Equipping Those Who Serve Others to Show Up with Presence, Meet People Where They Are, and Respond with Confidence in the Moments That Matter Most.
Presence Works LLC™ offers specialized training and support services designed to equip first responders and helping professionals with the skills to show up with presence and engage with attunement. Through the PRESENCE™ Framework and ATTUNE™ Modality, we foster resilience, strengthen connection, and promote compassionate, trauma-responsive care in high-stress environments.
Welcome to Presence Works LLC!
Step into a space where compassion meets expertise, and support is more than a word it’s a way of showing up. At Presence Works LLC™, we equip first responders and helping professionals with the skills to show up with intention through the PRESENCE™ Framework and to meet others where they are through the ATTUNE™ Modality.
Our mission is to provide trauma-responsive, compassion-focused training that strengthens resilience, restores connection, and supports those who serve others in the most demanding environments. Join us in a journey of learning, growth, and practical application where presence becomes the intervention, and support becomes a shared responsibility.
Welcome to a community where your well-being is a priority, and healing begins with presence.
presence Works LLC
Services We Provide,
At Presence Works LLC™, we equip first responders, helping professionals, peer support teams, and clergy with the skills to show up with regulated presence and to meet others where they are. Through the PRESENCE™ Framework and ATTUNE™ Modality, our services provide practical, trauma-resposive, and compassion-focused tools that can be applied in real-world, high-stress environments.
Trauma-Responsive Peer Support Training
We deliver comprehensive training programs designed to strengthen peer support teams and individual responders. Participants learn how to recognize trauma, reduce distress, and provide meaningful support using presence-based and attunement-driven techniques.
Focus Areas Include:
- Understanding trauma and stress responses
- Compassion-focused engagement
- Active listening and communication skills
- Psychological First Aid (PFA)
- Nervous system regulation (Polyvagal-informed)
- Early intervention and peer support strategies
PRESENCE™ & ATTUNE™ Certification Programs
Our structured certification pathway equips individuals and organizations with a scalable model for peer support.
Certification Levels:
- PRESENCE™ Practitioner — Foundations of trauma-responsive support
- ATTUNE™ Peer Support Specialist — Applied skills and co-regulation techniques
- Peer Support Leader Certification — Advanced leadership, ethics, and sustainability
These programs emphasize practical skill development, scenario-based learning, and real-world application.
Workshops & Seminars
We offer interactive, instructor-led workshops tailored to agencies, departments, hospitals, and organizations. These sessions are designed to build shared language, strengthen team cohesion, and enhance resilience.
Topics Include:
- Managing stress and cumulative trauma
- Building psychological safety (PSA)
- Preventing burnout and compassion fatigue
- Leadership and trauma-informed culture
- Ministry of presence in crisis situations
Critical Incident Support & Consultation
We provide guidance and support to organizations navigating critical incidents and high-impact events. Our approach emphasizes stabilization, presence, and early support strategies that reduce long-term impact.
Services May Include:
- Post-incident peer support guidance
- Leadership consultation
- Recovery and follow-up strategies
- Integration of trauma-informed practices
Peer Support Team Development
We help organizations build, strengthen, and sustain effective peer support teams through structured guidance and best practices.
Support Includes:
- Program development and implementation
- Policy and protocol recommendations
- Training and ongoing support
- Sustainability and burnout prevention strategies
Faith-Optional Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy Support
For organizations that desire it, we offer faith-integrated support that remains respectful and inclusive of all beliefs. This approach supports meaning-making, hope, and resilience without imposing religious perspectives.
Key Outcomes of Our Services
- Increased resilience and emotional regulation
- Stronger peer-to-peer connection and trust
- Reduced stigma around mental health support
- Improved response to critical incidents
- Sustainable, effective peer support programs
Presence and Attune
At Presence Works LLC™, we believe that the most powerful tool in peer support is not what you say—it’s how you show up.
PRESENCE™ — How We Show Up
ATTUNE™ — How We Meet People Where They Are
Our training programs focus on equipping individuals with the skills and knowledge to provide effective peer support in trauma-related situations, fostering a supportive environment for those in need.
Compassion-Focused Care Programs
We offer programs that emphasize the importance of compassion in caregiving, helping professionals develop the empathy and skills necessary to provide compassionate care to those they serve.
Workshops on Stress Management and Resilience
Our workshops are designed to help participants learn effective strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and maintaining well-being in demanding roles.
AI-Powered Educational Content
Our AI-powered educational content includes video modules, digital courses, and companion materials, offering innovative and engaging learning experiences for professionals.
Public Speaking and Consulting Services
We offer public speaking engagements and consulting services for agencies, departments, and mental health organizations, providing expert insights and guidance on best practices in the field.
Resource Development
Our resource development includes the creation of valuable guides and materials, such as the companion guide aimed at enhancing the support provided by peer support team members in the field.
Our Mission
At Presence Works LLC™, our mission is to train and equip first responders, helping professionals, and peer support teams to show up with intention, regulation, and compassion through the PRESENCE™ Framework, and to meet others with skillful attunement through the ATTUNE™ Modality.
Grounded in neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and faith-optional principles, we provide practical tools that reduce distress, strengthen connection, and support healing, resilience, and post-traumatic growth in high-stress environments.
Faith-Integrated Mission Statement Aligned with:
(John 13:34–35)
Presence Works LLC™ exists to equip those who serve others to show up with compassion, humility, and courage—demonstrating love in action through the PRESENCE™ Framework and the ATTUNE™ Modality.
Compassionate Care Advocate
Meet Our Founder
Some callings are chosen. Others are forged.
Chaplain Kelvin Foster’s was forged across three decades of crisis, service, and hard-won healing in firehouses, on Navy deployments, in VA offices, on deployments around the country with the American Red Cross, and at the bedsides of dying veterans at a VA hospice. His life is not just the story behind Presence Works LLC™. It is the mission.
Built From the Inside Out
Chaplain Foster began as a Firefighter EMT (1981–1988), responding to traumatic calls years before peer support existed in the fire service. He carried what so many still carry today: silence as the only available coping strategy. After leaving the fire service, he served as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman and in 1997, was among 400 corpsmen mobilized after Korean Air Flight 801 crashed on Guam, killing 228 of 245 people on board. Trained by the NTSB and American Red Cross to provide peer support to a military community of 35,000, he experienced firsthand the difference that structured, trauma-informed presence makes in the wake of tragedy.
He later served veterans as a VBA Case Manager and spent three years as a peer support volunteer in a VA Hospice seeing the irreplaceable healing power of safety, connection, and compassionate presence.
Chaplain Foster carries an ACEs score of nine and a personal diagnosis of Complex PTSD. His own journey through trauma and post-traumatic growth is the lived foundation beneath every principle in the PRESENCE™ and ATTUNE™ frameworks.
Published Author
Chaplain Foster is th author of A Pocket Guide for Peer Support Team Members of First Responders and Helping Professionals a practitioner-focused resource drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and theology to equip peer supporters serving first responders and helping professionals. Available now on Amazon:
Credentials & Current Service
Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) · Board Certified in Trauma Response (BCCTR) · Diplomat, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (DAAETS) · Chaplain, North River Fire District · Tampa Bay Regional Critical Incident Team (5 counties) · UCF Restores Redline Rescue · IAFF Peer Support Trained · Federation of Fire Chaplains · Florida Health and Safety Collaborative · Level I & II Trauma Center Chaplain · Former Regional Disaster Spiritual Care Lead, American Red Cross for Central SW Florida and the US Virgin Islands· former Board of Directors, Sarasota Red Cross & Resilient Retreat · Tampa FBI Citizen Academy Alumni
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Retreat
A Sanctuary for Mental Health Retreats and Support Programs, Providing Solace and Healing.
North River Fire District Chaplains Page
Information about chaplains providing support within the North River Fire District.
North River Fire District Mental Health Initiatives
Details about mental health and wellness initiatives for first responders in the North River Fire District.
North River Fire District Mental Health Support Case Study
A case study highlighting mental health support and member retention strategies at the North River Fire District.
Contact Us
Email:
info@presenceworks.com
Phone:
727-625-6010
Business Hours:
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: Closed
For inquiries or assistance, please contact us during our business hours.