Founder, Family Recovery Solutions; a counseling center targeted for the family and friends that struggle with their loved ones addiction issues; staff columnist for the Huffington Post and Psychology Today; author, Reclaim Your Life—You and the Alcoholic/Addict.

Pioneer in recognizing the role of meaning and the spiritual dimensions of life as an integral part of health and healing. Author of New York Times bestseller, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, It’s Not the End of the World: Developing Resilience in Times of Change and the Public Television special Inner Peace for Busy People.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Keck School of Medicine, USC; Director, Psychological Trauma Program, LAC-USC Medical Center; past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; recipient of APA’s award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology; author of numerous articles and books including Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults and Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment.

Fellow, Certified Trainer and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy; Director, New York Psychodrama Training Institute; author of Emotional Sobriety: From Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance and The Living Stage: A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy; Clinical psychologist; Consultant to Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches.

Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work with 30 years experience in private practice treating survivors of extreme childhood trauma. She once directed a child abuse treatment research program and is currently completing a book about trusting the call to come fully alive.

Certified co-occurring disorders counselor, award-winning radio reporter, news director, owner of the public relations firm Savvy Communications and advocate for creative treatment. Author of a column, “Creativity Matters,” published in Counselor the Magazine for Addiction Professionals.

Body-centered therapist & licensed marriage & family therapist helping people struggling with depression, chronic pain, addictions and mid-life transitions to access joy for over 30 years; author of Joy, No Matter What and the upcoming Shortcuts to Freedom.

CEO, San Cristobal Treatment Center. Dave has spent nearly 20 years working with at-risk young men in Recovery, Education, and Business. That experience has been in a variety of settings including The Hazelden Foundation, Gatehouse Academy, Denver Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, St. Paul’s Academy, Vail Valley Academy, and Fortune 100 business experience.

Lectures and facilitates workshops in the U.S. and internationally on grief, diversity, self-care and ethics, including work with the U.S. military. He is among the forefront in his field on the use of film in group therapy and workshops and makes documentary films.

Private clinical practitioner focusing on Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Nutrition, and homeopathic medicine, author of The Enerqi Connection: Dymystifying Acupuncture.

Staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic for three decades, author of ten books including New York Times bestseller The Dance of Anger, Women in Therapy, The Dance of Fear and her latest Marriage Rules. Guest on Oprah, CNN, NPR and other national media.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and Research Director, The Melissa Institute of Violence Prevention and the Treatment of Victims of Violence, Miami, Florida. Author, Cognitive Behavior Modification: An Integrative Approach and Treatment of Patients with Anger Control Problems.

Program Director for Better Choices Counseling Services; author of 12 Steps Unlocked and Re-union, Healing our Victim and Offender Patterns; designed/produced The Sobriety Game and Adult Children Game.

Partner and board member of American Enterprises Solutions; author of more than 60 journal articles and 30 books including The Ego-Less Self: Achieving Peace & Tranquility Beyond All Understanding.

Author of The Healing Drum Kit, The Art and Heart of Drum Circles, and the upcoming new book, Music Medicine: The Science and Spirit of Healing Yourself through Sound. The Founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, Christine has drummed with Fortune 500 companies, students at ground zero and most recently in northern Iraq for peace building and conflict resolution. She trains health care professionals in HealthRHYTHMS^™ an evidence-based drumming program.

Award-winning Santa Fe artist who also conducts workshops on the role of art and creativity in self-discovery.

Director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine; author Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks and Facing Panic; co-author, Stop Obsessing: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions.

Errol Strider is the author of numerous plays and several books including Journeys to the Other Side of Shame, Welcome to Your Universe and Answers Are Timid. Co-developer of Strider Innertainment, a theatrical forum for exploring fundamental human issues in a way that make the educational and healing experience more vivid, accessible and fun.

Rochelle Strider is the creator of the Acting With Love (AWL) process that was written into a text, has taught acting and self esteem classes and workshops throughout the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.