Join Us!
Date: April 4-6, 2025
Location: Blue Ridge, Georgia
$399 includes all 3 days of trainings. Please note that meals and room accommodations are not included. Scholarship discounts available for those who qualify. Please submit application for consideration.
Cost: $399
We have reserved a limited number of hotel rooms at a discounted rate to you. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to book early!
Who Should Attend: Healers, counselors, pastors, deliverance ministers, psychologists, safe houses, inpatient programs, support people and advocates.
MEET THE HOST
Kelly Hawley
Kelly Hawley is a Ministerial Trauma Specialist, Founder and Executive Director of Warrior Bride Ministries. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Winthrop University. She has served individuals and families impacted by childhood exploitation for over 19 years. While ministering to survivors with similar stories as her own, she noticed the Lord was sending many who had been trafficked. This exposed Kelly to the bigger picture of ritual abuse and the lack of help available to trafficked survivors and those with dissociative identity disorder. After seeking training and mentorship from experts in the field, Kelly founded Warrior Bride Ministries. Kelly embraces the call to unite the body of Christ to become educated and involved in the rescue and healing of our children. She fosters this growth through ministry partnerships, hosting Counting the Cost conferences, and leading presentations at safe houses and other ministries. Her heart’s cry is for all believers to embrace Isaiah 61 by becoming equipped to bind up the brokenhearted and set the captives free.
Founder, Warrior Bride Ministries
GUEST SPEAKERS
Gina Carlton (NCCA, LPC)
Licensed Clinical Counselor
Education
AS Human Services Wallace Community College
AA Christian Care & Counseling Agape Bible Institute
BA Psychology Simpson University
MA Christian Counseling Colorado Theological Seminary
Vocation
In addition to counseling full-time, I run a small business. I’m very thankful for the opportunities God has entrusted me with and I love what I do. I am learning that whatever God calls us to, he is faithful to see us through it and make every provision for us along the way.
Ministry
Served in the local church for 26+ years. Spent three amazing years volunteering with Alabama Teen Challenge. One of the most beautiful seasons of my life. I was also very fortunate to work with our local schools implementing character education programs in the early 2000’s. This came on the heels of Columbine. I trained with Birmingham Sozo for a season and was blessed to be mentored by Above & Beyond Counseling- Clearwater FL in inner-healing and deliverance. I love to worship, pray, teach, and give. I gravitate to all-things that cultivate healthy living and whole-heartedness. I appreciate Brene Brown and John Bradshaw’s work around eradicating shame. The enemy loves to use shame to thwart our healing journey, but God… He makes us strong & courageous.
Activities
Spending time with family and friends is the best. I love to walk. Very therapeutic. I do it often! The beach is my happy place. I enjoy fresh flowers, rainy days, cooking, and reading. I love to hear people’s stories and share a few of my own. Creating special moments makes my heart pitter-patter. My passion is people. I love to learn. And I’m a huge fan of long drives, beautiful conversations, and the Chicago Cubs.
Dr. Deborah Krajcir (LCPC)
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Deborah Krajcir, a lifelong champion for the total wellness of individuals and families, has dedicated more than thirty years toward this goal through service in the fields of education and mental health. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), she currently sees clients locally through her private practice and internationally through her online coaching program. Her additional certifications in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Group Crisis Intervention, have opened doors for her to train over 1,000 people with mental health first responder skills and to facilitate critical incident stress management and crisis intervention throughout her community.
Deborah completed her undergraduate work in education at Whitworth University, becoming credentialed as an English and Language Arts instructor and certified as an English As a Second Language (ESL) instructor. She received her master’s degree in counseling through the University of Idaho and her doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership through Idaho State University. Her extensive post-graduate training and experience has rendered her a sought-after resource in specialized and challenging areas such as crisis response, high-conflict relational dynamics, and trauma.
Deborah’s relentless passion to empower individuals in all walks of life has opened doors for her to teach, train, consult, counsel, and volunteer in diverse venues across the nation and among some of the most vulnerable pockets of people throughout the world, including those in India, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Europe, Haiti, and among refugees in ESL classes on American campuses.
Away from work, you can find Deborah in her garden, volunteering at her church and for local causes, or exploring the woods and paddling the waters of the great Northwest, home for the past 37 years, with her children and grandchildren.