Who Are We?

Dr. Ray Gwilliam, affectionately known as "Dr. Ray" by students and families, holds a BS degree in Youth Leadership from BYU, an MA degree in Youth and Family Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Family Counseling from GWC (George Wythe College).

Dr. Ray has a long series of accomplishments:

• Authored the nationally renowned Inward Flight leadership and character development courses.
• Successfully worked with teens and families in crisis for over 20 years.
• Served as a Special Forces Paratrooper, Combat Medic, and Assistant Chaplain.
• Initiated the research and development for Franklin Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
• Played a major role in developing one of Arizona's most successful charter schools, where, during his six year tenure, he served as Dean of Students and Principal.
• International parent and family coach.
• Corporate coach and consultant on corporate focus and employee involvement.

Every experience has served as a resource from which he draws the strength, inspiration, and life lessons that he shares with others.

He is happily married to an inspiring wife Julia. Together, they're very proud of their four daughters, son, son-in-law and 3 granddaughters.

What kind of doctor makes house calls?

Family C&C was founded for the sole purpose of equipping teens and their families to meet the many challenges they face.

Dr. Ray's focus is on the well-being of the teens and families, so he never favors any one approach or school of therapy to the exclusion of others. An incredibly intuitive analyst, Dr. Ray sees the teen as part of a unique web of family interaction and chemistry. That's why this doctor makes house calls.

Dr. Ray visits with subject families in their homes for two to three days in order to identify the patterns that inhibit unity and the nurturing of the family spirit. "Our goal, after all, is to address the causes, and not just band-aid the symptoms," says Dr. Ray. Observing a family at home neutralizes many of the screening behaviors that tend to obscure negative behavior patterns. As well as making it possible to identify and bring focus to the strengths of the family. This means that more energy and time can be devoted to family solutions—and solutions are what Family C&C is all about.

For an overview of our programs click here.