Staff Directory
McCay Mathis
- Title:
- Athletics Counselor
- Email:
- Phone:
- 423-425-5599
McCay starts her fourth year at UTC as the Athletics Counselor. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and is in the process of acquiring her designation as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).
She serves as the mental health provider for Athletics, supporting student-athletes across a range of personal, mental health and performance-related concerns while emphasizing early intervention, resilience and skill development.
Prior to joining UTC, McCay served as the Director of Student-Athlete Welfare and Athletic Counseling at Lee University from 2021–2023. In this role, she was the embedded mental health provider for all student-athletes while also developing and overseeing the Student-Athlete Development Department.
Before her time at Lee University, McCay worked at the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health as an outpatient therapist in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, providing group therapy, psychoeducation and case management to adolescent and adult patients.
McCay earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Furman in 2018 before completing her Master of Social Work degree and Graduate Certificate in Drug and Addiction Studies at South Carolina in 2020. During graduate school, she completed an internship placement with the Director of Mental Health in the USC Athletic Department.
Originally from Chattanooga, McCay lives with her dog, Harper. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, workout classes, competition reality TV and spending time with friends and family over a good meal.
Updated October 2026
She serves as the mental health provider for Athletics, supporting student-athletes across a range of personal, mental health and performance-related concerns while emphasizing early intervention, resilience and skill development.
Prior to joining UTC, McCay served as the Director of Student-Athlete Welfare and Athletic Counseling at Lee University from 2021–2023. In this role, she was the embedded mental health provider for all student-athletes while also developing and overseeing the Student-Athlete Development Department.
Before her time at Lee University, McCay worked at the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health as an outpatient therapist in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, providing group therapy, psychoeducation and case management to adolescent and adult patients.
McCay earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Furman in 2018 before completing her Master of Social Work degree and Graduate Certificate in Drug and Addiction Studies at South Carolina in 2020. During graduate school, she completed an internship placement with the Director of Mental Health in the USC Athletic Department.
Originally from Chattanooga, McCay lives with her dog, Harper. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, workout classes, competition reality TV and spending time with friends and family over a good meal.
Updated October 2026
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