Ray has over 30 years’ experience in providing disaster response, crisis response, and critical incident management. He now brings this skill base to his private practice by way of providing trainings, consultation, and in-the-field response.

As a former law enforcement officer and Adjunct Police Academy Instructor Ray is fully aware of the challenges facing our First Responders. His original academic training was as a Police Psychologist, and he brings this knowledge base to his current counseling practice as he works with First Responders. He is available to provide trainings and consultation to service organizations as well as counseling.

Ray works closely with folks in the LGBT+ community providing both counseling and advocacy. He is both the founder of the LGBT+ Center for Counseling & Empowerment (a collective of independent counselors providing affirming care) and a certified OutCare Health provider. He has served on the Advisory Board of the MTSU LGBT+ Conference for several years and was formerly President of the local PFLAG chapter. Additionally, he works closely with the mission of the Tennessee Equality Project.

The Inkblot Project seeks participants who have experienced  bullying and/or trauma in their life, and subsequently acquired a tattoo that speaks to that experience. We are creating a photo gallery of the tattoos, and using them to help raise awareness & promote victim healing. Our ultimate goal is empowerment. Join us as we share our stories inscribed in flesh….

We provide a 3 session Diagnostic Clarification Assessment as a rule-out/rule-in of sufficient criteria to satisfy a DSM diagnosis of Autism in adults.

Clients currently under the care of a counselor will return for follow-up with that counselor.