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About
Richard Marks, PhD (Dr. Rick Marks)

Dr. Marks is the founder and creator of RelateWell, a research- based curriculum that teaches anyone the essential skills and principles for healthy loving and mature relationships. Since 2004, he has led a monthly faith-based relational intensive, as well as individual marriage intensives, using the RelateWell process, with highly distressed couples with 85% still being together and reporting marital satisfaction after a year of completing the intensive program. Dr. Marks also teaches emotionally healthy leadership seminars and workshops for businesses and has had the opportunity to serve Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Metal Treating Association, American Bakers Association, Blastcraft, a John Deere company in Wisconsin, and others. He teaches work teams the principles and skills to function at optimal levels, reduce stress, increase teamwork, and reduce conflict. Dr. Marks is also an ordained minister and has served as a chaplain’s assistant for 12 years in the US Navy, senior manager in psychiatric hospitals, private practice, Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy teaching graduate students, Director of counseling and family ministry at a 25,000 member church, and served as the Special Assistant for Marriage and Fatherhood for Governor Brownback in Kansas, in addition to serving four years as a Commissioner for the Florida Commission on Marriage and Family Support Initiatives. He was a licensed professional counselor for 30 years.