Alfred Ricci has 15 years of teaching personal development workshops, including methods to release severe stress and trauma. Rising from the ashes and harnessing the power of his early years — living in shelters, group homes, and a foster home while attending six high schools in four years — Alfred reveals how even the most daunting obstacles can be overcome.

While working in 23 countries as an international banker, Alfred Ricci experienced some very stressful business cultures. Combining his experience of releasing trauma with his knowledge of the massive stress of corporate life, Alfred's mission is to share the necessary skills to thrive in traumatic work environments.

While working with many people who were traumatized, it became necessary to create methods to release the negative energy (secondary PTSD, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma) received from his clients. Personal experience with traumatized clients led him to share these skills with First Responders.

Karen has more than 20 years of experience in Behavioral Health in a variety of settings, Outdoor Behavioral Health programs, Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient Programs, and private practice. As Program Director in Psychiatric Hospitals, Karen is quite familiar with the toll of untreated stress on staff. She has worked with her team in developing stress-reduction practices, resulting in greater job satisfaction and increased quality of care for the patients. She is also a Life, Parent, and Business Development Coach focused on her clients' increased well-being.

In addition to her training as a therapist, Karen is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Primordial Sound Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Reiki, Rising Star Healing System, and Emotional Freedom Technique. She has facilitated numerous workshops on Stress Reduction, Living Life Joyfully, Stress-less Parenting, Team Building, and Enhancing Corporate Culture.