SMU Athletics

As part of SMU's ongoing commitment to the total student-athlete experience and the health, safety and well-being of its almost 500 student-athletes, Ellicia Money was named Assistant Director of Athletic Mental Health in Summer 2023.
 
Money has served as an Athletic Mental Health Counselor at SMU since 2021, conducting individual therapy sessions with SMU student-athletes, addressing such issues as depression and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, sport related stressors, injury, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, and substance abuse disorders. She consults with SMU’s sports medicine staff, psychiatrist, dietitians, coaches, and parents when needed and creates and develops policies and procedures for mental health services for SMU student athletes.
 
From 2009 until her move to the Hilltop, Money was a Professional Counselor at Richland College in Dallas, providing counseling services and short-term crisis intervention to students. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Langston University and a Master's in Counseling and Development from Texas Woman’s University, as well as numerous certifications. She will begin doctoral studies at SMU in Fall 2023.