Director of the Talley Center for Counseling Services Chad Sims
Please welcome Dr. Chad Sims to UMW as Director of the Talley Center for Counseling Services. Dr. Sims’s appointment follows an extensive national search for a new director. He brings a strong commitment to college student mental health and deep experience in clinical services, training, and organizational leadership.
Most recently, Dr. Sims served as the Associate Director of Training at the Christine F. Price Center for Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he collaborated across campus to enhance training and support for student well-being. Before UNC, he served at the office of University Counseling Services at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Sims will be leading a team of clinicians and staff whose own commitment to students was recently recognized by The Princeton Review as the 15th best in the nation for student support and counseling services. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Ball State University and a Master of Science in Counseling and Counselor Education from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Welcome to the UMW family Dr. Sims!