In this Pulse Check episode of The Williams Pulse, Campus Therapist Taylor Jeffery sits down with Dr. Denny Vowell, chair of the Psychology Department at Williams Baptist University, to talk about mental health, calling, and the hope they see in today’s students. Dr. Vowell shares how God led him from community mental health work into the classroom, why anxiety and loneliness are so prevalent on campus, and how college is really a season of “adulting light” where students still need support. Together, they unpack common myths about counseling—especially the idea that it’s only for crisis—offer a simple “five-session” framework for trying therapy, and explain how the WBU community walks with students as they grow, heal, and discover who God is calling them to be.

Learn more about the Psychology Department: https://williamsbu.edu/psychology

Learn more about counseling at WBU: https://williamsbu.edu/counseling/