Rick Bowman

Rick Bowman brings a powerful combination of leadership, clinical expertise, and real-world experience to to his work with education and mental health organizations. With a career spanning military service, business, mental health and education, he’s held roles as Clinical Psychologist, Alternative School Director, Student Services Director, Assistant Principal and more—always at the forefront of serving youth with the most significant behavioral challenges. He’s also served as clinical consultant for mental health clinics, human service agencies, and for-profit corporations.

Rick’s service extends beyond U.S. schools and organizations—he's trained, consulted and volunteered overseas in Russia, Cuba, Guatemala and Jamaica. He and his wife, Doris – internationally recognized as "Team Bowman" – are sought-after keynote speakers, trainers and consultants, delivering transformative professional development on trauma-informed practices and resilience that is intentionally practical, rooted in the neuroscience and trauma science of such experts as Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. Dr. Aimie Apigian, Dr. Stephen Porges, and many others.

Rick’s passion? Equipping educators with proven approaches that don’t just "manage" behavior but heal the nervous system and transform student lives and classroom dynamics.

Team Bowman understands the immense stress educators face working with students in crisis—and they’re committed to equipping educators and other professionals with trauma-informed, neuroscience-aligned practices that don’t just “chase compliance” by temporarily managing behavior, but instead, truly transform lives—of both students’ and educators/providers. In a field and a time where burnout is high and hope can feel scarce, Team Bowman’s keynotes, sessions, presentations and books leave attendees and readers feeling empowered, equipped, and ready to make a profound difference.

Rick Bowman’s qualifications include:

- PreK - 21 Licensed Administrator

- Certified Trauma and Resilience Practitioner - Clinical

- Certified "The Resilient Heart"(HM) Trauma Program Professional

- Certified HM "The Resilience Advantage" Trainer

- Certified Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Trainer (MGH)