Elliott Connie, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist that practices in Keller, Texas. He has worked with thousands of individuals, couples, and families applying the solution-focused approach to help them move their lives from the current problems towards their desired futures. He is the founder and Executive Director of The Connie Institute, an organization that conducts trainings to help clinicians to master the Solution Focused Approach in their work as well as developing training materials and conducting research.

As a national and international teacher, he is recognized as an expert trainer and has taught thousands of practitioners how to apply solution-focused questions and techniques in their work. He has authored or co-authored 3 books including The Art of Solution Focused Therapy, Solution Building in Couples Therapy and The Solution Focused Marriage. He was mentored by noted authors and practitioners such as Bill O'Hanlon, Chris Iveson and Linda Metcalf.

Linda Metcalf, PhD, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and supervisor, a licensed professional counselor and supervisor, and a certified school counselor. She has been in private practice for over 20 years. Dr. Metcalf is the author of nine books on Solution-Focused Therapy and one book on marriage and family therapy. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Baylor University, her Master of Education degree in School Counseling from Texas Christian University, and her Doctorate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Woman's University. She is a professor at Texas Wesleyan University where she is director of the School Counseling Program. She has served as president of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, been a board member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (A.A.M.F.T.), and is the current president of A.A.M.F.T.