about 20,000 students · Waco, TX
Psychiatry & therapy for Baylor students
Baylor students carry a particular double load: the ordinary weight of a rigorous private school and a faith culture where struggling can feel like a spiritual failure instead of a medical one. We treat a lot of Bears, and the first conversation is often about exactly that. Depression is not a faith deficit. It responds to treatment the way strep responds to antibiotics.
When campus counseling runs out of sessions
The Baylor Counseling Center is a genuinely good short-term resource, and its clinicians understand the campus culture. When sessions cap out or medication questions need a prescriber, we continue the care by video, with providers who will never treat your faith as a symptom.
Campus resource: Baylor Counseling Center. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988 any time.
Insurance, for students and the parents reading this
Mostly parents' PPOs here: BlueCross, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna. Baylor families tend to want the cost picture upfront, so we verify benefits and quote the copay before the first visit, in writing.
How visits actually work at Baylor
Video visits from Waco apartments or home in Dallas over break, it makes no difference to continuity. For students who prefer complete privacy from the Baylor bubble, a video visit from your own room is as private as it gets.
Wondering about ADHD medication rules for students? Read exactly how we handle stimulants and evaluations. Not sure what you are dealing with yet? Take the free 2-minute depression screen or anxiety screen, the same instruments we score at every visit. You can also read about mental health care in Waco or our broader college student care.
By video, wherever you are between classes
Most new patients are seen within 1 to 2 business days. Most insured students pay a $0 to $30 copay. Care continues through breaks and past graduation.
Book an appointmentOr call (469) 733-0848, a real person answers.