Counseling Services
The goal of SBU's Counseling Services is to provide personal and academic counseling for students, faculty, staff and their families.
SBU has partnered with Polk County Health Department and Screening for Mental Health to utilize their online screening program. If you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and /or stressed, take a few minutes to complete an anonymous screening.
This program is meant to give you information about your health so that you can decide what kind of resources you may need to be successful as a student. Counseling Services of Southwest Baptist University is committed to helping you grow as a person while you are here. Please don't hesitate to call or email us at 328-1729 / pbreshears@sbuniv.edu.
Couseling Services Personnel
Full-Time Counselor: Pearlene Breshears, MS, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), NCC (National Certified Counselor), NCSC (National Certified School Counselor).
Half-Time Counselor: Bill Walkup, MS, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
Services Offered
| Treatment is available for, but not limited to, the following issues: | ||
| Abuse-- Mental, Physical, Sexual, Verbal |
Academic/Study problems | Alcohol / Drugs |
| Anxiety problems | Death/Grief | Depression |
| Eating disorders | Family issues | Gambling |
| Interpersonal Relationships | Lack of effective communication | Marital problems |
| Mental Illness | Personal Adjustment | Premarital counseling |
| Self esteem/Identity | Sexual issues | Spiritual issues |
| Stress | Thoughts of Suicide | |
Obtaining Services
Appointments are normally scheduled between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Department of Behavioral Sciences. However, the counselors are also available at other times in order to best meet the needs of the counselees. To set up an appointment, please visit the Department of Behavioral Sciences located on the second floor of Gott Educational Center, or call the Department of Behavioral Sciences at 417-328-1736. In case of emergency, pager numbers are recorded on the Department of Behavioral Sciences's answering machine.