Dr. Gray Otis, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Diplomate & Clinical Mental Health Specialist – Trauma Board Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Leadership development & strategic planning consultant Gray specializes in trauma recovery, substance use, compulsive behaviors, and anxiety related disorders. He resolves the underlying core issues of disorders to achieve lasting, evidence-based outcomes. His approach promotes a positive self-belief identity, enhanced relationships, and enriched mental well-being. In collaboration with other mental health therapists, Gray is executive director of the National Board of Trauma Specialists to qualify mental health clinicians in the treatment of trauma and associated comorbid disorders. Along with his colleague, Sandi Williams, LMFT, he is the author of “Key Core Beliefs, Unlocking the HEART of Happiness and Health,” and “Key Core Beliefs Trauma Care: The Clinician’s Guide to Core-Focused Treatment.” Together, they developed the university course, “Constructing the Core, Key Skills for Life.” Gray is a past president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and currently serves on the Utah State Mental Health Advisory Council. He frequently presents on trauma recovery, mental and emotional fitness, relationship effectiveness, applied ethics, and integrated behavioral health.

Sandi Williams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice as well as a full-time faculty member at Utah Valley University and a presenter at local and national conferences. She has published various articles and is coauthor of “Key Core Beliefs: Unlocking the HEART of Happiness and Health” and “Key Core Beliefs Trauma Care: The Clinician’s Guide to Core-Focused Treatment.”