R Carter Thomas, obtain a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Michigan in 2003; later he earned his Licensed Independent Social Worker with a Supervisor designation (LISW-S). Carter, as he likes to be called, completed a three-year ministry program where he earned a diploma from Cornerstone Global School of Ministry with a concentration in Counseling and Deliverance. He has over twenty years of experience working with substance abuse, mental health and vocational rehabilitation field. Carter is a doctoral candidate working on his Ph.D. in Christian Counseling with a concentration in Pastoral Counseling and Leadership at Vision International University Carter has experience in crisis intervention, victim and offender treatment, grief counseling, and trauma-informed care. He has worked in various settings, such as residential treatment facilities for men and outpatient treatment facilities with men, women and adolescents for substance use disorders and mental health issues. He has worked with dually diagnosed population in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Carter has facilitated Anger Management Groups in both residential and outpatient offices. He has worked with multi-generations and various populations. Carter is the Founder and CEO of Good Company Christian Counseling & Life Coaching, LLC and Tri-Care Solutions, LLC. He continues to counsel from Biblical worldview, where he works with individuals, couples and families to help them improve their quality of life. Carter does trainings in educating others on mental health, counseling, parenting, marriage and he supervises LSW’s in their process of becoming a LISW. He is currently the author of three book/booklets: Set Up Your BreakThrough, No More Excuses, and Counseling God’s Way.