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.