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Lindsey Wilson University Counseling Professor, Doctoral Student Take Part in Capitol Hill Event

Tiffany Brooks, Amanda Gienow take part in American Counseling Association's Day on the Hill.

by Duane Bonifer

COLUMBIA, Ky. (09/23/2026) — Two members of the Lindsey Wilson University community were recently on Capitol Hall to help make the case for counseling and mental health care.

Lindsey Wilson counseling professor Tiffany P. Brooks and doctoral student Amanda Gienow of Knoxville, Tennessee, joined other members of the Tennessee Counseling Association on Sept. 16-17 to participate in the American Counseling Association's Day on the Hill.

The group visited members of the congressional delegations from Kentucky and Tennessee.

Stops on Capitol Hill for the Lindsey Wilson delegates included the offices of Reps. Tim Burchett, Chuck Fleischmann and Matt Van Epps, all of Tennessee, and then Rep. Brett Guthrie and Sen. Mitch McConnell, both of Kentucky.

"It was a great experience to share our experience as mental health care professionals and advocate for important legislation with our legislators," said Brooks.

Brooks is the immediate past president of the Tennessee Counseling Association and Gienow,

Who is a student in Lindsey Wilson's counselor education and supervision doctoral program, is the Tennessee SAIGE president.

Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 30 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.

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Lindsey Wilson University doctoral student Amanda Gienow of Knoxville, Tennessee, left, and counseling professor Tiffany P. Brooks joined other members of the Tennessee Counseling Association on Sept. 16-17 to participate in the American Counseling Association’s Day on the Hill.

The American Counseling Association held its Day on the Hill on Sept. 16-17. Among the members of the Tennessee Counseling Association were Lindsey Wilson University counseling professor Tiffany P. Brooks and doctoral student Amanda Gienow of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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