Dr. Alecia Sundsmo
Over the last 15 years, she’s operated as a wellness professional and leader for various higher education institutions, most recently serving as the director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Cornell University.
Before Cornell, Sundsmo was clinical director of mental health services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, counseling center director and wellness center executive director at Dickinson College, and college services director for Grinnell College through Poweshiek County’s Mental Health Center.
Now, she’s been given the chance to improve student mental health from another side, where companies partner with schools to bolster their counseling services. Since July 2022, Sundsmo has been serving as executive director of therapy at telehealth company Mantra Health.
Mantra collaborates with higher ed institutions to provide mental health services to students.
In her new role, Sundsmo sees the possibility of aiding students on a bigger scale.
"I actually worked with Mantra when I was at Cornell, and so had a chance to get to know the company from the client's side,” Sundsmo says. “And now that I'm on this side, one of the things that really excites me about working here at Mantra is it's clear that they are trying to get this right as they're building their services, trying to connect in and meet the needs of our college students when our on-the-ground services hit their gaps.”
