Clay Culp, licensed therapist and suicide prevention coordinator, is grateful for the impact the Bush Family Fellowship had on his experiences at UT and in his career.
As a licensed therapist and suicide prevention coordinator at the Student Counseling Center, Clay Culp works with UT students when they need help the most. He works collaboratively with students to understand their needs, develop goals, and help them grow through the counseling process.
Culp earned his journalism degree from UT in 2010 and worked as a freelance sports writer before finding a new calling. “In journalism, I was telling people’s stories,” says Culp. “But with social work, I’m able to help people change their stories or think about their stories in a different way.”
As I think about what a difference the fellowship made for me and what I’m able to do for others, it makes me want to give back to UT.
– Clay Culp (’10, ’13, ’18), recipient of the Bush Family Fellowship
As a recipient of the Bush Family Fellowship, he earned his master’s in social work in 2013 and worked as a crisis clinician with Helen Ross McNabb Center. He earned his Doctor of Social Work in May 2018 with a primary research interest in college student suicide.
“I’m so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had at UT,” says Culp, “and the Bush Family Fellowship made it even more special for me. Betsey Bush, who passed away recently, was an incredibly generous, kind, philanthropic person. As I think about what a difference the fellowship made for me and what I’m able to do for others, it makes me want to give back to UT.”
