Ramona Wink is a licensed mental health counselor and motivational public speaker with 515 Therapy and Consulting in West Des Moines, www.515therapy.com. She graduated with her master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Drake University and has her bachelor's in mass communications from the University of Iowa. In her role as a therapist, Ramona sees both individuals and couples. She combines her innate ability to connect with people in an authentic manner with her educational training and her own life experience to support her clients as they navigate mental health issues. You can read more about Ramona at https://www.515therapy.com/ramonawink. Ramona is passionate about her motivational public speaking role because it allows her to make a positive impact on even more people. Mental health impacts everyone, and yet in Iowa, we are facing a mental health crisis due to the shortage of mental health professionals. On the stage, Ramona's super power is to share the stories that she hears in her therapist's chair, with details changed to protect her clients' confidentiality, normalizing the fact that mental health issues are real! She's quick to connect with audiences of any size, and her warm and engaging personality makes people feel right at home. Her messages are also packed with tools and techniques that audience members can learn and demonstrate in their lives to achieve and maintain mental wellness. https://www.515therapy.com/speaking. Ramona was recently appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to serve on the Iowa Board of Behavioral Sciences.