoi has over 5 years of clinical experience in individual psychotherapy treating clients suffering from anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD and other challenges. She is also experienced in educational programming, policy-making, public speaking and conducting workshops.
Athlete Mental Health
In addition to working with the general population, Uberoi is skilled in working with and advocating for current and former athletes to optimize their mental health, mental skills and emotional wellbeing. She believes that an emotionally healthy athlete will position themselves for optimum performance. In addition to traditional psychotherapy approaches, Uberoi uses guided imagery, goal setting, relaxation techniques and mental exercises as treatment protocols with athletes. She is passionate about the transition athletes face as they end their collegiate/professional careers and has conducted extensive research on the specific environmental challenges and protective factors that impact an athlete’s transition experience. She also has over a decade of experience coaching tennis.
Tennis Career
Uberoi played on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour for five years reaching a career high of 196 in singles and 108 in doubles. Neha reached two tour finals in doubles and has singles wins over top 50 ranked players. She played college tennis at Princeton University, entering as a freshman at just 16 years old and winning Ivy-League Rookie of the year before turning pro. Uberoi is also a Girl’s 18’s Orange Bowl Finalist and Winner of the 2004 Luxilon Cup and is a former USTA High Performance Athlete.
Education & Training
Uberoi holds a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University where she received training in Advance Clinical Practice including; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy modalities. She completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton University, after a 6-year leave of absence to play on the pro tour.
Advocacy
Uberoi is the co-founder and CEO of South Asians in Sports, a non-profit organization that advocates for, educates and promotes South Asians working in sports globally. Since, 2016 Uberoi has led the organization to become an 800+ member international network that hosts educational opportunities, mentorship, and advocacy initiatives for South Asians working in the sports industry.
Uberoi is currently a Presidential Appointee for the United States Tennis Association tasked with helping the organization develop and further its mental health initiatives for athletes. Previously, Uberoi served on the Board of Directors of the USTA. She is also a member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS). Neha continues to be sought after as a guest and speaker/author on panels, podcasts and publications around sports and mental health. She has been featured in; Sports Illustrated, Sports Business Journal, BBC and Al Jazeera.
