Who we are
Recreation Connections Consulting LLC is revolutionizing mental health services and by training the best recreational therapists and providing the best recreational therapy solutions.
Our Philosophy
Learning, change, and growth outcomes are more durable and impactful when driven by experiential solutions that are founded upon a spiritual faith-based foundation that brings meaning, purpose, and identity.
Every person should have access to affordable and highly efficacious care that delivers meaningful solutions that resolve root-cause problems.
Real solutions empower people to lead flourishing lives and are based on empirical, objective, and evidence-based truth that prioritizes long-term solutions over short-term problems.
Our evidence-based and faith-based approach is designed to train and equip professionals with the skills, resources, and knowledge to better serve the children and families in their care. Our recreational therapy systems and protocols provide and integrated design based evidence-based practice to improve relationships, be more resilient, and accelerate self-discovery and growth. Our methods are most impactful for people who have struggled with conventional talk-therapy or who are seeking experiential and faith-integrated skill-based solutions.
Our Integrated Resilience Wheel™ transforms recreation from an activity into a strategic pathway for healing, performance, and human flourishing. With a team of highly experienced recreational therapists, we witnessed the power and durability that high-fidelity experiential recreation therapy can have in improving mental health and relationships. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we provide recreational therapy consulting services to parents, mental health counselors, pastors, teachers, and other professionals serving children and families in our community.
Our Mission
Our mission is to maximize access to the highest quality recreational therapy and protective health solutions by equipping professionals with proven experiential recreational therapy systems and methods. We provide the best recreational therapy services for people seeking durable and practical solutions to improve their mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and physical health.
Our Vision
To live in a world where people experience meaningful and fulfilling relationships to God, themselves, their families, and their community. We envision a world where people are empowered to improve their health and well-being, limiting the need for professional clinical mental health services because people have learned to collaborate to solve-problems for long-term solutions and have strong protective factors and support in their families, friends, and communities.
Our Values
Taking care of people inside and outside of our organization comes first.
Treatment should be based in truth that is objective and universal, and empirically verified when possible.
Strong and healthy nuclear families are essential to thriving individuals and communities.
We treat everyone with love, respect, and compassion.
We do what we say we do.
We are always learning and growing personally and professionally.
We live with integrity, honesty and transparency in every aspect of our lives.
We strive for excellence in everything we do, giving the glory to God.
We prioritize long-term durable solutions over temporary remedies.
Individual liberty and autonomy that does not infringe on others is essential to optimal well-being.
Our Team
We are in the business of improving the welfare of all humankind, but especially for the most vulnerable people. We are united, innovative, and relentless in delivering the best solutions. We are committed to hiring and training the best people who are unified in living out our mission, vision, and values.
Thomas Willard, MSHA, CTRS
Founder / CEO