Jordyn Moody, ’15, harnesses the power of play
Hall of Honoree recipient Jordyn Moody is a former CMU volleyball star who has applied lessons from the court to her current career as a mental health therapist, specializing in play therapy. Inspired by the power of sports psychology and her own experiences, Moody is the definition of a Maverick driven by humility.
During her time on the CMU Women’s Volleyball team, Moody was a four-year starter and two-year captain. She is still the all-time program leader in assists. She graduated from CMU in 2015 with her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in psychology.
With a strong interest in psychology, Moody deeply resonated with the lessons taught by the team’s sports psychologist, Jacob Jones, PhD.
“I was fascinated with the mental aspect of the game and how you can change the way you think to transform the way you perform,” Moody said. “That’s something that stuck with me my senior year.”
Inspired by the lessons she learned from Jones, Moody pursued a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Grand Canyon University, graduating in 2021. Today, Moody works as a play therapist in Denver teaching children and parents how to understand and address emotions and behaviors through play.
“All these lessons that we’re learning from the game, like being competitive and hardworking and resilient, and applying them to what we choose to do with the rest of our life is what’s important,” said Moody.
In the future, she hopes to open her own therapy practice working with parents and young children, or athletes exiting their competitive careers.
Outside work, she enjoys reading books, perfecting her cooking and traveling to foreign countries with her husband. She has moved nine times in the past four years but hopes to settle down in Colorado or near the ocean so she can play beach volleyball.
Graduation Year: 2015
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Profession: Mental health therapist
Inspirational CMU Professor: Associate Professor of Psychology Jacob Jones, PhD, former sports psychologist for the 2014 women’s volleyball team
Favorite Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Favorite Campus Spot: Tomlinson Library
Life Motto: “Always find time to play, no matter how old you get.”
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, playing beach volleyball and traveling with her husband
Accomplishments: Marrying a great life partner, earning a Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling and being the CMU Volleyball all-time program leader in assists.