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Executive Coaching for Mental Health Professionals and Clinical Leaders

You were promoted for being a great clinician. Nobody trained you to manage a team, a budget and a turnover problem at the same time. Executive coaching for mental health professionals gives directors, supervisors and practice owners a thinking partner who has directed clinical programs, not just coached people who do.

Leadership and operational consulting, not therapy or statutory clinical supervision.

Book a free 15-minute consult. No pressure, no obligation.

What is executive coaching for mental health professionals?

Executive coaching for mental health professionals is one-to-one leadership support for clinical directors, supervisors and practice owners. It helps you make better decisions, build leadership skills, reduce your own burnout and keep your clinicians. At Unmasked Career Lab, it's led by Tyler Suran, MA, APCC, who has run behavioral health programs himself.

Overview

Executive & Leadership Coaching for Mental Health Leaders at a glance

What it is
1:1 leadership coaching focused on retention, team stability, supervision and sustainable growth
Who it's for
Clinical directors, program managers, supervisors, group practice owners and behavioral health executives
Coach
Tyler Suran, MA, APCC, PHP/IOP program leader and PhD candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision
Format
Online, for leaders across the United States; can be funded by your organization
Pricing
Fixed fees, never hourly. Leader services from $97; Secure Base Leadership Program $2,497 per seat
First step
A free 30-minute Leadership Fit Call
Methodology & Scope

What leadership coaching covers

Retention and team stability

Learn why clinicians leave your team, then build a plan to keep them through caseload design, supervision quality and career paths.

Leading without burning out

Leaders burn out too. We set limits on your hours, help you delegate well and protect time for strategy.

Supervision and hard conversations

Give clear feedback, run supervision that develops people and handle the conversations you've been avoiding: performance, compassion fatigue, accommodations and your own director.

Neurodivergent-affirming leadership

Team norms and accommodation processes that help neurodivergent clinicians do their best work without masking.

Strategy and sustainable growth

Hiring plans, fee models and service lines for a practice that grows sustainably without compromising clinical care.

Founder & Clinical Leadership

Leadership experience you can check

Tyler Suran brings direct operational leadership from high-acuity behavioral health settings:

  • Designed and directed high-acuity PHP and IOP treatment tracks for adults and adolescents
  • Doctoral research at The Chicago School on supervision models that reduce associate burnout
  • Community mental health experience, including dual-diagnosis care at a Skid Row wellness center
  • Moved clinical programs to virtual care within 24 hours during the 2025 LA wildfires
Implementation Process

How executive & leadership coaching for mental health leaders works

1

Free 30-minute Leadership Fit Call

Talk through your team, census pressures, and the conversations you've been avoiding.

2

Leadership assessment

Review your role, supervision ratios and immediate retention risks.

3

90-day plan

Clear priorities and measures of success for your clinical floor.

4

1:1 coaching or cohort

Regular scheduled sessions or enrollment in the Secure Base Leadership Program.

Transparent Investment

Pricing & executive engagements

Every leadership service is a fixed fee, scoped in writing before work begins. Start with one thing, or join a cohort:

12-Week Leadership Cohort

The Secure Base Leadership Program

$2,497 / seat

A 12-week cohort for directors, supervisors, program managers and clinicians stepping into leadership. Organizations can buy seats for their leaders.

  • Six interactive labs with your clinical peer cohort
  • Two private 1:1 strategy sessions with Tyler
  • Two Team Pulses: confidential reads on safety, clarity and workload
  • The Supervisor Conversation Toolkit
  • Six-month return to measure what held
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Single Services Menu

Supervisor Conversation Toolkit
Digital guide with scripts for compassion fatigue and performance
$97
Hard Conversation Rehearsal
60-minute rehearsal for difficult supervisory or board conversations
$247
Leadership Strategy Session
90 minutes mapping your team risks and 90-day leadership plan
$397
Team Pulse Audit
Confidential staff read-out and prioritized triage roadmap
$697
New Supervisor Intensive
Half-day intensive for up to six new or emerging supervisors
$1,500
Services bought in the 30 days before joining the Secure Base Leadership Program are credited in full toward it. Scholarship Fund.
Target Audience

Who executive coaching is for

Clinical directors, program managers, supervisors, and group practice owners who want to lead with clarity and keep the clinicians they trained.

Clinical directors and program managers in agencies and hospitals
Clinical supervisors responsible for associates and trainees
Group practice owners growing beyond solo practice
Behavioral health executives facing high clinician turnover
Clinicians recently promoted into their first leadership role
Got Questions?

Executive & Leadership Coaching for Mental Health Leaders FAQs

How is executive coaching for healthcare leaders different?

It accounts for licensure rules, reimbursement pressure, productivity targets and the emotional load of clinical work. General executive coaching usually misses these, so its advice can clash with how behavioral health programs actually run.

How much does executive coaching cost?

Every service is a fixed fee, never hourly. Single leadership services run from $97 to $1,500, and the Secure Base Leadership Program is $2,497 per seat. Ongoing 1:1 coaching is priced after your free Leadership Fit Call.

Can our organization pay for coaching?

Yes. Many organizations fund coaching for their leaders as part of retention and development budgets. Organizations can buy Secure Base Leadership Program seats for their directors and supervisors.

Is coaching confidential?

Yes. Coaching conversations stay private. Any reporting to your organization, such as progress on agreed goals, is decided with you in advance and never includes the content of your sessions.

When does the Secure Base Leadership Program start?

The program runs in 12-week cohorts. Join the waitlist and you'll be the first to hear when the next cohort opens.

Is coaching designed for neurodivergent leaders?

Yes. Every Unmasked program is built for every neurotype, with a special focus on ADHD and neurodivergent clinicians, including how you lead and build team norms.

Is executive coaching the same as therapy or clinical supervision?

No. Executive coaching focuses on leadership and work decisions. It is not mental health treatment, and it does not replace required statutory clinical supervision.
California BBS Legal Notice of Scope: Tyler Suran, MA, APCC (BBS #17625), helps behavioral health professionals prevent burnout, build sustainable careers, and navigate workplace challenges through career and operational consulting grounded in neurodivergent-affirming, ADHD-informed support.

Lead a team people want to stay on.

Book a free Leadership Fit Call to see how executive coaching for mental health professionals can strengthen your team and your own career.

No pressure, no obligation.

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THE UNMASKED MOTIF

Where Clinical Depth Meets Career Sovereignty.

Community, Solidarity & Doctoral Research

You show up daily for your clients’ growth,
but who is accountable for your career advancement?

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Healthcare systems too often rely on clinician sacrifice to stay profitable. We build the operational scaffolding, boundary architecture, and community solidarity that keeps mental health professionals whole, licensed, and thriving.

Tyler Suran, MA, APCC

Tyler Suran, MA, APCC #17625

Founder & Lead Strategist · Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (BBS #17625) · Doctoral Researcher

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We share doctoral research on clinician turnover, anti-burnout boundary scripts, and sustainable practice strategies weekly across LinkedIn and Instagram.

Doctoral Research & Retention

LinkedIn Network

Follow Tyler Suran for in-depth doctoral essays on counselor supervision, healthcare turnover analytics, and systemic reforms for behavioral health organizations.

  • Evidence-based clinical workforce research
  • Leadership frameworks for group practices
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Community & Caseload

Instagram Solidarity

Daily clinical boundary scripts, ADHD-friendly documentation rhythms, and anti-burnout reminders crafted specifically for practicing therapists and associates.

  • Real-world client boundary scripts
  • Zero performative masking discussions
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