Taylor Cowan, M.Ed. – Vice President of Business Development, Chancelight Behavioral Health, Therapy & Education

In this episode of Tim Talks: Behavioral Health, Tim Zercher sits down with Taylor Cowan, M.Ed., Vice President of Business Development at Chancelight Behavioral Health, Therapy & Education, to unpack the real challenges districts face when serving students with intensive behavioral and special education needs.Taylor shares his journey from pre-K teacher and school administrator to building customized behavioral health and special education programs across the South. The conversation dives into budget constraints, staffing shortages, special education director burnout, and what it truly takes to help students successfully transition back into less restrictive environments.They also explore what makes partnership-based services so difficult to market, why conferences and state-level pilot programs matter, and how proving results locally becomes the most powerful form of growth.If you work in ABA, special education, behavioral health, or district leadership, this episode offers candid insight into what’s happening on the ground - and what’s needed to drive sustainable change.