Consultants
Trainings through Restoration Academy are led by our team of Consultants who have lived experience, relevant training, clinical excellence, and are prolific learners in their respective fields. In addition to our regular training and workshop schedule, our Consultants are available for individual sessions related to their topics of expertise.


MONTRAY ST. JAMES is a counselor, clinical director, speaker, consultant, and leadership coach who specializes in ​Trauma, Addiction Treatment, Emotional Health, and Christian Formation.
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Montray has trained clinicians, ministry leaders, and organizations on topics including wholehearted leadership, trauma-informed care, healthy relationships, ministry burnout, and mental health in the church. His engaging consultations and presentations combine clinical expertise, practical application, and faith-informed insight to equip audiences with tools they can immediately apply in their personal lives and leadership.
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Drawing from his clinical & ministry experience, Montray provides coaching, consultation, and training that bridges evidence-based practice with faith-informed leadership. His work focuses on developing healthy leaders, strengthening organizations, and cultivating cultures where people can thrive.
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​Whether speaking to churches, consulting with clinical teams, or coaching emerging leaders and care givers, Montray's mission is simple: to equip people to lead wholeheartedly and build lives and organizations marked by resilience, integrity, and lasting impact.
Montray St. James
MA, PLPC, PhD Student
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Wholehearted Leadership
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Understanding Trauma
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Building Secure Relationships
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Ministry & Burnout
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Mental Health for Churches
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Leadership Development
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Personal Branding
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Career Strategy
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Systems Development
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Clinician Development

MONTRAY ST. JAMES is a counselor, clinical director, speaker, consultant, and leadership coach who specializes in ​Trauma, Addiction Treatment, Emotional Health, and Christian Formation.
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Montray has trained clinicians, ministry leaders, and organizations on topics including wholehearted leadership, trauma-informed care, healthy relationships, ministry burnout, and mental health in the church. His engaging consultations and presentations combine clinical expertise, practical application, and faith-informed insight to equip audiences with tools they can immediately apply in their personal lives and leadership.
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Drawing from his clinical & ministry experience, Montray provides coaching, consultation, and training that bridges evidence-based practice with faith-informed leadership. His work focuses on developing healthy leaders, strengthening organizations, and cultivating cultures where people can thrive.
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​Whether speaking to churches, consulting with clinical teams, or coaching emerging leaders and care givers, Montray's mission is simple: to equip people to lead wholeheartedly and build lives and organizations marked by resilience, integrity, and lasting impact.
Dr. Sally Smith
PhD, LPC-S
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Treatment Resistant Depression
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Trauma
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Anxiety
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Grief
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Faith & Mental Health

MONTRAY ST. JAMES is a counselor, clinical director, speaker, consultant, and leadership coach who specializes in ​Trauma, Addiction Treatment, Emotional Health, and Christian Formation.
​
Montray has trained clinicians, ministry leaders, and organizations on topics including wholehearted leadership, trauma-informed care, healthy relationships, ministry burnout, and mental health in the church. His engaging consultations and presentations combine clinical expertise, practical application, and faith-informed insight to equip audiences with tools they can immediately apply in their personal lives and leadership.
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Drawing from his clinical & ministry experience, Montray provides coaching, consultation, and training that bridges evidence-based practice with faith-informed leadership. His work focuses on developing healthy leaders, strengthening organizations, and cultivating cultures where people can thrive.
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​Whether speaking to churches, consulting with clinical teams, or coaching emerging leaders and care givers, Montray's mission is simple: to equip people to lead wholeheartedly and build lives and organizations marked by resilience, integrity, and lasting impact.
Dr. Ashley Brooks
PhD, LPC-S + Founder/CEO
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Trauma, PTSD-chronic
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Severe Depression
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Life Transitions & Adjustments
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Integration Model of Christian Psychology
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Soul Change Model ©
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SEE Framework ©
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Mental Health & the Church
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