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Wellness First Consulting was created to support courageous heart-centered leaders in their personal journeys. Dr. Brené Brown defines a leader as anyone who finds potential in people and processes and who wants to develop that potential. Leadership is both challenging and complex. Leaders must practice self-care and self-compassion.

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Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our Team

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Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance. Wellness First Consulting was created to support courageous heart centered leaders in their personal journeys. Dr. Brene Brown defines a leader as anyone who finds potential in people and processes and who wants to develop that potential. Leadership is both challenging and complex. We value the time and mentorship that is needed to help you succeed and be who you were called to be.

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Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

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Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

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Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching and consultation. Self-care, self-compassion, emotional literacy, and mental health work are the core of what drives our
teachings.

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Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

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Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. Our team aims to do is teach you the fundamentals of leadership and show how you can practice work-life integration and harmony. We offer Dare to Lead Training. As a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, Natalie is equipped to provide team professional development,
leadership development, professional coaching sessions, and one on one support.

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Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching. We are passionate about the work of leaders through strategic planning, coaching and consultation, creating a unique professional development for you and your team and delivering content in unique and innovative ways.

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Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

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Our Values

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life-changing

passionate

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

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Authentic

empathetic

life-changing

passionate

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance. Wellness First Consulting was created to support courageous heart centered leaders in their personal journeys. Dr. Brene Brown defines a leader as anyone who finds potential in people and processes and who wants to develop that potential. Leadership is both challenging and complex. We value the time and mentorship that is needed to help you succeed and be who you were called to be.

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Authentic

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Authentic

empathetic

life-changing

passionate

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching and consultation. Self-care, self-compassion, emotional literacy, and mental health work are the core of what drives our
teachings.

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empathetic

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Authentic

empathetic

life-changing

passionate

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. Our team aims to do is teach you the fundamentals of leadership and show how you can practice work-life integration and harmony. We offer Dare to Lead Training. As a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, Natalie is equipped to provide team professional development,
leadership development, professional coaching sessions, and one on one support.

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Authentic

empathetic

life-changing

passionate

Our passion & objective is to create leaders that understand the importance of overall wellness & balance.

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching.

Wellness First Consulting aims to encourage, equip, & empower individuals to be who they were called to be through individualized coaching & consultation.

Our programs are designed to encourage moments of self-reflection so you are able to fast forward into the leader you have longed to become. 

Our team has three-quarters of a century of experience in leadership, consulting, mentorship and wellness coaching. We are passionate about the work of leaders through strategic planning, coaching and consultation, creating a unique professional development for you and your team and delivering content in unique and innovative ways.

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Our Team

Dr. Natalie Fikac is a passionate leader who has served the field of education for over twenty-seven years as a teacher, reading interventionist, professional school counselor at both elementary and secondary level, and campus and district level administrator. She holds a Masters in School Counseling and Administration and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She is also a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator trained by Dr. Brené Brown and has trained over 1,000 leaders across the globe.

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Dr. Natalie Fikac is a passionate leader who has served the field of education for over twenty-seven years as a teacher, reading interventionist, professional school counselor at both elementary and secondary level, and campus and district level administrator. She holds a Masters in School Counseling and Administration and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. In her most recent LEA experience, she served as the Director of Guidance & Counseling supporting eighty-five professional school counselors and leading the district crisis team. Dr. Fikac has also served at the Texas Education Agency on the mental and behavioral health team and has supported school mental health at the regional level at the South Southwest MHTTC at the University of Texas Austin. She currently adjuncts in the School Counseling Program at Liberty University and Angelo State University and lives by the motto “You can’t pour from an empty cup” aspiring to promote self-care and self-compassion in all areas of her life. She is passionate about growing leaders and learners hoping to be able to educate and advocate at a variety of levels on behalf of students and families in the areas of leadership, mental and behavioral health, social-emotional needs, and overall wellness and resiliency. Over the past 26 years, she has presented at numerous conferences and workshops at the local, state, and national levels delivering training to professional school counselors, counselors, and administrators.  She is also a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator trained by Dr. Brené Brown and has trained over 1,000 leaders across the globe.

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Dr. Ernest Cox Jr. is a School Counselor Consultant and Director of Counseling and Wellness. He has 20 years of experience in public, private, independent, and higher education serving in multiple capacities including Counselor Educator and Supervisor, Director of Counseling, and professional school counselor (all levels). 

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Dr. Ernest Cox Jr. is a School Counselor Consultant and Director of Counseling and Wellness. He has 20 years of experience in public, private, independent, and higher education serving in multiple capacities including Counselor Educator and Supervisor, Director of Counseling, and professional school counselor (all levels). Over the past 20 years, he has presented at numerous conferences and workshops at the local, state, and national levels delivering training to professional school counselors, counselors, and administrators. He has also served as a task force member who rewrote Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, 5th Edition and a co-chair for the Texas Evaluation for Professional School Counselors – 3rd Edition Task Force. His work focuses on transforming comprehensive school counseling programs and educational systems, using data to enhance and increase direct counseling services to students, and creating campus and district alignment implementing school counseling programs. He has served the profession on the Texas School Counselor Association and Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision boards as President, Past – President, Director of Guidance and Counseling at Large, and Vice-President of Counselor Education and Supervision. He is the recipient of the TARCA Public Relations Award (2015), the TCA Dr. Jamesanna Kirven Outstanding Counselor Award (2015), the Texas School Counselor Association Presidential Award for work on the Texas Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model, 5th edition (2018), the Texas Counseling Association Professional Writing Award (2019), and the Texas School Counselor Association School Counseling Educator of the Year Award (2020).

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Amanda has served in the mental health and education fields for over 10 years. Most recently Amanda has served in Student Support Services at the school district level organizing college and career counseling programs for 80+ counselors across K-12. Additionally, she supports school mental health at the regional level at the South Southwest MHTTC at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Amanda has served in the mental health and education fields for over 10 years. Most recently Amanda has served in Student Support Services at the school district level organizing college and career counseling programs for 80+ counselors across K-12. Additionally, she supports school mental health at the regional level at the South Southwest MHTTC at the University of Texas at Austin.

Amanda is Dare to Lead trained and has helped co-facilitate multiple trainings for districts across Texas with other Certified Dare to Lead Facilitators. She holds a Masters in Forensic Psychology and combined with her experience in the field of education makes the perfect team member.

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