Rachel Hoeft

Rachel Hoeft, PsyD, currently serves as a Mental Performance Coach for Portland Thorns FC, starting March 2025, where the focus is on enhancing the mental performance of athletes and staff to foster team success. Rachel is also a Cognitive Performance Specialist at Guardian Defense Group Inc. since February 2023 and has been affiliated with IMG Academy as an IMG+ Mental Performance Coach since October 2021. Previous roles include Mental Performance Coach at MindReady from November 2021 to 2024, and Director of Program Development, Administrative Manager, and Director of Recruitment at CORE Athletic Training from June 2016 to April 2021. In March 2020, Rachel worked as a Mindurance Provider, offering coaching to athletes, performers, and business professionals to overcome mental barriers. Rachel holds a Doctor of Psychology in Sport and Performance Psychology from The University of Arizona Global Campus, a Master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Argosy University, and a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psychology from California State University, Long Beach.