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 Ricki Townsend Ricki has been in recovery since 1984, since then she has educated herself in the "why" of addiction, and healing her own deep wounds. She has three children and five grandchildren. She is grateful to her loving supportive parents and to Michael, her partner of 27 years. She now spends her time supporting others in their healing. Finding their truth, looking within, taking responsibility for their own healing. Belief, Faith, Action—the key to sobriety. It does not matter if you're an addict on the streets or living in a million dollar home, addiction is self-destructive course that leads to self-loathing and unhappiness. Ricki's belief is that once we acknowledge and accept the need to heal the trauma, our lives just open up to all kinds of possibilities Ricki has been trained in several models of intervention:
Ricki has been certified and trained in the following areas:
Individual and Group sessions are available.
In 2007, Ricki teamed up with Julie Strahl to bring workshops to women and young girls:
Julie Strahl Julie Strahl is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (MFTI - IMF# 44251), and is supervised by Walter Rollin, Ph.D. (Lic. MFC 11940). After working for 30 years in a variety of settings with children and families in the field of Human Services, she is preparing to sit for the MFT Licensure exam(2007). Ms. Strahl is currently employed as a Therapist working with individuals and families at a counseling agency, and as a school counselor at an elementary school. She has also worked as a Board Member with the Francis House, a resource and referral center for persons afflicted with poverty in body, mind and/or spirit. Her deepening awareness and professional experience with the effects of trauma on human beings has inspired her to become actively involved in facilitating the healing process, both in individual and group settings. Sheila Gautreaux-Lee Sheila Gautreaux-Lee is an ordained Interfaith Minister at Christ Unity Church, Licensed Unity Teacher, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Radical Forgiveness Coach, Opera Singer, Columnist, wife, mother and grandmother. For the past 10 years, she has been presenting the esoteric teachings of Jesus and the Bible, along with tools for understanding and deepening the experience of prayer, meditation and forgiveness, in classes and workshops throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. She is the founder of Spiritual DIVAS: Divinely Inspired Visionaries . . . Awakened, a motivational and empowerment process for women. She is the author of Praying Through A Storm: How Prayer Works, How to Make it Work For You Louis Baum Sr. Louis has been facilitating and mediating with individuals and groups since the early 80's. In addition to his private practice, he has also worked at Sacramento County Superior Court on civil harassment/restraining order issues and at the Small Claims Court. He has worked with individuals, as well as couples on relationship issues, child visitation, custody and divorce. Other areas involved organizations with employee problems and neighbor/neighbor opportunities. In 1995, he received an international recognition award for the development of a mediation program using attitudinal-healing concepts, titled, Facilitative-Mediationsm, by the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, MI. This program carries with it a high success on resolution of conflicting issues. In the late 90's a mediation-training program was developed and approved by the California State Bar Association for Continuing Education for Attorneys. Currently Louis lives and owns the a.i.r. Coffee Company, Inc., Coffee Cafe and Gallery in Bayard, New Mexico. He is also President on the Board of Directors for the Mimbres Region Arts Council located in Silver City, New Mexico. MRAC is one of the top Art Councils in the State of New Mexico. Leigh Ann L. Leigh Ann began her journey into recovery in 2004 and has come to recognize the many faces of recovery and realizes that staying sober requires daily caring for her inner peace. For her this has included meditation, prayer, service, medication management and living in and enjoying the present moment as much as possible. Leigh Ann is an experienced consultant and project manager in a number of programs within both the federal and state arenas. She also has extensive experience with start-ups, including the design, development and implementation of business operations, including a very fun dog bakery and boutique. And on that same note, Leigh Ann cites no small amount of gratitude to her best friend Francis, a lab-greyhound mix, and believes that her first real feelings of love and trust were developed through that bond. |
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, a book on the power and process of prayer, and 
, an anthology of her metaphysical columns for EmpowerMag.com from 2001-2004. She also has released a Meditation CD entitled Light. Ms. Gautreaux-Lee teaches, facilitates A Course in Miracles and directs the gospel choir at Christ Unity Church in Sacramento, CA where her husband, Rev. Jim Lee, is Senior Minister. She is the Licensed Unity Teacher Representative to the Board of Trustees for the West Central Region of Unity Churches. Additionally, she is Chair of the Board of Directors for Francis House, a program that provides services and support for persons experiencing poverty and homelessness. She is currently working on her next book, Living the Charmed Life, a new meditation CD, and a CD of original sacred songs. Sheila Gautreaux-Lee is an exciting and highly-praised speaker on spiritual principles and practice, forgiveness, relationships and women's empowerment. Her workshops are stimulating, innovative and transformational.