Lance Flood, PhD is the President & CEO of Tennessee Valley Ministries which includes the divisions of Tennessee Valley Pastoral
Counseling, Tennessee Valley Ministry Institute, and Tennessee Valley Christian Media. He is a graduate
of Liberty University, holding an AA in Religion, BS in Religion & Christian Counseling, MA in Marriage & Family
Therapy, MA in Addictions & Recovery Counseling, and a PhD in Pastoral Counseling. His doctoral dissertation was
entitled, The
Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Integrated Model Within a Christian Counseling Environment. He
also earned a Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership from Liberty, along with a certificate in Evangelism from
Dallas Theological Seminary and one in Missions from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Flood is also
the President and founder of North America
Christian Counselors Association and has utilized his counseling expertise for several large corporations.
In addition to his practice, he
has traveled extensively helping develop church-based counseling teams through the certified training program he
developed and has taught to thousands of students across North America. He continues to teach it online four times a
year. He also directs and performs with the group,
Full Pardon. He resides with his family in
Tennessee where he also serves as the Pastor of a local church.
Deanna M. Flood, MA is the Vice President & COO of Tennessee Valley Ministries. In addition to an AA in Psychology from Central College (currently
Central Christian College), she
is also a graduate of Liberty University, holding a BS in Psychology, MA in Crisis and Trauma Counseling, MA in
Addictions & Recovery Counseling, and Graduate Certificates in both Pastoral Counseling and Christian Ministry. She is especially passionate about counseling
issues related to women and children. In addition to her vital roles within Tennessee Valley Ministries, she has also served as a
Clinical Intern for Decatur General West Behavioral Medicine Center where she was responsible for completing
psychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans for various diagnoses, assisting with group therapy, case
management and discharge planning. Deanna is married to Lance, and God has blessed them over their years together
with five children and six grandchildren. In addition to traveling with Lance, she also enjoys spending time with
their grandchildren and pets. She is currently in the process of authoring a book which focuses on her experience coping with grief following the sudden death of their eldest child.