Alphonso Ivy is a United States Naval veteran who has obtained cultural experiences from around the globe. He is an innovative thinker and entrepreneur who received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Fontbonne University. He received his Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the 5th ranked University in the United States for counseling education (University of Missouri at St. Louis). Alphonso has excelled in training regarding Systems Theory, Couples Therapy approaches, Group Therapy, CBT, Solutions Focused, and Motivational Interviewing. Such training has proven to be effective with challenges stemming from marital discord, PTSD, work place stress, ADHD, Depression and many other challenges that impede personal quality of life. Alphonso Ivy has had ministerial training and experience being involved with those who have loved ones in palliative care, incarceration, hospitals and other critical junctures that signify potentially stressful life transitions.