University of Arizona Athletics

C.A.T.S Clinical and Sport Psychology Athletics Counselor

Mykal Manswell is an Athletics Counselor at the University of Arizona. In his role at Arizona, Mykal provides mental health counseling & mental performance services to university student-athletes, consults with coaches, and works within the interdisciplinary sport medicine staff to improve physical/mental treatment outcomes.

Prior to arriving at Arizona, Manswell worked in both private practice and community mental health settings as an associate licensed clinician providing individual/couple's psychotherapy services focusing on concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, relationship conflicts and life adjustments. He worked at the Center of Excellence, a substance abuse & mental health clinic, working with student-athletes and adults from the general public. Manswell has worked in settings focusing on child psychology populations at a 24/7 psychiatric residential facility for teens/adolescents with trauma and at Kindercare Early Childhood Education teaching children ages 3-7.

Manswell earned a master's in counseling psychology from Robert Morris University, and a Bachelor's degree in Sport & Exercise Psychology from West Virginia University where he was a member of the football program. During his graduate training, Mykal engaged in scholarly research focusing on athletic identity and the transition out of sport among student-athletes.