Doctor Rick Ruperto is a graduate from Cornerstone University (Magna Cum Laude). He earned his Master of Arts (Summa Cum Laude) majoring in Clinical Christian Counseling, and a minor in Christian Education. He is the founder and CEO of TC-4 Counseling Services. Rick Ruperto is in residency with the American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorder (ACACD) through Exodus Treatment Center in Miami. Under the tutelage of world-renowned addiction specialist Jay Holder (MD, DC, PhD, CAP), Rick is board eligible as a Diplomate of the ADACD. Rick is also board certified with the NCCA (National Christian Counselors Association) in the areas of Substance Abuse and Addition, Child and Adolescent Therapy, Crisis and Abuse Therapy, Integrated and Marriage and Family Therapy, Domestic Violence, Death and Grief Therapy, Sexual Therapy, Group Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy and Ethics. Rick also specializes in professional athletes and currently conducts Pastoral Counseling & Life Coaching with the PGA, LPGA, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), and MLB. Rick conducts many seminars in the community relating to the “losing battle” of addiction. He holds group therapy for adults (DTALKS) and youth (Living in Balance, a Hazelden model) weekly. Rick also works closely with the Department of Juvenile Justice, The States Attorneys Office, The Public Defenders Office, and the Martin County School District.